Asia’s youngest country has been waiting to be a member of ASEAN since 2011. The benefits of membership won’t be one-sided, ...

In a small coastal village in Timor-Leste, between a rugged mountain range and the Banda Sea, Lino Fernandes Xavier stands by his brother's grave at the local cemetery, his head bowed. From a long ...

ADB’s country partnership strategy for Timor-Leste, 2023–2027 focuses on building climate-resilient infrastructure and basic services, and strengthening the enabling environment for economic ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Former prime minister John Howard says Australia’s spy agencies acted in the national interest when they bugged East Timor’s ...

East Timor independence campaigner Tom Hyland has died. President Michael D Higgins led tributes to Mr Hyland who he described as an "exceptional" person. Mr Hyland, a former bus driver from ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $6 million grant, as part of a total project cost of $16.6 million, to help improve climate resilience, water ...