La'o Hamutuk
PO Box 340, Dili, Timor-Leste
Wired phone: +670-3321040, Mobile: +670-77234330 laohamutuk@gmail.com

Recent Postings

• Nov 2026: Tinan 35 Masakre Santa Cruz: Tenke Estabelese Verdade, Tenke Iha Justisa No Tenke Hapara Impunidade
  35 years since the Santa Cruz Massacre: The truth must be established, justice must be secured, and impunity must end

• Nov 2026: La'o Hamutuk Annual Report for 2025

• Oct 2026: Pobreza iha Timor-Leste: Taxa Pobreza Nasionál Tun, maibé kontinua nafatin Dezigualdade Ekonómika no Dezafiu Estruturál

• Oct 2026: TL Hetan Pontu Hamlaha Aas Liu iha Ázia Leste no Sudeste: LH Husu Mudansa Estruturál, La’ós Resposta Emerjénsia De’it

• Oct 2026: Loron Mundial Ai-han tinan 2026: Inovasaun Tenke Serve ba Nutrisaun, Povu no Planeta, la’ós de’it ba lukru

• Sep 2026: Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Timor-Leste: reports, analyses and background

• Sep 2026: Artigu Monseńor Martinho da Costa Lopes: Lian ba Povu ne’ebé La Hetan Espasu atu Ko’alia

• Sep 2026: Karta aberta ba PDHJ kona-ba Fiskalizasaun ba Konsultasaun Públika, Transparénsia, Protesaun Direitus
  Umanus no Jestaun Responsavel iha Setór Mineiru

• Aug 2026: Policy brief Investe iha Setór Produtivu sira ba Hametin Diversifikasaun Ekonomia iha Timor-Leste (Radio Igualdade)
                   Policy brief Investing in Productive Sectors to Strengthen Economic Diversification in Timor-Leste

• July 2026: Proposed Criminal Defamation Law / Proposta Lei Penal kona-ba Defamasaun, including submissions and text of draft laws

• Jun 2026: Artigu Vulnerabilidade TL ba Krize Globál Enerjia no Alimentár: Oportunidade Estratéjiku atu Harii Soberania Ekonómika

• May 2026: Materials from 2026 TL and Development Partners Meeting

• May 2026: Report Impaktu Mudansa Klimátika ba Setór Agrikultura no Problema Sosiál (mós 30 MB hi-res version)
  Summary in English and Tetum (mós 15 MB Hi-res version)

• Jun 2026: Ex-Priest Richard Daschbach charged with sexually abusing children

• Aug 2026: Timor-Leste Joins ASEAN / Timor-Leste tama iha ASEAN

• May 2026: U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Timor-Leste

• Apr 2026: LH apresia intensaun Governu atu kansela projetu Pelican Paradise (also English)

• Mar 2026: LH press release Criminal aggression by the USA and Israel against Iran: Call for De-escalation, Respect for International Law and Preservation of Global Stability (mós Tetum)

• Feb 2026: LH open letter Defend Human Rights and Accountability for the People of Myanmar (mós Tetum)

• Jan 2026: LH statement on the Illegal U.S. Military Operation in Venezuela (mós Tetum)

• Dec 2025: Buletin LH (Tetum) ho artigu kona-ba Orsamentu Jeral Estadu 2026; Analiza OJE 2026 ba Setór Agrikultura; Soberania Ai-Han Mak Dalan Sustentavel ba Seguransa Ai-Han Hafoin Rai Naruk Fiskál; Transparénsia, Akontabilidade no Partisipasaun; Lian husi Komunidade ba Projetu Mineiru; Projetu Tasi Mane no Greater Sunrise; Dezenvolvimentu Setór Edukasaun (PDF)

• Oct 2025: LH statement on ASEAN accession (mós Tetum)

• Oct 2025: Surat Popular Hametin Soberania Ai-Han no Ekonomia

• Sep 2025: Submission from LH about the review of the Strategic Development Plan (mós Tetum)

• Sep 2025: Submission from LH about proposed Blue Economy Action Plan (Eng.)

• Sep 2025: LH Mid-Year Report, January-June 2025

• July 2025: Submisaun husi LH ba PN kona-ba proposed Competition Law (also Eng.)

