ASEAN Propels Natural Disaster Protection As Typhoons, Earthquakes Threaten Economies 

By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is strengthening its disaster management mechanisms as the region continues to confront geo-climatic challenges, ranging from earthquakes to typhoons, that disrupt livelihoods and...

Timor-Leste eyeing trade, investment opportunities in ASEAN

KUALA LUMPUR: Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s youngest nation is finalising preparations for its imminent entry into ASEAN as a full member this month, having fulfilled 97 per cent of the regional bloc’s membership requirement. Timor-Leste’s...

Timor-Leste abruptly shuts down online gambling

Timor-Leste has shuttered its fledgling online gambling and betting sector amid growing evidence of organised crime and national security threats, reports Portuguese news agency Lusa. The government approved a resolution on Wednesday to cancel the...

Timor-Leste bans online gambling licenses over security risks

The government of Timor-Leste has canceled all licenses for online gambling and betting, citing threats to national security, social stability, and the country’s international reputation. The Council of Ministers resolution, presented by Minister...

East Timor’s looming student uprising

In September, East Timor suddenly plunged into unrest. The country was still fragile after two decades of independence. It was not a coup, an intelligence scandal, or territorial strife that lit the fire. Instead, it was something at once mundane...

East Timor gov’t revokes online gambling licenses citing security concerns

The government of East Timor has decided to cancel all licenses for online gambling and betting citing security and social stability concerns According to news agency Lusa, this resolution was approved during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, as...

Timor-Leste scraps online gambling licences

The government of Timor-Leste on Wednesday approved a Council of Ministers resolution to cancel licences for online gambling and betting, citing risks to security and social stability. The resolution, presented by the Minister of the Presidency of...

Timor-Leste cancels all online gambling and betting licences

Government cites security, stability and reputational risks as grounds for the decision. By Gambling Insider Key points: - All existing and pending online gambling licences cancelled - Authorities cite risks to national security and social...

EFCC, Immigration Service deport 192 foreigners convicted of cybercrime in Lagos

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, and the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, has completed the deportation of 192 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism,...

Timor-Leste: Lifelong pension for politicians a ‘waste of people’s money’ – PM

The prime minister of Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmão, said on Tuesday that the lifetime monthly pension awarded to former MPs and other state figures is a waste of the people’s money. “Enough is enough, it can be ended completely, I have no problem...

Months after launch, Timor-Leste bans iGaming industry

Lawmakers in the Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste vote to shut down online casinos following August police raid. On Wednesday, lawmakers in Timor-Leste approved a resolution to shut down the fledgling iGaming industry and rescind all...

Timor-Leste: Economy set to grow average of 3.7% 2025, 2026, 2027 – World Bank

Timor-Leste’s economy will slow down and grow by an average of 3.7% in 2025, 2026 and 2027, compared to 4.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank’s (WB) biannual economic report. “That growth will be driven mainly by public investment in...

World : Timor-Leste Eyeing Trade, Investment Opportunities in ASEAN

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s youngest nation is finalising preparations for its imminent entry into ASEAN as a full member this month, having fulfilled 97 per cent of the regional...

Business News | High-Level Roundtable on Globalising Compassion in New York, Initiated by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi

VMPL New York [US], October 7: The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations, organised a high-level roundtable on the initiative of Nobel...

Malaysia, Timor-Leste pledge stronger ties, broader economic cooperation in joint statement

DILI, Sept 24 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Timor-Leste counterpart, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation while boosting and diversifying economic ties. In a joint...

General : Malaysia, Timor-Leste Ink MoU To Develop National Training Index, Advance Shared Skills Agenda

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) – Malaysia's Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Timor-Leste's National Institute for Workforce Development (INDMO) to develop the country's first...

Slain Journalist Was on Threshold of Exposing Large-Scale CIA-Mafia Drug-Smuggling Operation Using Australian Bank Founded by Special Forces Veteran

[Source: insidetasmania.com] Danny Casolaro Was Planning to Meet with Key Figures in Nugan Hand Bank and Members of Australian Government Commission Before He Was Murdered On August 10, 1991, Danny Casolaro was found lying dead in a tub of bloody...

NOA tasks media practitioners on probing manifestos of aspiring political office holders

Media Caption: L-R Ken Ugbechie, Publisher, Political Economist, Alhaji Lanre Issa- Onilu, DG, National Orientation Agency, Prof. Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, Director, Institute of Continuing Education, UNILAG, and Musikilu Mojeed, Publisher, Primium...

ASEAN Summit, China's Fourth Plenum, Japan's PM vote

Welcome to Your Week in Asia. ASEAN leaders will soon gather in Kuala Lumpur to discuss the myriad challenges facing the bloc, not least the impact of U.S. tariffs. Adding a twist to proceedings, the source of those -- U.S. President Donald Trump...

Timor-Leste scraps lifetime pensions after protests

imor-Leste voted on Friday to scrap the lifetime pension law for MPs and public officials, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks in one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. Former MPs and some public officials are entitled...