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Timor-Leste

October 02, 2020
Timor-Leste’s Costly Oil and Gas Ambitions Grind to a Halt
By David Hutt
Despite rumors of potential Chinese involvement, the $18 billion Tasi Mane oil and gas processing project is unlikely to eventuate.

August 10, 2020
Timor-Leste’s Draft Defamation Law Will Make It Harder to Curb Corruption
By Jonas Guterres
The broad scope of criminal defamation and its application presents a serious obstacle to journalists and whistleblowers seeking to expose corruption.

June 03, 2020
Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 Response
By Guteriano Neves
The government’s timely and decisive action in the initial stage prevented a catastrophic situation, but uncertainty remains.

May 04, 2020
Timor-Leste’s Coronavirus Response
By Fidelis Magalhães
Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 state of emergency is a twin effort to save people’s lives and their livelihoods.

April 27, 2020
Rethinking Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 State of Emergency
By Li-Li Chen
Is the country’s coronavirus policy protecting the vulnerable or leaving them behind?

January 08, 2020
Can Timor-Leste Achieve a Balanced Development?
By Joao da Cruz Cardoso
The principal idea of development for Timor-Leste should be the wellbeing of the people rather than economic numerical indicators.

December 06, 2019
Can Tourism Become the New Economic Driver for Timor-Leste?
By Sakib Awan
Tourism could help drive Timor-Leste's economy forward long after oil and gas have run their courses.

August 31, 2019
To Continue Development, Timor-Leste Needs a Return to ‘National Unity’
By Jonas Guterres
The fight for independence is over, but Timor-Leste needs to unite as a country yet again to fight its new war against poverty.

August 29, 2019
Timor-Leste: Why Water Is More Important Than Oil
By Christopher Ryan
Despite progress on other development metrics, Timor-Leste has under-invested in access to clean water.

August 29, 2019
Celebrating Democracy and Peace in Timor-Leste
By Fausto Belo Ximenes
20 years after its independence referendum, Timor-Leste’s success story has lessons for the region and beyond.

September 07, 2018
Timor-Leste Remembers Indonesia’s Slain Human Rights Hero
By Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya
Timorese victims of Indonesian occupation speak of murdered human rights defender Munir Said Thalib.

May 16, 2018
Timor-Leste’s Forgotten Female Rebels
By Edward Cavanough
Will women's role in Timor-Leste's fight for independence ever be truly recognized?
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