• June 2025: Karta aberta husi LH no TLCE ba PN kona ba Alterasaun Lei Baze Edukasaun

• May 2025: Rights and Sustainability: LH briefing on key issues facing TL. Powerpoint (also PDF).
  Also Tetum PowerPoint (mós PDF)

• Abr 2025: Karta aberta husi LH ba Ministru Agrikultura ba Planu Asaun Anuál ba Orsamentu Jerál Estadu 2026

• Dec 2024: Buletin LH (Tetum) ho artigu kona-ba Sustentabilidade Fiskál, Dezenvolvimentu Hafoin Tinan 25 Konsulta Populár, Empréstimu no Risku, Transparénsia no Partisipasaun Públiku iha Prosesu Orsamentál, Orsamentu Jerál Estadu 2025, Ezbosu Lei Mudansa Klimátika (PDF)

• Nov 2024: Surat Popular Benefísiu no Dezafiu OMK mai Timor-Leste (Benefits and Challenges from the WTO for TL)

• Nov 2024: State budget for 2025, including LH submission to Parliament (Tet.), LH letter to President (Tet.), graphics, documents and discussion

• Oct 2024: Proposed Climate Change Law and documents, including LH submission (Tetum)

• Oct 2024: Komunikadu Imprensa kona-ba Loron Mundiál Ai-han

• Aug 2024: statement LH in Solidarity with the Palestinian People (blog, mós Tetum)

• Jun 2024: Results of the 2023 Open Budget Survey, including Country report on TL, open letter (also Tetum), press release (also Tetum), questionnaire, global report, blog (also Tetum)

• May 2024: Video: Perspetiva kona-ba Sustentabilide Fiskál iha Timor-Leste

• May 2024: Australia tried to prosecute Bernard Collaery and Witness K

• Feb 2024: Komunikadu Imprensa: Rejeita Adezaun ba WTO, Presiza Proteje no Promove Ekonomia Rai Laran (also English or Portuguese)

• Dec 2023: Buletin LH (Tetum) ho artigu kona-ba Investe Iha Setór Sustentável sira iha OJE 2024; Presiza Alternativu ba Rai-Naruk Fiskál; Rekursu Mina-rai no Gŕs bele Sustenta TL ba Tempu Naruk?; TL Preparasaun Integra Ba ASEAN; Dezafiu no Oportunidade Governu IX; Perfurasaun Mina-rai iha Covalima

• Dec 2023: IX Constitutional Government: Members, program, congratulatory letter from LH

• Nov 2023: Surat Popular Rai Naruk Fiskál (Fiscal cliff)

• Oct 2023: Blog Timor-Leste Preparadu Integra ba ASEAN?

• Sep 2023: Presentation Chinese involvement in Timor-Leste: myths and facts (also PDF)

• Aug 2023: LH open letter supporting TL government on Myanmar (also Tetum); also blog (Tetum)

• July 2023: Aprezentasaun rua ba TLSA Prevene Timor-Leste ba Rai Naruk Fiskál no
  Entre Esperansa ho Realidade ba Perfurasaun Mina Rai iha Covalima

• July 2023: Parliamentary Election, results, documents, observer reports, congratulatory letter and laws.
  Members of new Parliament

• July 2023: Readjustment of the Strategic Development Plan

• Mar 2023: Aprezentasaun Timor-Leste Presiza Foti Desizaun ba Ekonomia Sustentavel (mós PDF)

• Mar 2023: Aprezentasaun Ekonomia Azul (mós PDF)
  Blog The potential, challenges and risks of developing the blue economy in Timor-Leste / Poténsia, dezafiu no risku dezenvolvimentu Ekonomia Azúl iha Timor-Leste

• Dec 2022: Buletin LH (Tetum) ho artigu kona-ba rai-naruk fiskál?, Transparénsia iha governasaun, Siklu orsamentál ba OJE 2023; Konsultasaun iha perfurasaun mina no gás iha Covalima; Dalan ba soberania ai-han; Saida mak ita aprende husi eleisaun 2022? (also PDF)

• Dec 2022: Surat Popular Mudansa klimátika fó risku mai ita hotu no jerasaun tuir mai
  Also blog Rezultadu husi COP27: Fundu Indenizasaun sei realiza, maibé emisaun gás estufa sei kontinua nafatin / COP27 Conference outcome: Loss and Damage Fund established, but emissions continue unabated
  Also video Mudansa Klimátika no Kauza sira (mós high-resolution (98 MB))

• Sep 2022: Three UN Universal Periodic Reviews (UPR) of Human Rights in TL

• Aug 2022: Transparency requires information, not just pretty pictures / Transparénsia Ezije Informasaun, La’ós Imajen Furak De’it

• July 2022: Presidential Election / Eleisaun ba Prezidente Republika iha tinan 2022

• May 2022: Presentation and notes on Continuing Solidarity: the example of LH

• Mar 2022: Presentation on The Resource Curse in Timor-Leste

• Mar 2022: LH press release Stop War Against Ukraine / Hapara Funu Kontra Ukránia

• Feb 2022: LH submission to NT EPA on pipelines related to the Barossa gas project and CCS at Bayu-Undan

