Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, crowd may reach 750,000
Pope Francis is on an ambitious 12-day visit to four countries across Southeast Asia and Oceania, his longest overseas journey yet.
Mon Sep 09 2024
Pope Francis delivers medical supplies in visit to remote jungle town
The 87-year-old pope brought hundreds of kilograms of items to help support the local population, said Vatican spokesman.
Mon Sep 09 2024
Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour
Pope Francis will also visit East Timor, Singapore and Papua New Guinea over the next 10 days.
Tue Sep 03 2024
Pope Francis, 87, takes climate message to Southeast Asia on 12-day trip
Over 12 days from Sept. 2-13, Pope Francis will travel nearly 33,000 km to visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore.
Thu Aug 29 2024
Exclusive: Timor president says China military cooperation 'never discussed'
President Jose Ramos-Horta says Australia and Indonesia can "sleep at peace" because the island nation won't be a security concern to its neighbours.
Fri Sep 29 2023
ASEAN kicks off its first-ever joint military drills in Indonesia
All 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will join the exercise, including prospective member East Timor.
Tue Sep 19 2023
East Timor opposition wins most votes in parliamentary election - State media
Sunday's contest was the fifth parliamentary election since East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, a country of 1.3 million people that gained full independence in 2002.
Tue May 23 2023
ASEAN agrees in principle to admit East Timor as 11th member
The half-island nation, officially called Timor Leste, will also be granted observer status at high-level ASEAN meetings.
Fri Nov 11 2022
Tropical cyclone kills at least 97 in Indonesia, East Timor
Hundreds of houses and other facilities such as a solar power plant were damaged.
Mon Apr 05 2021
East Timor puts ex-US priest on trial in sex abuse scandal
It has been complicated by his hero status and loyal devotion from followers.
Mon Feb 22 2021
Pentagon prepares to welcome once-banned Indonesian minister despite rights concerns
Prabowo was accused of involvement with military crimes in places like East Timor that have earned him scorn among human rights advocates.
Thu Oct 15 2020
Timor-Leste: Visiting the forgotten jewel of Southeast Asia
Timor-Leste is an evolving story of struggle and nation-building, set in a land of untouched natural beauty.
Mon Sep 19 2016
Powerful quake hits eastern Indonesia, reports of minor damage
The quake struck eastern Indonesia at a depth of 14km kilometres under the Alor Sea roughly 77km from the East Timorese capital of Dili.
Wed Nov 04 2015
Former East Timor president is United Nation envoy to Guinea Bissau
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has tapped Jose Ramos-Horta, a former East Timor president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, as his new special representative to coup-stricken Guinea-Bissau.
Tue Jan 01 2013
East Timor's peacekeeping mission finally ends
The UN ends its peacekeeping mission in East Timor Monday after 13 years of boots on the ground in Asia's youngest nation following a bloody transition to independence.
Mon Dec 31 2012
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024