2025 has been a big whale tourism season in Timor-Leste; operators were fully booked during the peak season of September to December. But increasingly aggressive practices fueled by competition ...

As Indonesian warplanes flew overhead, they dropped something many in Timor-Leste had never seen. But Jose Bareto de Jesus recognised the rounded objects floating to the ground and sounded the alarm ...

Timor-Leste and Woodside Energy (WDS) have entered a new phase of collaboration after signing a Cooperation Agreement aimed at progressing a Timor-based liquefied natural gas development model for the ...

Though tears flowed at the accession ceremony, smiles abounded at the celebratory reception. The scene at the reception commemorating Timor-Leste’s ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) ...

DILI: At the 12 November High School in Dili, students listen attentively to a lesson about their country’s journey to independence. None of them were alive when Timor-Leste gained sovereignty in 2002 ...

Timor Leste, ASEAN's newest member, on Friday pledged to send a 120-man team to typhoon-devastated areas in southern Philippines to assist in the government's rehabilitation efforts. "We are deeply ...

SYDNEY: Wandering through the cavernous, white-tiled port building of Kupang, in Indonesia’s West Timor, you might momentarily think you’re in the maritime gateway to a much bigger place. But linger a ...

Wandering through the cavernous, white-tiled port building of Kupang, in Indonesia’s West Timor, you might momentarily think you’re in the maritime gateway to a much bigger place. But linger a little ...

Getting into the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is as hard as getting into heaven, says José Ramos-Horta (pictured), the president of Timor-Leste. After years in purgatory, the tiny ...

The official inauguration of Timor-Leste’s membership in ASEAN has been the main topic in Dili this week and a highlight of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is a moment of great joy ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Asean’s newest member, Timor-Leste, is keen to attract foreign investments from Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, in key sectors such as infrastructure, tourism, digital technology, ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Asia’s youngest nation, Timor Leste, was formally admitted as the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Sunday. An emotional Prime Minister Xanana ...