Education & Infrastructure: The government monitored construction of nine new classrooms and four toilet facilities at 12 de Outubro Filial Basic School in Tasitolu using modular “Block Solutions” technology, aiming to cut time and costs where materials are hard to transport. Water Access: In Laleia, Manatuto, Public Works inaugurated a new water supply system serving about 2,700 people across 450 households, with groundwater extraction, four supply zones, and connections for homes plus schools, the health centre, police and community institutions. National Planning: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão launched the 2027–2030 National Medium-Term Plan and the PED 2011–2024 monitoring report, setting ten national priorities across economic diversification, infrastructure, social/human capital, and institutions. Climate Diplomacy: World powers and Pacific states are preparing for pre-COP31 talks in Fiji, with East Timor among the confirmed outside-region leaders, as negotiators push for 1.5°C, better climate finance, and urgent action on rising seas. ASEAN Resilience Finance: ERIA and Vietnam’s ISPAE held a regional workshop on innovative disaster finance for climate-resilient growth, with Timor-Leste participating as a full ASEAN member. Oil & Gas Surveys: Timor-Leste’s petroleum ministry selected TDI-Brooks to run a light geotechnical and environmental baseline survey offshore to support TLNG pipeline routing, with field work due to start mid-January 2027.