Fundasaun Mahein was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Max Stahl yesterday in Australia following a long illness. Max was a true hero and friend to Timor-Leste – READ MOREREAD MORE
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Instituisaun Naun Govermental Peskiza, Monitorizasaun ho Advokasia ba Setor Seguransa no Defeza iha Timor-Leste.
State of Fragility: Poverty,…
Photograph: Fundasaun Mahein (2022) Recent public controversy surrounding the World…
Strengthening Police Professionalism, Accountability…
Photo: Facebook PNTL ( 23 July 2026) The recent fatal…
From Casino Investments to…
Photo: PNTL, Facebook, July 2026 Over recent weeks, Timor-Leste’s security…
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State of Fragility: Poverty, Institutional Change and Political Transition
Strengthening Police Professionalism, Accountability and Operational Capacity: The Role of Regional Cooperation and Domestic Reform
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
Timor-Leste’s Strategic Development: A Question Of National SecurityTimor-Leste’s Strategic Development: A Question Of National Security
Fundasaun Mahein (FM) has written regularly about the urgent need for Timor-Leste’s leaders to work together to address the chronic problems of corruption, politicization and poor planning which are limiting READ MOREREAD MORE
Vice-Minister of Interior Continues to Politicise the Security SectorVice-Minister of Interior Continues to Politicise the Security Sector
Fundasaun Mahein (FM), 27 September 2021 Press Release Vice-Minister of Interior Continues to Politicise the Security Sector Based on Fundasaun Mahein’s monitoring, the Minister of Interior is currently planning nominations READ MOREREAD MORE
Politicization of Public Administration Threatens Development and SecurityPoliticization of Public Administration Threatens Development and Security
As we all know, Timor-Leste faces complex challenges to improving our state capacity, human resources, physical infrastructure and economic sustainability. Many factors have limited the success of state programs, including READ MOREREAD MORE
