As the Court of Appeals gives each political party its designated election number and publishes the campaigning schedule, Fundasaun Mahein (FM) urges all political leaders to focus on policy issues 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…
HEADLINE
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
Drug-Trafficking: Timor-Leste as a Transit countryDrug-Trafficking: Timor-Leste as a Transit country
March 28th 2018 Transnational organized crime is a global concern that has detrimental affects for people’s lives in the countries where the networks operate. Timor-Leste may be at risk of READ MOREREAD MORE
FALINTIL-FDTL: From a Politicized Military to a Professional MilitaryFALINTIL-FDTL: From a Politicized Military to a Professional Military
March 28th 2018 “FALINTIL-FDTL personnel cannot enter political parties and they cannot make policy, but they must know the democratic policies of the state” – Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister and READ MOREREAD MORE
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the National Police of Timor-Leste (XX Anniversary of PNTL: March 27 2000 – March 27 2018)Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the National Police of Timor-Leste (XX Anniversary of PNTL: March 27 2000 – March 27 2018)
In the year 2000, Timor-Leste’s first law enforcement institution was known as the Timor-Leste Police Service (TLPS), and was under the authority of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East READ MOREREAD MORE
