Photo: PNTL, Facebook, July 2026 Over recent weeks, Timor-Leste’s security authorities have conducted a major and continuing crackdown on suspected online scam centres operating in Dili and surrounding areas. By READ MOREREAD MORE
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Instituisaun Naun Govermental Peskiza, Monitorizasaun ho Advokasia ba Setor Seguransa no Defeza iha Timor-Leste.
From Casino Investments to…
Photo: PNTL, Facebook, July 2026 Over recent weeks, Timor-Leste’s security…
Ghosts in Dili: Aviation…
This report analyses the Cessna Citation 700 private jet incident…
Youth Crime and the…
Photo: PNTL (June 10, 2026) The recent death of a…
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From Casino Investments to Decentralised Scam Centres: Timor-Leste Faces a New Phase of Transnational Organised Crime
Ghosts in Dili: Aviation Gaps, Scam Networks and a Test of Timor-Leste’s Sovereignty
Youth Crime and the Crisis of Social Order
Reviving Pensamento: A Call for Evidence-Based Public Debate in Timor-Leste
Politicisation, Professionalism and Meritocracy: Reform Timor-Leste’s Security Institutions to Promote Peace, Stability and Development
Women’s Role in Community Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Timor-Leste
Ghosts in Dili: Aviation Gaps, Scam Networks and a Test of Timor-Leste’s SovereigntyGhosts in Dili: Aviation Gaps, Scam Networks and a Test of Timor-Leste’s Sovereignty
This report analyses the Cessna Citation 700 private jet incident that occurred in Dili on 1 July 2026, involving falsified documentation that fraudulently invoked the name of the President of READ MOREREAD MORE
Youth Crime and the Crisis of Social OrderYouth Crime and the Crisis of Social Order
Photo: PNTL (June 10, 2026) The recent death of a young girl in Dili during the robbery of her phone has shocked the public. Two young boys were soon arrested READ MOREREAD MORE
Reviving Pensamento: A Call for Evidence-Based Public Debate in Timor-LesteReviving Pensamento: A Call for Evidence-Based Public Debate in Timor-Leste
Photo: Fundasaun Mahein (May 2026) Introduction Timor-Leste’s future will be shaped by the quality of its public thinking. Elections, infrastructure, petroleum revenues, basic services, institutional strengthening and foreign partnerships are READ MOREREAD MORE
