Timor-Leste adopts Cambodia's QR-based document verification system to modernize public services and strengthen trust in ...

DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the deeply Catholic country, hard on the heels of the 25th anniversary of ...

Upon his arrival in the Catholic island of East Timor on Monday, Pope Francis entrusted the new country to the Blessed Virgin Mary, “I entrust East Timor and all its people to the protection of the ...

Hunting, not habitat loss, is driving the Timor green pigeon toward extinction, with most of its population now confined to ...

I've spent the past two years traveling to 20 countries. While most of these countries — from the Maldives to France — were among the world's most popular, it was the off-the-beaten-path destinations ...

DILI, East Timor (Reuters) -A devout Roman Catholic couple in East Timor has seen firsthand two popes visit their tiny Asian country and now they are praying they may witness another, once a successor ...

East Timorese independence hero Xanana Gusmao, center, waves a national flag upon arrival in Dili, Timor-Leste, Sunday, March 11, 2018. Timor-Leste has held a series of successful and competitive ...

For spring 2015, The Diplomat presents “Diplomatic Access,” a series of exclusive interviews with ambassadors from the Asia-Pacific region. By talking to these diplomats, we’ll give readers a sense of ...

Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao greets Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim before the plenary session at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 26, 2025 (pool photo by Mohd ...

In February, Xanana Gusmao, Timor-Leste’s prime minister and by far its leading national figure, stepped down. In a decision that would be unthinkable in many countries, he gave way to allow a member ...