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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Timor-Leste, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 58stories have been published about Timor-Leste which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim · Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste Could Join ASEAN Bloc by October, Says Malaysian Foreign Minister

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KUALA LUMPUR: Timor-Leste is a step closer to fulfilling its longstanding wish to join the Southeast Asian regional bloc and could become its 11th member state by October, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Sunday (May 25). Mohamad Hasan said on the sidelines ahead of anSee the Story

ASEAN · Timor-Leste

Asean leaders agree to admit Timor-Leste

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed to admit Timor-Leste as its 11th Asean member at the next Asean summit in October,  according to a senior Thai diplomat.Read Article

Department of Justice · Timor-Leste

DOJ: No special treatment for ex-lawmaker Teves

Former Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnulfo Teves Jr., who was recently deported from Timor-Leste, is not receiving and will not receive any special treatment, an official of the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Saturday, May 31. Teves is currently detained at the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) detention facility in the Bureau of Corrections […]See the Story

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Timor-Leste rejects clemency plea for sex abuse convict ex-priest

Rights activists hail President Horta for not pardoning Richard Daschbach, say decision ‘honors voices of survivors’ Timor-Leste’s president has rejected a plea for clemency submitted on behalf of a former Catholic priest convicted of sexually abusing minors, despite a government recommendation. Richard Daschbach, a defrocked American, was among 38 people considered for the presidential executive clemency, according to the country’s justice minisCatholic Church · Timor-LesteSee the Story

Mr. So Naro: "Timor-Leste's Success in Joining ASEAN Was Contributed by Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Samdech President Hun Manet" (Video Inside)

(Phnom Penh): Mr. So Naro, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of ASEAN Affairs, on May 31, 2025, highlighted the success of Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership, with the contributions of Samdech Techo Hun Sen, former Prime Minister of Cambodia and President of the Senate of Cambodia, and Samdech President Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia. His statement was made at a press conference on “Results of the Visit to Malaysia and Japan o…Timor-Leste · Timor-LesteRead Article

He Died Barbedo De Magalhães, One of the Great Supporters of the Terrorist Cause During the Indonesian Occupation

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Antonio Barbedo de Magalhaes coordinated in 1973 the work of a luxury-timorense team, who developed a project for the restructuring of teaching in Timor. He is still the author of seven books on this country.Asia · Timor-LesteRead Article

Xanana Gusmão visits Weststar headquarters - MÖNCH PUBLISHING GROUP

Strengthening strategic partnerships in Timor Leste’s aviation and energy sectors Weststar Group was honored to welcome His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, to its corporate headquarters in Kuala Lumpur for an official visit that underscores the growing strategic collaboration between the Weststar Group and the government of Timor-Leste. The Prime Minister was accompanied by an esteemed…Aviation · DiliRead Article

Nicaraguan Ambassador Attends the Regional Seminar on Decolonization in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) is holding its Regional Seminar on Decolonization from 21 to 23 May 2025, in Dili, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, under the Theme: Promoting the Socioeconomic and Cultural Development of Non-Self-Governing Territories. This year, the hosting of the Seminar gives great significance and relevance to the cause of decolonization, since Timor-Leste, the last territory decolonized unde…Timor-Leste · Timor-LesteRead Article

Estrella Resources’ limestone use for Indonesian nickel

Goldfields nickel explorer Estrella Resources will attempt to use its pivot to Timor-Leste to help reduce the damaging environmental impact of nickel refining in Indonesia.Kalgoorlie - Boulder · Kalgoorlie - BoulderSee the Story

Timor-Leste ' S Day of Restoration of Independence

Dili, 21 May (RHC) The embassies of Cuba and Portugal in Timor Leste celebrated the eve, the Day of the Restoration of Independence of this Asian country with an event of exchange of poetry, at the Cultural Center Jorge Sampaio of the Embassy of Portugal.Timor-Leste · Timor-LesteRead Article

Mensaje a la República Democrática de Timor Oriental en ocasión del aniversario de la Restauración de su Independencia

Mensaje de Saludo y Felicitación del Copresidente Comandante Daniel la Copresidenta Compañera Rosario, a Su Excelencia, Hermano José Manuel Ramos-Horta, Presidente de la República Democrática de Timor Oriental, en ocasión del Aniversario de la Restauración de su Independencia, este 20 de Mayo. Managua, 19 de Mayo, 2025 Excelencia Sr. José Manuel Ramos-Horta Presidente de la República Democrática de Timor Oriental Dili Estimado Hermano Presidente…Timor-Leste · Timor-LesteRead Article

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