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How Australia U23 overcame slow start to be worthy ASEAN Women's champions
When Australia U23 began their ASEAN Women's Championship campaign with a 2-1 loss to Myanmar, winning the title seemed the furthest thing away. Just 12 days later, they are the newest queens of Southeast Asian football. With a 1-0 win over the...

Remote Timor-Leste Dazzles with Natural Wonders and Bright Smiles
Golden rice terraces shimmer in Timor-Leste's lush interior valleys, where centuries-old farming traditions continue to shape the landscape. Photo by Edward Placidi From the moment I plunged into the water from our boat at Watawai, one of many...
Under-20! Women's Asian Qualifiers: Trishna bags hattrick as Bangladesh beat East Timor 8-0
Bangladesh U-20 women’s football team cruised to a big 8-0 win over East Timor in their second match of the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers in Vientiane on Friday. Striker Trishna Rani netted a hat-trick. Sinha Jahan Shikha, Shanti Mardi,...

Trishna hat-trick as Bangladesh crush Timor-Leste
AFC U-20 WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP QUALIFIERS Staff Correspondent 08 August, 2025, 22:42 Bangladesh players celebrate their win against Timor-Leste in the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers’ Group H match at the Laos National Stadium KM16 in...

“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...

Filipinas mauls Timor-Leste in 2025 ASEAN Serenity Cup
MANILA – The Philippine Women’s National Football Team opened its title defense in the 2025 ASEAN MSIG Serenity Cup with a commanding 7–0 victory over Timor-Leste on Thursday night at the Việt Trì Stadium in Vietnam. Quinley Quezada and Inday...

Bangladesh girls crush East Timor 8-0 in U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers
In their second match of the U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers, Bangladesh thrashed East Timor 8-0 on Friday. Trishna Rani scored a hat-trick, while Sinha Jahan Shikha, Shanti Mardi, Nabiran Khatun, Munki Akter and Mosammat Sagarika scored one goal each....

Filipinas blasts Timor-Leste
The Philippine national women’s team came up with a strong start, dealing Timor-Leste a 7-0 rout in their opening game in the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN)-MSIG Serenity Cup 2025 on Thursday evening at the Viet Tri Stadium in...

Bangladesh W crush Timor-Leste 8-0
A hat-trick from striker Trishna Rani Sarkar powered Bangladesh to 8-0 demolition of Timor-Leste, sending them to the top of Group H in the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers. Peter James Butler’s team started with caution at the New Laos...

Filipinas ride FIFA ranking boost to rout Timor-Leste in ASEAN Championship opener
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Fresh from climbing two spots to No. 39 in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings, the Philippine women’s national football team, also known as the Filipinas, used that momentum to dominate Timor-Leste, 7-0, on Thursday in...

8-0 on 8/8: Bangladesh U-20 women thump Timor-Leste
Forward Sree Moti Trishna Rani struck a hattrick as Bangladesh kept their AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers momentum alive with an emphatic 8-0 win over Timor-Leste in a Group H fixture in Laos on Friday, following their opening 3-1 victory...

From East Timor to Guatemala: How Washington Looked Away
Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.” This...

Bangladesh eye win over Timor-Leste before tough S Korea game
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Fri Aug 8, 2025 09:00 AM Last update on: Fri Aug 8, 2025 09:00 AM Sports Reporter Fri Aug 8, 2025 09:00 AM Last update on: Fri Aug 8, 2025 09:00 AM Bangladesh will look to keep their winning momentum going in...

Filipinas clobber Timor Leste to open Asean title defense
The Philippine women’s football team clobbered Timor-Leste, 7-0, on Thursday in an emphatic start to its title defense in the Asean Women’s Championship in Phu Tho, Vietnam. Veteran Quinley Quezada and Dionesa Tolentin produced two goals apiece as...

Timor-Leste a key partner in building a peaceful ASEAN: Minister
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir stated that Timor-Leste is an important partner in building a peaceful, inclusive, and dynamic Southeast Asian region. “Indonesia is therefore committed to remaining...

Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen
Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.” This...

Family farmers must be more prosperous
cross Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago country, it is a familiar reality to see households that have plots of land with rice, sweet potatoes, vegetables or fruits with a fishpond, chicken coop and cows or goats. These are the country’s...

Filipinas kick off Asean title repeat bid vs Timor-Leste
MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine women’s football team launches its title-retention bid in the Asean Women’s Championship on Thursday against Timor-Leste at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho, Vietnam. Coach Mark Torcaso’s side is eager to take the...

Youth-laden Filipinas football team faces lowly Timor Leste squad at Asean Football Federation
Match on Thursday (Viet Tri Stadium, Vietnam) 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. Manila time) – Philippines vs Timor Leste COACH Mark Torcaso expressed confidence the youth-laden Filipinas will step up to the plate as they defend the country’s Asean Football...

Catholic Church concerned over promotion of homosexuality in SL
In an unprecedented achievement in the 158-year history of the Sri Lanka Police, Priyantha Weerasooriya has been appointed the country’s 37th Inspector General of Police (IGP), becoming the first ever to rise from the rank of Police Constable to...