• Jan 2022: Buletin LH (Tetum) ho artigu kona-ba Orsamentu Jerál Estadu 2022; Lei Enkuadramentu Orsamentál; Diálogu Nasionál ba Simeira Sistema Ai-han; Tenke Hatuur ona ba iha Kondisaun Reziliénsia; Padre komete krime abuzu seksuál; Rai hela karbonu iha Timor-Leste nia Tasi Okos; LH apoiu povu Mianmar; Kazu Bernard Collaery no Witness K

• Oct 2021: updated Timor-Leste 2021 Economic Survey: The End of Petroleum Income academic paper (also Tetum)

• Sep 2021: LH submission to ANPM on the environmental license for the Rusa-1 test oil well in Ainaro, also blog: Onshore oil drilling imminent despite serious concerns

• July 2021: LH memo to Development Partners Meeting (also Tetum)

• July 2021: Civil society memo to the Ministry of Agriculture on the UN Food Systems Summit (also Tetum)

• July 2021: LH letter to Timor-Leste leaders (also Tetum) urging support for democracy and human rights in Myanmar

• May 2021: State of Emergency / Estadu Emerjénsia with many documents

• Mar 2021: Blog: New Budget Framework Law under discussion / Proposta Lei Enkuadramentu Orsamentu foun iha hela diskusaun

• Feb 2021: Submisaun husi LH ba TIC kona-ba Planu Estratéjiku Identidade Úniku (UID) (also blog in English and Tetum)

• Feb 2021: Indústria Transformadora Produtu Agrikultura iha Timor-Leste (also Tetum/English blog)

• Feb 2021: Presentation Timor-Leste Economic Survey 2021 (also PDF, notes and video)

• Jan 2021: Bobby Boye: Convict, Advisor and Fraud (also Tetum) sentenced to in prison in 2015; loses appeal; released six years later

• Jul 2022: State budget for 2020, including three proposals, duodecimal regime, documents, presentations, graphs, LH submissions to Parliament (also Tetum) and enacted budget law

• Nov 2020 blog: Rezultadu husi Global Hunger Index 2020 kredivel ka lae? / How credible is the 2020 Global Hunger Index?

• Oct 2020: Surat Popular Kumpre Lisensamentu Ambientál sei Hamenus Risku ba Ambiente no Komunidade sira nia Moris

• Oct 2020: LH Mid-Year Report, January-June 2020

• Aug 2020: Registry of Environmental Licensing Documents / Dokumentu sira kona-ba Lisensiamentu Ambientál

• July 2020: VIII Constitutional Government and its 2018 Program (also Tetum or Portuguese) and 2020 Members and organic law

• June 2020: Agrikultura Familiar nudár Dalan ida ba Timor-Leste hodi Atinje Soberania Ai-han

• June 2020: Video Kuidadu Natureza salva ita nia Futuru (22 MB MP4), ka bele hare iha YouTube ka iha high-resolution (87 MB MP4)

• June 2020: Karta aberta kona-ba Problema Ambientál no Impaktu Mudansa Klimátika

• May 2020: Maritime boundary dispute with Australia 2016-2020

• Apr 2020: Surat Popular Mai Ita Hamutuk Bele Evita Surtu Covid-19 (We Come Together to Avoid Spreading Covid-19), also blog

• Apr 2020: LH open letter to the Prime Minister (also Tetum) asking that emergency economic measures ensure equitable support for informal workers and vulnerable groups

• Mar 2020 blog: Global economic developments hit Timor-Leste hard (also PDF)
  Akontesimentu Ekonomia Global fó impaktu boot ba Timor-Leste (mos PDF), updated monthly

• Dec 2019: Buying into Greater Sunrise at the cost of prudence and good governance

• Oct 2019: LH Submission to the Australian Senate on returning to international legal mechanisms

• Oct 2019: LH Submission (Tetum) to Parliament on proposed Mining Code

• Aug 2019 blog: Invitation to Solidarity Conference and MKOTT exhibition
  Declaration from International Solidarity Conference

• Aug 2019: 2019 TL and Development Partners Meeting

• June 2019: Presentation on 19 Years of La'o Hamutuk history (also PDF)

• June 2019: Five La'o Hamutuk presentations to the TL Studies Association:

  • Implikasaun husi Projetu Greater Sunrise no Projetu Tasi Mane ba Sustentabilidade Finansa Estadu (mos PDF no artigu)

  • Implications of recent changes to Timor-Leste’s Petroleum Fund (also PDF and paper)

  • Dezafiu no Poténsia Indústria Ki’ik Prosesamentu Produtu Agríkola iha Timor-Leste (mos PDF)

  • Rejistrasaun Rai iha Timor-Leste: Analiza ba Impaktu husi SNC (mos PDF no artigu)

  • Solidarity in the Field: Observing Timor-Leste’s Popular Consultation (also PDF and paper in English and Tetum)

• May 2019: Paper: After the oil runs dry: Timor-Leste economics and government finances

