Timor-Leste is undoubtedly a remarkable democratic success story, one of the most striking in the world. After decades of brutal occupation by Indonesia and widespread devastation following its ...

Since 2005, Timor-Leste has relied on bountiful oil and gas reserves, whose revenues have been funneled into a sovereign wealth Petroleum Fund invested in U.S. treasury bonds and international stocks.

BANGKOK: May 20, marks a significant milestone in South-East Asia as the people of Timor-Leste proudly celebrate the Restoration of their Independence.

MANILA, Philippines — Former Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Dionisio Babo Soares said the Philippines should not use the case of fugitive expelled Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. as grounds to block ...

Timor-Leste, formerly known as East Timor, has a population of 1.3m - the vast majority of whom identify as Catholic. When Indonesia invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975, only around 20% ...

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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR – Timor-Leste will become Asean’s 11th member state, with full membership to be granted at the next regional meeting in Kuala Lumpur later in 2025.. Announcing this at a press ...

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 ...