The expansion of ASEAN to include Timor-Leste represents the inclusion of a frontier market into Southeast Asia’s rules-based ...

China is one of Timor-Leste’s closest partners and largest sources of aid. In the country’s lonely struggle for sovereignty during the Cold War, Beijing was a supporter of the Timorese cause.

President Kanda’s visit came as Timor-Leste stands on the cusp of a historic milestone—its long-anticipated accession to the ...

With the Indonesian invasion of 1975, Naktuka, along with the rest of Portuguese Timor, became part of the province of Timor Timur . In 1999 it voted in Timor-Leste's independence referendum and ...

Polls have closed in East Timor after Asia's youngest nation held its fifth presidential election since independence on Saturday, ... 72, former defence forces commander Lere Anan Timur, ...

By bno - Surabaya Office In October 2025, Timor-Leste will officially become the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), marking a historic milestone for the Southeast Asian ...

Leste, where the vibrant capital city of Dili meets pristine beaches, lush mountains, and rich cultural heritage—captured in ...

Nevertheless, in 2017, Timor-Leste’s prominent writer Dadolin Murak wrote a poem titled Jendral in Bahasa, which speaks to the long history of human rights violations in both Indonesia and Timor ...

Diving, whale-watching, trekking, biking, great scenery, stunning mountain driving and beautiful white-sand beaches. East Timor is one of the world’s unsung tourism destinations. Tourist numbers ...

And the Indonesians, whose violent 24-year occupation is believed to have led to the deaths of up to 200,000 East Timorese, still refer to their former 27th province as Timor Timur, often ...