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AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers: India Face Resilient Timor Leste in Group B
Mumbai, June 28: Coming off a thumping victory in its tournament opener, the Indian team will look to continue the winning momentum in the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers when it takes on Timor Leste here on Sunday. The five-team Group B is...

Wangaratta friends in Timor-Leste for visit and conference
Community Wangaratta friends in Timor-Leste for visit and conference Jun 27 2025 Updated 9 hours ago MEMBERS of Wangaratta's Friends of Lacluta have touched down in Timor-Leste, ready to visit the communities they support and take part in the...

Three Luther College students to empower youth in Timor-Leste and Bangladesh through Projects for Peace grants
Three Luther College students, Jose Eliano Da Silva, Kim Anh Thy Nguyen and Resana Zayan, received two grants through Projects for Peace. This global program partners with educational institutions to identify and support young peacebuilders. The...

Timor-Leste strengthens logistics coordination for emergency preparedness
DILI – As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen national disaster response capacity, the Civil Protection Authority (CPA) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), with support from the Logistics Cluster’s Field-Based Preparedness Project...
Samdech Heng Samrin Receives Farewell Courtesy Call from Timor-Leste Ambassador
AKP Phnom Penh, June 25, 2025 -- Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, Honorary President of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the King and Member of Parliament for Thbong Khmum province, received here on June 25 a farewell courtesy...
China's poverty eradication role model for other countries: Timor-Leste president
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China's poverty eradication efforts will serve as a role model for other countries to follow suit, Jose Ramos-Horta, president of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, has told Xinhua. Speaking following a...

Vice President Receives Timor-Leste Ambassador on Farewell Visit
KPL On June 24, 2025, Vice President Ms. Pany Yathortou received a farewell visit from Mr. Filomeno Aleixo da Cruz, Ambassador of Timor-Leste to Laos, at the Presidential Palace. (KPL) On June 24, 2025, Vice President Ms. Pany Yathortou received a...

Drug-Specific Mortality Varies in Hepatocellular DILI
Photo Credit: iStock.com/EvgeniyShkolenko Analysis of DILIN data revealed that initial R values best predicted Hy’s Law outcomes. A study published in June 2025 issue of American Journal of Gastroenterology stated that Hy’s Law was associated with...
Cambodia, Timor-Leste Strengthen Parliamentary Ties Ahead of...
AKP Phnom Penh, June 24, 2025 -- H.E. Leng Peng Long, Secretary-General of the National Assembly of Cambodia, held a working meeting with H.E. Ermenegildo Kupa Lopes, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to Cambodia, at the...

Malaysia praised for Asean’s ‘inclusive’ push, but challenges loom
Timor-Leste’s expected entry into Asean as a full-fledged member will be one of several key milestones achieved during Malaysia’s chairmanship, an analyst told FMT. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: With Malaysia at the midpoint of its Asean...

India, Thailand set for showdown to reach AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia
It all comes down to Saturday after more than two months of continuous toil, and three wins in the group so far, India will take on Thailand for a place in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 on July 5 at the 700th Anniversary of Chiang Mai...

Estrella strikes near-surface manganese paydirt in Timor-Leste
ASX-listed Estrella Resources has wasted little time making its mark in Timor-Leste, after the company revealed a high-impact 7.76-metre manganese oxide hit from just 30 centimetres below surface at its Ira Miri project in the country’s northwest....

Timor-Leste perkukuh infrastruktur, hampiri keanggotaan ASEAN – Presiden Ramos-Horta
KUALA LUMPUR: Timor-Leste mengesahkan bahawa negara itu mencatat prestasi yang baik dalam beberapa sektor utama berdasarkan pelan hala tuju yang ditetapkan oleh para pemimpin ASEAN, kata Presidennya, Dr Jose Ramos-Horta. Ramos-Horta berkata enam...

Mike Rama says BARUG is always open to alliances
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Partido Barug remains open to political alliances if this will serve the greater interest of Cebu City and its people, former mayor Michael Rama said on Friday, July 4. This amid renewed speculation of a possible reunion...

All set for World Skills Asean Manila 2025
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Director General Jose Francisco Benitez leads the launch of the WorldSkills Asean Manila 2025 in Pasay City on July 4, 2025. The Philippines will host the competition from August 26 to...

Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Accession Is Also a Win for Multilateralism
Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao greets Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim before the plenary session at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 26, 2025 (pool photo by Mohd Rasfan via AP). In October 2025, Timor-Leste will...

PREVIEW: Paspaley Pearl welcomes TW among first guests in East Timor
The much-anticipated 50-metre, 30-passenger, 21-crew luxe Paspaley Pearl motor yacht has debuted to media in East Timor with Travel Weekly among the first guests onboard. Greeted by a Timorese cultural performance, the Paspaley family’s Paspaley...

Timor-Leste Moving Forward On ASEAN Path Despite Hurdles - PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday said ASEAN remains committed to supporting Timor-Leste’s full membership in the regional grouping, while acknowledging that the process of meeting key...

Timor-Leste President congratulates President Ilham Aliyev on May 28 – Independence Day

“Admit it, and move on”: Rex Patrick on Australia’s East Timor spying
It’s 21 years since the Howard Government spied on Timor-Leste’s sea boundary negotiation team, but the National Archives is refusing to even say whether they hold documents relating to the spying. Rex Patrick puts to bed any doubts about the fact...