Tatoli, formerly known as Timor-Leste News Agency ( (ANTIL)), is the official state run news agency of East Timor. It was launched on 27 July 2016.[1] The word "Tatoli" is Tetum in origin, and means "to entrust someone (something/a message) to be passed on; passing on (something/a message) for someone".[2]
In 2012, it was announced that Portuguese news agency Lusa would carry out a feasibility study into the creation of an East Timorese news agency.[3] In 2013, Lusa presented a proposal for a suitable Portuguese-Timorese operating partnership.[4] The establishment of an East Timorese news agency was flagged in the Government Program in March 2015, and approved by the Council of Ministers on 3 February 2016.[1][5]