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Asean reaffirms support for Myanmar peace efforts, Timor-Leste's bloc membership

Asean reaffirms support for Myanmar peace efforts, Timor-Leste's bloc membership

KUALA LUMPUR: Asean Foreign Ministers have reaffirmed their support for Myanmar's efforts to restore peace and stability in its Rakhine state, while underscoring the importance of safe and voluntary repatriation of displaced persons. In a joint...

General : ASEAN Seeks To Expedite Timor-Leste's Membership Documents Before October Summit

General : ASEAN Seeks To Expedite Timor-Leste's Membership Documents Before October Summit

By Nabilah Saleh, Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid & Zufazlin Baharuddin KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- ASEAN member states have agreed that the documentation process for Timor-Leste’s full membership should be completed swiftly before the 47th ASEAN...

A Q&A on the sustainability of independent media in Myanmar

A Q&A on the sustainability of independent media in Myanmar

DVB Talk Show host Mon Mon Myat led a roundtable discussion in-studio with Aung Zaw, the founding editor-in-chief of The Irrawaddy online news magazine, as well as Sai Maung, the editor-in-chief of Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) – one of the...

RAEOA and CMC Ignite a New Chapter: Oecusse to Lead Timor-Leste’s Modernization

RAEOA and CMC Ignite a New Chapter: Oecusse to Lead Timor-Leste’s Modernization

OECUSSE, Timor-Leste--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 7, 2025-- This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250706927600/en/ CMC's Support Centre in Oecusse, Timor-Leste. In a landmark display...

A new data hub helps small-scale fishers adapt to climate change

A new data hub helps small-scale fishers adapt to climate change

Roughly 40% of the global fish catch comes from small-scale fisheries. It’s one of the food production systems most vulnerable to climate change, and governments are lacking data to help fishers adapt. To help address that gap, the global research...

Timor-Leste Joins ASEAN

Timor-Leste Joins ASEAN

In October 2025, Timor-Leste will be officially admitted to ASEAN as its 11th member state. This will mark the realization of the long-standing aspiration for regional integration the young country has had since it won independence in 2002. For...

Anwar: Align Asean’s foreign, economic policies to weather rising global tensions

Anwar: Align Asean’s foreign, economic policies to weather rising global tensions

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Asean needs to ensure even closer alignment between its foreign and economic policy tracks to strengthen regional cohesion amid rising geopolitical and trade tensions, said Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim....

Can Myanmar’s junta really stop Timor-Leste’s admission to Asean? — Khoo Ying Hooi

Can Myanmar’s junta really stop Timor-Leste’s admission to Asean? — Khoo Ying Hooi

JULY 3 — The recent controversy surrounding Myanmar’s reported opposition to Timor-Leste’s accession to Asean has brought renewed attention to the fragilities of the regional organisation and, more specifically, to the evolving role of Myanmar’s...

Estrella lands $5M to fuel Timor-Leste manganese exploration push

Estrella lands $5M to fuel Timor-Leste manganese exploration push

ASX-listed Estrella Resources has pulled in a hefty $5 million from a strategic Western Australian investor, who is keen to back the company’s ambitious manganese and limestone exploration campaigns in Timor-Leste. The cash came after MJ Ratta...

Timor-Leste strengthens logistics coordination for emergency preparedness

Timor-Leste strengthens logistics coordination for emergency preparedness

DILI – As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen national disaster response capacity, the Civil Protection Authority (CPA) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), with support from the Logistics Cluster’s Field-Based Preparedness Project...

Three Luther College students to empower youth in Timor-Leste and Bangladesh through Projects for Peace grants

Three Luther College students to empower youth in Timor-Leste and Bangladesh through Projects for Peace grants

Three Luther College students, Jose Eliano Da Silva, Kim Anh Thy Nguyen and Resana Zayan, received two grants through Projects for Peace. This global program partners with educational institutions to identify and support young peacebuilders. The...

New visa offers lifeline for Tuvaluans amid global climate crisis

New visa offers lifeline for Tuvaluans amid global climate crisis

Pacific Islanders, especially those from the climate-threatened nation of Tuvalu, are taking advantage of Australia’s new resettlement aimed at helping people affected by climate change. The move is part of a special agreement called the Falepili...

Timor-Leste: President on trip to Malaysia, Monaco

The President of Timor-Leste, José Ramos-Horta, began a private visit to Malaysia on Tuesday, from where he will travel to Monaco for a working visit to promote regional cooperation and strengthen international partnerships. “Malaysia has been a...

Estrella strikes near-surface manganese paydirt in Timor-Leste

Estrella strikes near-surface manganese paydirt in Timor-Leste

ASX-listed Estrella Resources has wasted little time making its mark in Timor-Leste, after the company revealed a high-impact 7.76-metre manganese oxide hit from just 30 centimetres below surface at its Ira Miri project in the country’s northwest....

PREVIEW: Paspaley Pearl welcomes TW among first guests in East Timor

PREVIEW: Paspaley Pearl welcomes TW among first guests in East Timor

The much-anticipated 50-metre, 30-passenger, 21-crew luxe Paspaley Pearl motor yacht has debuted to media in East Timor with Travel Weekly among the first guests onboard. Greeted by a Timorese cultural performance, the Paspaley family’s Paspaley...

President Of Timor-Leste Sends Congratulatory Letter To President Ilham Aliyev

President Of Timor-Leste Sends Congratulatory Letter To President Ilham Aliyev

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20.​ President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta sent a congratulation letter to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Trend reports. "I wish to extend my...

ASEAN, Timor-Leste education ministers arrive in Langkawi for regional roundtables

ASEAN, Timor-Leste education ministers arrive in Langkawi for regional roundtables

LANGKAWI: Education ministers from ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste, along with their respective delegations, arrived at the Langkawi International Airport today to attend the ASEAN Ministers of Education and Higher Education Roundtables...

Explainer: How Does Australia’s World-First Climate Visa for Tuvalu Citizens Work?

Explainer: How Does Australia’s World-First Climate Visa for Tuvalu Citizens Work?

In the face of the “existential threat posed by climate change,” the new visa offers Tuvalu citizens a pathway to permanent residency in Australia. Since mid-June, more than a third of Tuvalu’s population has registered for an online ballot to...

Investment Opportunities in Timor-Leste’s Fintech Industry: An Emerging Frontier

Investment Opportunities in Timor-Leste’s Fintech Industry: An Emerging Frontier

Timor-Leste stands at the cusp of a digital transformation. As one of Asia’s youngest nations, it is actively seeking ways to modernize its economy and expand access to financial services. While traditional banking penetration remains low, mobile...

All 10 Asean states represented at Senior Officials Meeting on Energy in Kuching, Timor Leste an observer

All 10 Asean states represented at Senior Officials Meeting on Energy in Kuching, Timor Leste an observer

(From eighth left) Mad Zaidi and undersecretary for Planning, Investment, Media Affairs and Spokesperson Department of Energy, Philippines Felix William B Fuentebella join other delegates for a photocall. – Photo by Roystein Emmor KUCHING (June...

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