MANILA – Timor-Leste has agreed to deport a Philippine murder suspect wanted by Interpol, after two years of political wrangling, with the government linking the case to its aspirations to join ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government of Timor-Leste on Wednesday announced that it will deport expelled Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. back to the country to face the murder cases lodged ...

MANILA, Philippines – Former lawmaker Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. has been rearrested from his home in Timor-Leste, and his host country said he would be deported back the Philippines. “The ...

Announcing this at a press conference on May 27, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim – whose country is the Asean chair in 2025 – said Timor-Leste will become a full member of the regional ...

Philippine-Timor Leste ties The Philippines has supported Timor-Leste's ASEAN membership through official documents since 2002, with former President Benigno Aquino III pledging support in 2013.

ASEAN member states will "now begin undertaking their respective domestic legal procedure with a view to finalize Timor-Leste's accession process by the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in ...

On this day, 23 years ago, I walked from the centre of Timor-Leste's (East Timor's) capital Dili to Tasi-Tolu — eight kilometers — and joined hundreds of thousands of people to witness the birth of a ...

A Catholic faithful wears a T-shirt with a portrait of Pope Francis, as Catholics gather to attend a special Mass following news of his death, at Balide Church in Dili, East Timor, on April 21, 2025.

A flight from Darwin to Timor-Leste takes about an hour-and-a-half. (Reuters: Willy Kurniawan) "We have participated in all the joint military exercises that are led by Australia, US, we ...

MANILA, Philippines — Former Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Dionisio Babo Soares said the Philippines should not use the case of fugitive expelled Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. as grounds to block ...

East Timor finally looks set to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year. The country’s accession to the bloc has been a long time coming.

State-owned Timor Gap owns a 56.6% stake in the field located about 140 km (87 miles) south of East Timor, while Australia's Woodside owns 33.4% and Osaka Gas holds 10%.