As Timor-Leste prepares to become Asean’s 11th member state by October 2025, the moment is marked not only by celebration but by heightened global attention.
Project breakthrough imminent on Timor-Leste offshore discoveries
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What took Timor-Leste so long?
Timor-Leste kicked out Negros Oriental ex-congressman Arnolfo Teves. This marks the end of Teves’ rollercoaster stay in this tiny nation of 1.4 million people: a warm welcome in April 2023, a failed …
Teves refuses to enter plea in gun charges
OUSTED Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. refused to enter a plea during his arraignment Thursday at a Manila court, with his legal team decrying his forcible repatriation from Timor-Leste …
Timor-Leste, Searca explore cooperation
TIMOR-LESTE and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) are exploring possible areas of cooperation. This, as the Timor-Leste Ministry of …
Investment Opportunities in Timor-Leste’s Digital Economy
Timor-Leste’s economy has long relied on petroleum and gas revenues, but declining reserves and shifting global energy dynamics have prompted urgent diversification efforts. According to the Asian …
How and why the Philippines, Timor-Leste teamed up to deport Arnie Teves
Teves is finally deported because the Timor-Leste government flexed its administrative muscle, ordering the former lawmaker’s return after almost two years of hiding in the Southeast Asian nation …
Teves taken from Timor-Leste residence without warrant, says lawyer
“No warrant or any written authority was shown to Mr. Teves and Dr. Serra as to the cause of detention,” Topacio said in a statement.
Timor-Leste gov’t to deport ex-lawmaker Teves
The government of Timor-Leste confirmed on Wednesday it has decided to deport and ban expelled lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. from entering the Southeast Asian state for 10 years. In a statement, the …
Gusmao confident Timor-Leste will join bloc by year-end
With most accession criteria met, Timor-Leste is aiming to wrap up its bid to join Asean by year-end, says Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao. Read full story …