AIM-listed Sunda Energy has received the environmental licence (EL) for its Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor-Leste, after a delay attributed to extensive feedback and clarification requests …
Climate advisory awarded grant to scale agroforestry in Timor-Leste, generating 20 MtCO2 of removals
Climate advisory awarded grant to scale agroforestry in Timor-Leste, generating 20 MtCO2 of removals; Carbon pricing effectiveness hinges on policy mix design, study …
Women Trainers Transform Timor-Leste With Agroforestry Skills
In many Timorese communities, traditional norms still restrict women from leadership roles and access to training opportunities. As a result, many …
Tammy Kassiou secures another major global business award for her work in Timor-Leste
Tammy Kassiou, founder and chair of the GEM Foundation, recognised for her award-winning impact in education and social development in Timor-Leste. Graduates from the GEM Institute in Timor-Leste …
Timor-Leste’s Aero Dili to add Darwin services
The Timor-Leste flag carrier will fly twice per week between Dili and the NT capital starting 24 May, and will compete with existing QantasLink and Airnorth services. It will be Aero Dili’s first …
Timor-Leste: A Test Case for the ‘ASEAN Way’
Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao attends the ASEAN-Canada Summit in Jakarta, Sep. 3, 2023. Credit: Media Center of The ASEAN Summit 2023/M Agung Rajasa/pras/mifta The saga of Timor-Leste’s …
Timor-Leste’s search for growth beyond oil
Fresh from joining ASEAN, Timor-Leste faces a defining moment as the shutdown of its main gas field accelerates the push for reform and diversification.
From Survival to Scale: How Timor-Leste’s Small Businesses Can Compete in ASEAN
A new Asian Development Bank study finds that small businesses in Timor-Leste grow faster when they are formally registered, digitally active, and connected to international markets, while most firms …
ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026 marked the grand international debut of Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste uses ASEAN membership to boost sustainable tourism and targets 200,000 visitors by 2030 with new infrastructures and air links.
Timor-Leste eyes tourism growth as ASEAN’s newest member
Fresh off its historic accession as the 11th member of ASEAN, Timor-Leste has set an ambitious goal to welcome 200,000 international visitors annually by 2030.