Jornal Independente
A Dili-based daily and one of Timor-Leste's main independent newspapers. Independente publishes chiefly in Tetum with Portuguese-language content, reporting on national politics, the courts, petroleum revenues and municipal affairs, and maintains one of the more active news websites in the country's small but lively press scene.
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