Can Timor-Leste Transition from an ASEAN Observer to a Regional Contributor?

Twenty-three years after its independence, Timor-Leste confronts fundamental questions as it prepares to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the bloc’s summit later this month: namely, what value does it bring to regional...

Organised crime may be infiltrating Timor-Leste’s government. One minister is sounding the alarm

Two decades after Timor-Leste gained its independence, the country is a complicated and qualified success story. Poverty and deep economic problems persist, but the country boasts a thriving democracy. Its ascension to the ASEAN regional bloc will...

Farmgate Backpackers leads with integrity amid industry challenges

At a time when the agriculture and horticulture industries are again experiencing issues in some southern mainland states, a Bundaberg operation is standing up for workers and farmers. ERLE LEVEY goes to Childers to speak with Bill Darby of...

Building bonds in Timor-Leste

More than 250 Australian soldiers worked with personnel from New Zealand, the United States and Japan during a series of Defence Cooperation Program training exercises across the island nation of Timor-Leste. CAPTION: Timor-Leste Defence Force...

Indonesia seeks closer cultural relations with Timor-Leste

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Minister of Culture Fadli Zon has expressed his commitment to further strengthening cultural relations between Indonesia and Timor-Leste as the two nations mark 23 years of diplomatic ties this year. “Indonesia and...

Timor-Leste eyeing trade, investment opportunities in ASEAN

KUALA LUMPUR: Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s youngest nation is finalising preparations for its imminent entry into ASEAN as a full member this month, having fulfilled 97 per cent of the regional bloc’s membership requirement. Timor-Leste’s...

East Timor Ramps Up Anti-Gambling Crackdown

In East Timor, the government has allowed a decision by the Council of Ministers to go through and has banned all online gambling. The granting of new licenses has been suspended, and the issuing of new licenses has been prohibited. This decision...

East Timor gov’t revokes online gambling licenses citing security concerns

The government of East Timor has decided to cancel all licenses for online gambling and betting citing security and social stability concerns According to news agency Lusa, this resolution was approved during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, as...

Timor-Leste scraps online gambling licences

The government of Timor-Leste on Wednesday approved a Council of Ministers resolution to cancel licences for online gambling and betting, citing risks to security and social stability. The resolution, presented by the Minister of the Presidency of...

Timor-Leste cancels all online gambling and betting licences

Government cites security, stability and reputational risks as grounds for the decision. By Gambling Insider Key points: - All existing and pending online gambling licences cancelled - Authorities cite risks to national security and social...

Months after launch, Timor-Leste bans iGaming industry

Lawmakers in the Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste vote to shut down online casinos following August police raid. On Wednesday, lawmakers in Timor-Leste approved a resolution to shut down the fledgling iGaming industry and rescind all...

World : Timor-Leste Eyeing Trade, Investment Opportunities in ASEAN

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s youngest nation is finalising preparations for its imminent entry into ASEAN as a full member this month, having fulfilled 97 per cent of the regional...

Idis backs Dayanghirang’s call to halt destructive mining in Davao Oriental

THE Davao City-based environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (Idis) has called for accountability over the irreversible environmental damage in Barangay Macambol, Davao Oriental, and expressed support for...

Timor-Leste scraps lifetime pensions after protests

imor-Leste voted on Friday to scrap the lifetime pension law for MPs and public officials, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks in one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. Former MPs and some public officials are entitled...

With Gen Z protests, is East Timor going the Nepal way?

Student-led protests in East Timor have forced the government to scrap controversial lifetime pensions for officials, reflecting growing youth activism against inequality and government excess. East Timor is emerging as Southeast Asia’s latest...

What's next for Timor-Leste as it joins ASEAN?

Timor-Leste is set to become the newest member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc in October, capping off a process that has taken Southeast Asia's newest and smallest country 14 years. The membership was confirmed last...

Timor-Leste scraps lifetime pensions after student-led protests

Timor-Leste voted on Friday to scrap the lifetime pension law for MPs and public officials, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks in one of South-East Asia's poorest countries. Former MPs and some public officials are entitled...

East Timor scraps lifetime pensions after protests

East Timor voted on Friday to scrap the lifetime pension law for MPs and public officials, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks in one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. Former MPs and some public officials are entitled...

Indonesia will be the top clinker exporter globally in 2025

Cement sales in Indonesia amounted to 5.996Mt in September, a drop of 1.3 per cent YoY compared to the 6.073Mt reported a year earlier, according to the Asosiasi Semen Indonesia. Bagged sales accounted for 70 per cent of total sales in September....

Behind the Gen Z uprising in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste is the latest country in the Asia-Pacific region to be rocked by “Gen-Z” protests against the corruption of political elites. From September 15–17, students and other youth took to the streets of the capital Dili demanding that the...