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List of newspapers in Timor-Leste

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Timor-Leste has a rich print media environment, with several daily newspapers and a number of weekly publications. The oldest and most widely-read newspaper in the country is Suara Timor Lorosae, which originated in 1993 as Suara Timor Timur during the Indonesian occupation period and relaunched with its current name in 2000. Other major dailies include the Independente, **, and **. A state-run news agency, Tatoli, was launched in 2016. Newspapers are concentrated in Dili, the capital, and are mostly published in the Tetum language, with English, Indonesian, and Portuguese also appearing in print.

Newspapers

NewspaperFoundedLocationOwnershipCirculationTypeLanguage(s)Ref.
*Business Timor*Bali, IndonesiaPrivate1,000 (2010)WeeklyTetumurl=https://unmit.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/old_dnn/Monthly%20Governance%20Report_December%202010_Eng_21042011.pdftitle=Monthly Governance Report December 2010publisher=United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Lesteyear=2010pages=88language=en}}
*Diário Tempo*DiliPrivate500 (2013)Daily
*Diáriu Timoroman*c. 2010sPrivateDailyTetum, Indonesian, Portugueselast=Williams-van Klinkenfirst=Catharinalast2=Hajekfirst2=Johndate=2018title=Language contact and functional expansion in Tetun Dili: The evolution of a new press registerurl=https://scispace.com/pdf/language-contact-and-functional-expansion-in-tetun-dili-the-2f343vtqda.pdfjournal=Multilinguavolume=37issue=6pages=613–647access-date=2025-04-07via=SciSpace}}
*Dili Post*DiliPrivateDailylast=Abudfirst=Matthewurl=https://asiafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/State-of-the-Media-Timor-Leste_ENG.pdftitle=State of the Media: Timor-Leste 2024publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation International Development & The Asia Foundationyear=2024location=Dilipages=23, 67language=enaccess-date=2025-04-05}}
*The Dili Weekly*2007DiliPrivate1,000 (2010)Online weeklyTetum, Englishdate=2025-02-25title=About usurl=https://thediliweekly.com/about-us/access-date=2025-04-06website=The Dili Weeklylanguage=en}}
*Independente*2011DiliPrivateDailyTetum, English, Indonesian, Portugueselast=Parahitafirst=Gilang Destilast2=Monggilofirst2=Zainuddin Muda Z.last3=Wendratamafirst3=Engelbertusdate=2020title=The future journalists of Timor-Lesteurl=https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/download/1081/1354journal=Pacific Journalism Reviewvolume=26issue=1pages=266–267access-date=2025-04-05via=Auckland University of Technology}}
**2005DiliPrivate1,650 (2010)DailyTetum, Portuguese, Indonesianlast=Banerjeefirst=Indrajiturl=https://www.google.tl/books/edition/Asian_Communication_Handbook_2008/Wo9YWvrWFcICtitle=Asian Communication Handbook 2008last2=Loganfirst2=Stephendate=2008publisher=AMICisbn=978-981-4136-10-5pages=488–517language=en}}
**2003DiliPrivate2,000 (2008)WeeklyTetum, Portuguese
*The Oekusi Post*2020PrivateOnlineTetum, English, Indonesian
*Suara Timor Lorosae*1993DiliPrivate2,000 (2013)DailyTetum, English, Indonesian, Portugueselast=Parlinafirst=Inadate=2013-09-16title=In Timor Leste, young journalists seek to boost professionalismurl=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/09/16/in-timor-leste-young-journalists-seek-boost-professionalism.htmlaccess-date=2025-04-05website=The Jakarta Postlanguage=en}}
*Tatoli*2016DiliGovernmentOnline dailyTetum, English, Indonesian, Portuguese
*Tempo Semanal*DiliPrivate500 (2013)WeeklyTetum, English, Indonesian, Portuguese
**2000DiliPrivate700 (2024)DailyTetum, English, Indonesian, Portugueselast=first=url=https://www.google.tl/books/edition/Political_Handbook_of_theWorld_2005_2006/u3fFTiEMrGkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Tais+Timor%22+newspaper&dq=%22Tais+Timor%22+newspaper&printsec=frontcovertitle=Political Handbook of the World 2005-2006date=publisher=CQ Pressyear=2005isbn=978-1-56802-952-8editor-last=Bankseditor-first=Arthur S.pages=1,170language=eneditor-last2=Mullereditor-first2=Thomas C.editor-last3=Overstreeteditor-first3=William R.}}

Defunct newspapers

NewspaperFoundedCeasedLocationOwnershipCirculationTypeLanguage(s)Ref.
**19591975DiliGovernmentWeeklyPortuguese
*Diário Tempo*2005PrivateDailyTetum, English, Indonesian
*Dili Times*19992000Darwin, AustraliaPrivateMonthlyEnglish
*Dili Post*1982DiliPrivateWeekly
*Kla'ak Semanál*c. 2008c. 2009DiliPrivateWeeklyTetumtitle=Klaak semanal : sani, hatene munduurl=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/4667489access-date=2025-04-07website=Catalogue National Library of Australialanguage=en}}
*Kroat*2010BaucauPrivate500 (2010)Daily
*Lalenok*2000DiliPrivate900 (2000)WeeklyTetumdate=2000-05-28title=East Timor marks World Press Freedom Dayurl=https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/mission/past/etimor/untaetPU/newsletter7E.pdf#:~:text=Tais%20Timor%20is%20a%20public%20information%20service%20of%20the%20United%20Nations&text=Timor%20Post%20is%20a%20four%2Dpage%20newspaper%20that%20is%20published%20twice%20weekly%20and%20isaccess-date=2025-04-06work=Tais Timorpages=2}}
**20052005DiliPrivateWeeklyTetum, Portuguesetitle=O jornal lia foun.url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2006314896/access-date=3 January 2025website=Library of Congress}}
*Lian Maubere*PrivateWeeklyIndonesiandate=2004-05-03title=East Timor - 2004 Annual Reporturl=https://www.etan.org/et2004/may/01-08/05et-2004.htmaccess-date=2025-04-06website=ETANpublisher=Reporters Without Borders}}
*Lifau Pos*2003DiliPrivate500 (2008)WeeklyTetum, Baikenu, Indonesian
*New East Timor*19992000DiliINTERFETWeeklyTetum, English, Indonesian
*Tais Timor*20002002Darwin, AustraliaUNTAET50,000 (2002)MonthlyTetum, English, Indonesian, Portuguesedate=2000-08-06title=Tais Timorurl=https://peacekeeping.un.org/sites/default/files/past/etimor/untaetPU/newsletter12E.pdfaccess-date=2025-04-06work=Tais Timorpages=1volume=Iissue=12}}
*Talit@kum*19982003DiliPrivateBiweeklyIndonesiantitle=Talit@kum (Dili)url=https://www.courrierinternational.com/notule-source/talitkumaccess-date=2025-04-07website=Courrier internationallanguage=fr}}
*Timor*19381939DiliPortuguese
*Timor Sun*2002DiliPrivate1,000 (2008)WeeklyEnglish, Indonesian
*Vox Populi*c. 1999PrivateWeeklyTetum, Indonesian

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