From ashes in 1999 to restored independence in 2002 — and the unfinished work of a country younger than its own students.
Why this channel
What you will learn here
It answers the question every visitor asks: what is this place now, and where is it going?
Four short filmed conversations with the people who know this subject first-hand are being produced for this page by Stays of Timor. Each is two to three minutes — honest, local, and recorded in Timor-Leste.
The interviews
Four conversations, four angles
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 1Restoring independence, 2002
The UN transition, the constitution and the night the flag went up.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 22006 and the test of a young state
The crisis, the international return, and what was learned.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 3Oil, the fund and what comes next
The Petroleum Fund, diversification and the economy after gas.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 4The youngest country, the youngest people
A median age around twenty, and what that generation wants.
In pictures
History & Faith
Balibo Flag HouseBalibo fort gatewayPousada de BaucauChurch at Manatuto
Photos: Ministry of Tourism & Environment, Timor-Leste
Part of the Timor Information Channels — 28 subjects, told by the people who know them. Produced by Stays of Timor.
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