• Mar 2019: LH nia submisaun ba Parlamentu on the draft Anti-Corruption Law

• Mar 2019: State budget for 2019, with budget law, books and LH submission (Tetum or English)

• Jan 2019: Blog Misinformation and Facts about the Greater Sunrise Project (also PDF)
  Informasaun sala no faktu sira kona-ba projetu Greater Sunrise (mos PDF)

• Jan 2019: Projetu CAFE / Eskola Referénsia ho lia-portugés: Tempu ona atu halo avaliasaun
  The CAFE Project / Portuguese Language Reference Schools: Due for evaluation
  O Projeto CAFE / Escolas de Referęncia em lingua portuguesa: Tempo para uma avaliaçăo

• Dec 2018: Aprezentasaun Informasaun Importante ba Deputadu/a sira (mos PowerPoint) kona-ba Sunrise, Tasi Mane no OJE 2019

• Dec 2018: Surat Popular: Ita labele husik dezenvolvimentu estraga ita-nia moris no ambiente

• Nov 2018: Buletin LH (Tetum) ho artigu kona-ba Sosa partisipasaun iha Sunrise, Orsamentu Estadu 2018, Transparensia, Lisensamentu Ambiental , Konflitu Interese, Parseria Públiku-Privadu, Polítika Bee, Rejistrasaun Rai,  Planeamentu Familiar

• Nov 2018 blog: Lisensamentu Ambientál – hodi proteje ita hotu no Podcast

• Nov 2018 blog: Planeamentu Familiar ida Inkluzivu La’ós iha Surat-Tahan De’it / Inclusive Family Planning Takes More Than Words On Paper

• Oct 2018: Blog: Timor-Leste nia tasi tenke mantein nudár area protejidu ba ikan-baleia no golfińu /  Timor-Leste’s waters must remain a sanctuary for whales and dolphins

• Oct 2018: Blog: Buying part of Greater Sunrise from ConocoPhillips:What does it mean for Timor-Leste and the Pipeline? /  Sosa Partisipasaun iha Greater Sunrise husi ConocoPhillips: Signifika saida mai Timor-Leste? Signifika saida kona-ba kadoras?

• Sep 2018: Confronting the state's temporary cash flow problem / Enfrenta problema finansial temporáriu, ho LH Submission to Parliament (also Tetum)

• July 2018: Blog: LH Reminds Authors that their Writing has Consequences / LH fó Hanoin ba Autór sira katak sira nia Hakerek iha Konsekuénsia

• July 2018: Blog: Hamutuk ita bele! Fiar an, la’o ba oin! / Together we can! Trust in ourselves, move forward!

• Apr 2018: The National Curriculum for Preschool and Primary Education
                   Kurríkulu Nasionál ba Pre-eskolár no Ensinu Báziku
                   O Currículo Nacional para o Pré-Escolar e Ensino Básico

• Mar 2018: Article on Timor-Leste-Australia maritime boundary treaty (also PDF, abridged blog or Tetum)

• Mar 2018: Blog 18 Years later: Should Timor drop the U.S. dollar? (also Tetum)

• Mar 2018: Maritime boundary dispute with Australia 2012-2016

• Jan 2018: Regulating Onshore Petroleum Operations

• Oct 2017: Polítika Agrikultura / Agriculture Policy in Timor-Leste

• Oct 2017: Atualizasaun prosesu pakote Lei ba Rai iha Timor-Leste

• Oct 2017: proposed Private Investment Law and Policy, including LH submission on the law and our second submission on the policy
  Blog: Private investment is a road, not a destination (mos Tetum)
  Blog: Private investment isn’t a panacea: We need investments which benefit Timor-Leste’s people, not only investors

• Sep 2017: Statement of Solidarity for Rohingya Community from Timor-Leste (mós Tetum)

• Sep 2017 blog: Copenhagen Agreement: Permanent Boundary or CMATS redux?
  Konkordánsia Copenhagen: Fronteira Permanente ka Neo-CMATS?

La'o Hamutuk (Walking Together in English) is a Timor-Leste non-governmental organization that monitors, analyzes, and reports on the principal international institutions and systems engaged in Timor-Leste as they relate to the physical, economic, and social reconstruction and development of the country. La'o Hamutuk believes that the people of Timor-Leste must be the ultimate decision-makers in this process and that this process should be democratic and transparent. La'o Hamutuk is an independent organization and works to facilitate effective Timorese participation, to improve communication between the international community and Timorese society, to provide resources on alternative development models, and to facilitate links between Timorese groups and groups abroad.

La'o Hamutuk welcomes reprinting articles or graphics from our website and Bulletin without charge, but we would like to be notified and given credit for our work.

In July 2026, La'o Hamutuk moved to
Rua do Salmăo, Marconi, Fatuhada, CHX5+FH Dili, Timor-Leste