Following a period of parliamentary instability in 2020, Timor-Leste looked to chart a steadier political course in 2021. While the country continued to face poverty, malnutrition and unsustainable ...

New Report Urges a Change of Course for Better and more Sustainable Spending Dili, November 9, 2021 – Prioritizing and improving the quality of public spending and increasing domestic revenue is ...

Myanmar’s military junta has used the bloc’s procedures to silence calls for accountability made by the organization’s newest ...

On June 18 of this year, Timor-Leste abstained from a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly condemning the military regime in Myanmar. The decision drew ample criticism, including from ...

In May 2022, Timor-Leste will mark 20 years of renewed independence. No one could say that the past two decades have been smooth for Asia’s youngest nation, and 2021 was no exception. Over the past 12 ...

Dili, 10 June, 2021 – Economic activity in Timor-Leste has been substantially weakened by the impacts of a recent COVID-19 outbreak and fallout from Cyclone Seroja, according to the latest World Bank ...

A commercial pathway has been confirmed today for the drilling of an appraisal well at the Buffalo oilfield offshore Timor-Leste that if successful will lead to a redevelopment project. Carnarvon ...

Timor-Leste’s pursuit of full membership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is being put to the test. It officially applied to join the bloc more than a decade ago, but for various ...

The Phase 3C drilling program has commenced offshore Timor-Leste in the Bayu-Undan field. Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) reported Tuesday that the Phase 3C infill drilling program has commenced offshore ...

The economy has been severely affected by the pandemic and by recent floods. A modest recovery is expected in 2021 underpinned by strong fiscal support, a rebound in private consumption, and the ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Part of a blog series on Southeast Asian and South Asian Democracy. On the face of ...