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About Asienhaus
Stiftung Asienhaus is a nonprofit foundation and NGO based in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1992 in Essen as Asienstiftung, it promotes education and information about Asia and cooperation between Asian and European civil societies.
Summary written with AI from public sources, checked 9 Nov 2026. Sources: asienhaus.de, de.wikipedia.org, linkedin.com
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Government media outlets offer slightly better pay, around US$300 to US$500 per monthDocumentJournalists' pay in Timor-Leste, testimony to Asienhaus, 9 Dec 2025 · Survey StatusIn force
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Some journalists earn only US$150 per monthDocumentJournalists' pay in Timor-Leste, testimony to Asienhaus, 9 Dec 2025 · Survey StatusIn force
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some are paid as little as US$80 to US$100DocumentJournalists' pay in Timor-Leste, testimony to Asienhaus, 9 Dec 2025 · Survey StatusIn force
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a one-year contract with monthly pay—say, US$250—but the salary depends on meeting a writing quota, such as producing 20 news storiesDocumentJournalists' pay in Timor-Leste, testimony to Asienhaus, 9 Dec 2025 · Survey StatusIn force
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journalists are paid per article, sometimes just US$10 per storyDocumentJournalists' pay in Timor-Leste, testimony to Asienhaus, 9 Dec 2025 · Survey StatusIn force
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