AKP Dili, June 01, 2026 --

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Monday officially launched “verify.gov.tl”, a national digital document verification portal developed with technical assistance from Cambodia, marking a significant milestone in bilateral cooperation on digital transformation.

The launch ceremony was held in Dili on June 1 under the presidency of H.E. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu, Minister of Transport and Communications of Timor-Leste, and H.E. Chea Vandeth, Cambodia’s Minister of Post and Telecommunications and Chairman of the Digital Government Committee.

The event was also attended by senior Timorese officials, including H.E. Verónica das Dores, Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, H.E. Céu Brites, Vice-Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, and H.E. Expedito Dias Ximenes, Secretary of State for Social Communication, as well as some 500 national and international guests.

The launch represents a key achievement under the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Fields of Post, Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technology, and Digital Transformation, signed between Cambodia’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) and Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) on Jan. 20, 2025.

According to the MPTC’s news release, the initiative demonstrates the strong partnership and commitment of both countries to harness digital technology to improve public service delivery and support socio-economic development.

With the support of Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Cambodia deployed technical experts to assist Timor-Leste in developing the “verify.gov.tl” platform and integrating it with relevant databases to enable verification of national driver's licences.

Timor-Leste has selected driver's licences as the first official documents to incorporate QR codes for authenticity verification through the portal. The move has significantly reduced production costs, lowering the cost of issuing a physical driver's licence from US$4.00 to US$0.10 per card.

Cambodia has implemented a similar system through “verify.gov.kh”, which enables motorists to use digital driver's licences that can be accessed through the DG SuperApp using the dgconnect platform.

The two countries plan to expand the use of “verify.gov.tl” to additional public documents, including educational certificates, diplomas, and civil registry records. The initiative has already received approval and support from Timor-Leste's Council of Ministers.

Speaking to reporters after the launch, Minister Chea Vandeth said Cambodia would continue supporting Timor-Leste in the next phases of the project.

“Cambodia will continue to assist Timor-Leste after helping with the first step of verifying driver's licences through verify.gov.tl. The next phase will include verification of school and university certificates and diplomas, as well as national registration documents,” he said.

The Minister added that Cambodia has also assisted other countries in implementing document verification systems based on technologies developed by Cambodian experts.

“It is an honour for Cambodia. In the past, we received assistance from others, but now Cambodia has the capability to help other countries,” he said.

During the ceremony, Ministers Chea Vandeth and Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral cooperation in the fields of post, telecommunications, information and communications technology, and digital transformation.

By C. Nika