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Aid cuts forcing fossil fuel dependence in East Timor

East Timor has no choice but to rely on diesel to power its electricity grid, President Jose Ramos-Horta has told an Australian clean energy summit.

AAP · Oct 19

In Australia, worker loses thumb in factory accident; Plastic surgeon rebuilds it using her second toe after 12-hour operation

Toe-to-thumb surgery: A 40-year-old East Timorese worker in Queensland who lost her left thumb in a factory accident has regained hope after Indian-origin surgeon Chandan Jadhav reconstructed her thumb using her second toe in a 12-hour microsurgical procedure.

The Economic Times · Sep 1

Steal This Story, Please! review – Amy Goodman, stalwart of the American left, shows her teeth

This comprehensive documentary about the Democracy Now! radio show host and seasoned investigative reporter takes in a massacre in East Timor, the actions of oil giants and a flustered Bill Clinton as it reflects her vital work

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Albanese concedes 'hard truths' in Timor relationship

Anthony Albanese has not apologised for Australia's past misdeeds during his first visit to East Timor but has admitted previous governments behaved poorly.

AAP · Jan 27

Why ASEAN membership matters for Southeast Asia's smallest economy: It's a ‘credible signal’ of stability to wary international investors

With oil and gas revenues starting to run dry, Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, needs to explore new options.

Fortune · Oct 30, 2025

In AP interview, East Timor's Ramos-Horta says personal diplomacy could bring Myanmar ceasefire

East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta has expressed willingness to mediate in Myanmar’s civil war after his country joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025

East Timor formally admitted to ASEAN in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s

East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025

East Timor To Scrap MP Pensions And SUVs After Protests

East Timor's parliament on Wednesday said it would scrap lifetime pensions for MPs, bowing to public pressure after dropping a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia's poorest nations.

International Business Times · Sep 17, 2025

UN warns online scam centres hitting Southeast Asia moving to East Timor

Warning from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime follows a law enforcement raid on suspected scam centre.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2025

Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen

Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.”

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2025