Fundasaun Mahein calls on Timor-Leste’s next government to take actions against police corruption. Corruption degrades the legitimacy of the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) in citizens’ eyes, generating distrust that 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
Illegal fishing reveals need for improved maritime securityIllegal fishing reveals need for improved maritime security
Recently, the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) apprehended a fishing boat belonging to the company Hong Long Fisheries with large quantities of dead sharks on board. To access the illegal READ MOREREAD MORE
New Government Must Prepare for Military Chiefs’ Expiring MandatesNew Government Must Prepare for Military Chiefs’ Expiring Mandates
September 12th, 2017 This report analyzes the defense issues surrounding the mandates of the General Chief of Staff (CEMGFA), the Vice-CEMGFA, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (CEMFA) and the Component READ MOREREAD MORE
Time for a New Defense Policy in Timor-LesteTime for a New Defense Policy in Timor-Leste
With Timor-Leste’s VII Constitutional Government soon to be formed, Fundasaun Mahein (FM) calls on the new Government, in particular the Ministry of Defense working in cooperation with the FALINITIL Timor-Leste READ MOREREAD MORE
