Timor-Leste: CoronaVirus Meter

How Timor-Leste has mobilised against COVID-19

12d | Medical Xpress

As of early July, there are currently no active cases of COVID-19 in Timor-Leste, one of Australia's closest neighbors.

Swift action prevents community transmission of COVID-19 in Timor-Leste

12d | ReliefWeb

Leste’s quick and so far effective response to the COVID-19 crisis is a result of government leadership, supported by technical guidance from WHO and needs-based support from the UHC Partnership.

Two epidemics threatening Timor-Leste - COVID-19 and African swine fever

12d | The Pig Site

Leste has been dealing simultaneously with an outbreak of African swine fever which threatens to further undermine the social ...

Southeast Asia needs progress as pandemic exacerbates inequality—UN

2h | Philippine Daily Inquirer

Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Timor Leste and Laos had low health expenditure ... In Indonesia, the digital divide has impeded the government’s COVID-19 social assistance programs ...

Tourism amid coronavirus: Which countries lifted, eased or kept travel restrictions?

1d | العربية.نت

Forty percent of all destinations worldwide have now eased travel restrictions previously imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, as a “slow and responsible” restart of the ...

Foreign arrivals plunge 60% in first half of 2020

1d | The Jakarta Post

Despite having yet to bring the coronavirus under control, Indonesia is seeking to speed up the recovery of tourism by ...

WFP Timor-Leste Country Brief, June 2020

13d | ReliefWeb

The Government of Timor-Leste lifted the State of Emergency on 26 June, 2020, but the public is still required to observe the ...

Pacific nations face wider health crisis as systems focus on stopping Covid-19

6d | The Guardian on MSN.com

As cases mount in Papua New Guinea, experts warn already fragile services will not be able to combat other diseases such as ...

Without seasonal workers, Australia may face a hungry summer

19h | The Guardian

With not enough workers to pick the upcoming harvest, Australia faces potential food shortages, and its farmers face economic devastation ...

Readout of Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper’s Phone Call With Timor-Leste's Minister of Defense Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus

4d | US Department of Defense

Immediate Release Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper spoke with his Timor-Leste counterpart, Minister of Defense Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus. Both leaders offered sympathies to those affected by ...

Foreign arrivals plunge 60% in first half of 2020

1d | The Jakarta Post

Despite having yet to bring the coronavirus under control, Indonesia is seeking to speed up the recovery of tourism by ...

Pacific nations face wider health crisis as systems focus on stopping Covid-19

6d | The Guardian on MSN.com

As cases mount in Papua New Guinea, experts warn already fragile services will not be able to combat other diseases such as ...

Coronavirus update: Vietnam sees largest single-day increase in cases as South-East Asia faces 'socio-economic crisis'

5d | Australian Broadcasting Corporation on MSN.com

The World Health Organization urges countries to complete thorough risk assessments and prioritise essential travel for ...

The greatest success in eradicating the coronavirus is in Australia’s backyard

10d | The New Daily

When New Zealand announced it had stamped out the coronavirus, it was met with much fanfare. But another of our neighbours ...

Without seasonal workers, Australia may face a hungry summer

19h | The Guardian

With not enough workers to pick the upcoming harvest, Australia faces potential food shortages, and its farmers face economic devastation ...

‘HR, good governance key to COVID-19 recovery in SEA’

5d | philstar.com

Southeast Asia comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam ... the UN said. While COVID-19 arrived in Southeast Asia ...

UN report: 'Weak' Philippine healthcare system lacks nurses, hospital beds

5d | philstar.com

More than half of the subregion’s countries are vulnerable because of weak health systems, including Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines and Timor Leste,” the UN policy brief said.

Goulburn rallies behind Timor Leste, sends ventilators

5d | Goulburn Post

Four refurbished ventilators were sent from Goulburn to Timor Leste to aid the community in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is a part of Goulburn's Friendship Agreement with Quelicai ...

Arguing for difference on indifferent council

14h | The Jakarta Post

This August, not only Indonesia will celebrate its 75 years of independence but it will also hold the UNSC presidency.

RPT-Asia Rice-Thai rates rise; virus outbreak raises concerns for Indian exporters

19h | Reuters

Thai rice export prices gained this week as inconsistent rainfall stoked supply concerns, while the worsening coronavirus pandemic posed logistical problems for exporters in India.

Southeast Asia Has a Chance to Build Back Better Post-Pandemic

4d | Inter Press Service

General António Guterres said while the pandemic has introduced new challenges in the region, including threats to peace and security, “containment measures have spared Southeast Asia the degree of ...

Coronavirus: animal disease detectives to be trained across SE Asia and Pacific

1d | The Pig Site

Project work in 11 countries funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade aims to prevent the spread of zoonotic and animal diseases.

Federal Government set to allow fruit pickers from Vanuatu into Australia despite coronavirus border closure

4d | Australian Broadcasting Corporation on MSN.com

The Federal Government will permit foreign workers to fly into Australia to help farmers harvest crops despite an inbound travel ban and surging unemployment.

Asia Rice-Thai rates rise; virus outbreak raises concerns for Indian exporters

12d | Reuters

Thai rice export prices gained this week as inconsistent rainfall stoked supply concerns, while the worsening coronavirus pandemic posed logistical problems for exporters in India.

Goulburn rallies behind Timor Leste, sends ventilators

5d | Goulburn Post

Four refurbished ventilators were sent from Goulburn to Timor Leste to aid the community in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is a part of Goulburn's Friendship Agreement with Quelicai ...

South-east Asia poverty to surge in 'socio-economic crisis': UN

4d | The Straits Times

JAKARTA (REUTERS) - South-east Asia is on the brink of a "socio-economic crisis" caused by the Covid-19 pandemic that could reverse decades of poverty reduction, the United Nations has warned.. Read ...

Pandemic brings challenges for United World College

10d | Washington Times

Federal immigration officials have rescinded a directive that would have kept international students from attending colleges in the United States, but it’s not going to help the United World ...

UN: Covid-19 set to reverse poverty reduction in South-east Asia

4d | The Star

JAKARTA (Reuters): South-east Asia is on the brink of a "socio-economic crisis" caused by the Covid-19 pandemic that could reverse decades ... Singapore, Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

NMCB-3 Completes Turnover, Assumes Execution of Indo-Pacific Region NCF Operations

12d | DVIDSHub

U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 assumed execution of Naval Construction Force (NCF) missions from NMCB-5 in ...