THE Timor-Leste government and Zchwantech Sdn Bhd, a leading Malaysian technology architecture firm, recently announced a ...

Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN underscores its expanding but still limited relationship with China, marked by significant ...

BANGKOK: Singapore's Young Lions are on the brink of Southeast Asian (SEA) Games elimination after a 1-3 humbling at the ...

Responding to these challenges, a two-day workshop on Ecohydrology and Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in Timor-Leste, was held in Dili on 25–26 November 2025. It has set the stage for ...

Koko is a traditional Timorese drink made from fermented coconut sap or sugarcane juice. It is usually served chilled and ...

Over the years, Timor-Leste has made its intention to join ASEAN clear, and it appears to be employing a non-confrontational approach to achieve this goal. The abstention vote was an example of this ...

LABUAN BAJO – Timor-Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak made his debut appearance at the Asean Summit on Wednesday, pledging to undertake the steps in a road map towards full Asean membership for his ...

I traveled to Timor-Leste in May and spent four days exploring its capital city. Timor-Leste is one of the least-visited countries in the world. While inaccessible and expensive, it was worth visiting ...

Timor-Leste’s Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030, commonly referred to as the SDP, aims to make Timor-Leste an upper middle-income country by 2030. In line with this vision, from 2010 to 2018 the ...

This Sunday, when Timor-Leste finally joins Asean as its 11th member, it will mark a diplomatic triumph for one of Asia's smallest states and a moral test for the region's most enduring organisation.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Amidst the past two weeks of celebrations for Timor-Leste’s 25th anniversary of ...

Former guerilla fighter and independence hero Xanana Gusmao is in prime position to win Timor-Leste's parliamentary election, with more than half of the votes counted after Sunday's poll. Voting is ...