East Nusa Tenggara resident shot amid border dispute with Timor-Leste authorities

border dispute between Indonesia and Timor-Leste turned violent after a resident of Inbate Village in North Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, was allegedly shot by Timor-Leste border police during a tense standoff on Monday. East Nusa...

Timor-Leste has signed a deal with the World Food Programme to combat malnutrition

The government of Timor-Leste is partnering with the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide nutrition support for the country’s most vulnerable, reports the Portuguese news agency Lusa. The agreement aims to support Timor-Leste’s long-running Bolsa...

Timor-Leste’s ambassador visits PALM workers in Tasmania

Fr Sunil De Silva, left, and Inês Maria De Almeida at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ulverstone (Mersey-Leven Parish) Seasonal workers in northern Tasmania are finding a warm and welcoming community in a local Catholic parish. Source: Hobart...

'We call Northern Ireland home, when do we stop being immigrants?'

ShareSave Sree Kadalayil and his wife Jude Pollock "When do I stop being an immigrant?" There may be no more important question for people who come to Northern Ireland to build a new life – particularly for those who arrived years and even decades...

Fausto Belo Ximenes obituary

My friend Fausto Belo Ximenes, known as Nino, who has died suddenly aged 43, was one of the first Timorese country directors of a major humanitarian agency (Oxfam) in his home country of Timor-Leste. Before Oxfam, Nino worked as a human rights...

Young Albanian men are most likely to be held in immigration detention at Dungavel

One in four migrants held at the Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre is from Albania, with most of them being young men under the age of 30. The latest figures come amid a renewed focus on immigration among Scottish voters, with the issue now...

Australian Catholics Have Kept Faith With the Church in East Timor

A parish priest in Sydney, Jesuit Father Richard Leonard, put a note in his weekly bulletin in July about a teacher training college in neighboring Timor-Leste that needed a bus to transport students over long distances to their classes. The...

Team Myanmar honoured for 2nd place at ASEAN Women’s Championship

Union Minister Jeng Phang Naw Taung, Chief Minister U Soe Thein, and MFF President U Zaw Zaw presenting cash awards to the Myanmar women’s national team. PHOTO: THAW GYI A ceremony was held yesterday at Novotel Yangon Max Hotel to honour the...

No health cover, no home, no money: The women forced to choose between their visa or their baby

Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size In the searing Queensland heat, the Tongan man was forced to sit in the field, his pay docked...

Local sewers support students in Timor-Leste

Alpine Observer and Myrtleford Times Local sewers support students in Timor-Leste Aug 20 2025 Updated 40 minutes ago Almost a dozen Myrtleford locals have been busy stitching over the past year, to create 110 Days for Girls reusable menstrual kit...

Indonesia, Timor Leste extend hours at four border checkpoints

Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Timor Leste have agreed to extend operating hours at four land border checkpoints to facilitate cross-border trade, travel and community interaction, an Atambua immigration officer said. The...

The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments

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Govt prepares Chandi 2025 to promote national culture

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Cultural Ministry is preparing the Chandi Summit 2025 to promote national culture internationally, scheduled for September 3-5, 2025, in Bali. Chandi, derived from the words culture, heritage, are, narrative, diplomacy, and...

How digital evidence is reshaping UN investigations in Myanmar

A destroyed house and burned trees following fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army (AA) ethnic minority armed group in a village in Minbya Township in western Rakhine State. (May 21, 2024) AFP or licensors Listen to the article...

Cultural sounds of Timor-Leste in Mansfield

There was an excellent turnout out of numbers for last Friday night's performance by Hamoris Lian Timor as part of the group's current tour which is bringing the culture of Timor-Leste to audiences young and old.Mansfield's Friends of Venilale...

Cultural sounds of Timor-Leste in Mansfield

“Natural” Isn’t Safe: Reframing Herbal-Induced Liver Injury

The growing popularity of herbal supplements has introduced a significant — and often overlooked — source of liver injury into clinical practice. In the United States alone, over 80,000 dietary supplements are marketed without FDA approval, fueled...

Timor-Leste takes on dengue with 8,000 specially bred mosquitoes

Faced with a growing number of dengue cases and deaths, Timorese authorities are releasing thousands of mosquitoes bred to slow the spread of disease. On Monday, the Timorese government, with support from the Australian health research Institute...

Australia U-23 progress to MSIG Serenity Cup semis after Timor-Leste victory

Australia’s U-23 were dominant in their final MSIG Serenity Cup group tie as they secure progression to the knockout stages with a 9-0 victory over neighbours Timor-Leste in Viet Tri. Six changes were made to the side that had defeated The...

How to Watch: Australia U-23 v Timor-Leste | ASEAN Women’s Championships MSIG Serenity Cup 2025

The Australian U-23 Representative Team will face Timor-Leste tonight (13 August 2025, 10:30pm AEST) in the final Group B match of the ASEAN Women’s Championship MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025. Currently sitting third in the group with one win and one...