Swimming with blue whales has put Timor-Leste on the global travel map — but success is bringing risk. Sold-out whale tours, ...

Koko is a traditional Timorese drink made from fermented coconut sap or sugarcane juice. It is usually served chilled and ...

Responding to these challenges, a two-day workshop on Ecohydrology and Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in Timor-Leste, was held in Dili on 25–26 November 2025. It has set the stage for ...

Whale tourism in Timor-Leste is booming. Tour operators report a healthy number of sightings and full bookings in the peak season of September to December, when hundreds of pygmy blue whales ...

Anthropologist Michael Rose speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how a official sounded the alarm about organised ...

In a thrilling match at the Rajamangala Stadium, Timor Leste showcased resilience and determination, bouncing back from an earlier defeat to defeat Singapore 3-1. This match not only highlighted the ...

Survivors still have clear memories of the invasion by Indonesia, as Timor-Leste this week commemorates the beginning of a brutal 24-year occupation.

On the second day of his apostolic visit to East Timor (Timor-Leste), Pope Francis first met with children and religious sisters at the Irmãs Alma School in Dili on Tuesday morning and thanked them ...

One of the more interesting sessions presented at the recent Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston focused on the tiny Indian Ocean nation of Timor-Leste, featuring the President and CEO of ...

Over the years, Timor-Leste has made its intention to join ASEAN clear, and it appears to be employing a non-confrontational approach to achieve this goal. The abstention vote was an example of this ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Timor-Leste is trying to figure out how to sustainably tap its fisheries and other valued marine resources. In one of the most interesting and ...

Since the restoration of its independence in 2002, Timor-Leste has made tremendous progress in social capital (education and health), infrastructure (electricity and telecommunication), and in ...