Timor-Leste has long sought to join ASEAN. Timorese leaders regularly emphasize the economic and diplomatic benefits of participation in the regional organization, and the new government will almost certainly continue READ MOREREAD MORE
Welcome to Fundasaun Mahein
Instituisaun Naun Govermental Peskiza, Monitorizasaun ho Advokasia ba Setor Seguransa no Defeza iha Timor-Leste.
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…
Ghosts in Dili: Aviation…
This report analyses the Cessna Citation 700 private jet incident…
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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
Politicisation, Professionalism and Meritocracy: Reform Timor-Leste’s Security Institutions to Promote Peace, Stability and Development
FALINTIL Must Serve the PeopleFALINTIL Must Serve the People
“FALINTIL is the fish and the people are the water” August 20th is the 42nd birthday of the Armed Forces of the National Liberation of Timor-Leste (FALINTIL). During the struggle READ MOREREAD MORE
New National Parliament Should Include a Constructive and Productive Opposition Supported by Civil SocietyNew National Parliament Should Include a Constructive and Productive Opposition Supported by Civil Society
In the Parliamentary Election on July 22nd 2017, five political parties crossed the 4% threshold required to gain seats: the Revolutionary Front of Independent Timor-Leste – FRETILIN, the National Congress READ MOREREAD MORE
New Political Opposition Should Be Active, Honest, And InformedNew Political Opposition Should Be Active, Honest, And Informed
As the new government continues to take shape, Fundasaun Mahein (FM) wants to emphasize the importance of a political opposition. After five years in which Timor-Leste lacked an opposition party, READ MOREREAD MORE
