AI & State-Building: Timor-Leste will host a Government Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence on Aug 24 at the Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão Auditorium, aiming to shape governance for “responsible, progressive” AI use to modernise public services and support national development. Livestock Policy on Air: The Government Page TV Show will feature the Secretary of State for Livestock, José Vieira de Araújo, discussing priorities for boosting livestock production, improving animal health, strengthening cooperatives and marketing, and expanding milk for school meals. Digital Governance Skills Transfer: Cambodia and Timor-Leste met in Phnom Penh to share experience on Cambodia’s verify.gov.kh document verification platform, with Timor-Leste’s delegation joining capacity-building for digital public services. Finance Leadership Change: Auditor-General David Teika Dennis has resigned to become Permanent Secretary of Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Finance and Treasury, citing the need to address gaps in public financial management capacity. ASEAN Integration & Fintech: A new look at Timor-Leste’s fintech push highlights the shift from a cash-heavy, petroleum-dependent economy toward more integrated ASEAN-style payments and digital finance as the country competes regionally. Trade & Logistics Cost Pressure: Maersk raised peak season surcharges for container imports affecting Timor-Leste among other origins, with the fee set to take effect from late August.