2019 has been an important year for Timor-Leste. In August, we celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the Popular Referendum, which shepherded in the independence for which we had fought for READ MOREREAD MORE
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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
Coronavirus and a Question of PrioritiesCoronavirus and a Question of Priorities
Recently, Timor-Leste has been awash in discussions about and countermeasures against the Wuhan coronavirus. In addition to the more immediate and pragmatic measures taken by the government—including Thermal Scanners at READ MOREREAD MORE
Alcohol Control and Celebrating without FearAlcohol Control and Celebrating without Fear
At the beginning of last month, Fundasaun Mahein joined Timor-Leste in celebrating Loron Matebian, or All Souls’ Day, as families came together to honor their dead and reunite with the READ MOREREAD MORE
Airport Security Goes Beyond One IncidentAirport Security Goes Beyond One Incident
It was with exasperation that FM noted the October 14th incident at the Nicolau Lobato International Airport, where an unauthorized man rode onto the tarmac and attempted to crash his READ MOREREAD MORE

