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...

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...

Timor-Leste Scraps LIfetime Pensions for Lawmakers After Mass Protests

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Lawmakers in Timor-Leste have voted to end the law that provides lifelong pensions for parliament members, following student-led protests against lavish facilities for public officials in one of the poorest countries in...

Business : ASEAN Economic Ministers Affirm Support For Timor-Leste Full Membership

By Karina Imran, Ahmad Erwan Othman and Maizatul Jamny Muhammad Rosli KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- ASEAN economic ministers have collectively reaffirmed their support for Timor-Leste’s full membership in the regional bloc, paving the way for...

Timor-Leste scraps lifetime pensions after student-led protests

Timor-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 South-East Asia's poorest countries. Former MPs and some public officials are entitled...

East Timor scraps lifetime pensions after protests

East Timor 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...

What's next for Timor-Leste as it joins ASEAN?

Timor-Leste is set to become the newest member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc in October, capping off a process that has taken Southeast Asia's newest and smallest country 14 years. The membership was confirmed last...

East Timor MPs bow to protesters, vote to scrap lifetime pensions 

Lawmakers in East Timor have voted to end a law providing lifetime pensions for parliamentarians, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks for public officials in one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries. Former members of...

With Gen Z protests, is East Timor going the Nepal way?

Student-led protests in East Timor have forced the government to scrap controversial lifetime pensions for officials, reflecting growing youth activism against inequality and government excess. East Timor is emerging as Southeast Asia’s latest...

Protests roil East Timor as economic dissatisfaction grows

Politics Wealth gap, injustice fuel student-led rallies in Southeast Asia's youngest nation Students protest near the parliamentary complex in Dili, East Timor, on Sept. 25. "It's important for the youth, anywhere in the world, to take a stand...

Behind the Gen Z uprising in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste is the latest country in the Asia-Pacific region to be rocked by “Gen-Z” protests against the corruption of political elites. From September 15–17, students and other youth took to the streets of the capital Dili demanding that the...

Why East Timor is changing its tune on Myanmar’s military junta

East Timor’s recalibration of its stance on Myanmar’s military regime has drawn both scrutiny and intrigue across Southeast Asia, as Dili seeks to smooth its path into Asean ahead of next month’s summit. Once a vocal critic of Myanmar’s junta,...

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 to become Asean’s 11th member in October, formalised at KL summit

Dili – Timor-Leste is slated to become the 11th member of the Asean regional grouping in October, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Sept 23 during a visit to the South-east Asian nation. The accession will be formalised at a gathering...

East Timor to become ASEAN bloc's 11th member in October

East Timor is slated to become the 11th member of the ASEAN regional bloc in October, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday during a visit to the Southeast Asian nation. The accession will be formalised at a gathering of world...

Cuadrat sees promise as Team PH close in on AFC Asian Cup dream

For national coach Carles Cuadrat, the Philippines’ 3-1 triumph over Timor-Leste was more than just another win. It was proof that months of patient work, scouting, and building chemistry among players from across the globe are finally paying off....

Rehabilitation of public market starts

Taga Probinsiya sa Leyte ang nag-inusarang mananaog sa P13-milyunes nga jackpot draw sa Megalotto 6/45 niadtong Miyerkules sa gabii. Sa usa ka advisory niadtong Huwebes, ang Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) nagkanayon nga ang mananaug...

Timor-Leste’s Protests Fit Into a Regional Trend

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s second-ever Southeast Asia Brief. Based out of Jakarta, I’ve been closely watching this region for years—fascinated by the pivotal role it has in geopolitics and the global economy as well as its complex local dynamics....