Timor-Leste’s Customs Operations: Insecure Entry-points Timorese national security has integrated national and global characteristics, and exists through the efforts of inter-ministerial cooperation. To meet its objectives of national security, the READ MOREREAD MORE
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Youth Crime and the…
Photo: PNTL (June 10, 2026) The recent death of a…
Reviving Pensamento: A Call…
Photo: Fundasaun Mahein (May 2026) Introduction Timor-Leste’s future will be…
Politicisation, Professionalism and Meritocracy:…
Photo: PNTL 2026 Fundasaun Mahein (FM) has consistently argued that…
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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
Parseria Foun ba Era Foun: Sovereignty, Security and Strategy in a Changing World
From Best Practice to Best Fit: Reform the RDTL Constitution to Secure Political Stability, Strengthen Governance and Accelerate Development
Problems and Security Concerns along the Oecusse BorderProblems and Security Concerns along the Oecusse Border
Problems and Security Concerns along the Oecusse Border (FM Photo: Site of the Border Line between Timor-Leste – Indonesia, in the Noemna River) 14 years after independence, Timor-Leste is still READ MOREREAD MORE
Progress, but more problems with taxis?Progress, but more problems with taxis?
Progress, but more problems with taxis? As a nation with grand aspirations for industrial and commercial development, strong international cooperation and a thriving tourism sector, there is an obvious requirement READ MOREREAD MORE
Irregular Conduct and Disregard for Security Responsibilities in Custom Services of Timor-LesteIrregular Conduct and Disregard for Security Responsibilities in Custom Services of Timor-Leste
Fundasaun Mahein (FM), May 26 2016 Press Release Irregular Conduct and Disregard for Security Responsibilities in Custom Services of Timor-Leste National Security Law No.2/2010 describes the General Customs Directorate, an READ MOREREAD MORE
