Fraud Crackdown: Timor-Leste investigators in Dili dismantled a cross-border telecom scam, detaining 16 suspects accused of impersonating Japanese police to run “digital arrest” frauds; authorities seized fake uniforms, Japanese-language scripts, and a staged HQ backdrop. Bilateral Trade Talks: Timor-Leste and Thailand leaders will meet at Government House on 9 Oct to push trade, agriculture and food security, public health and education exchanges, plus energy, tourism, and maritime security, with a Foreign Ministry-led MOU mechanism planned. Climate Diplomacy: Australia’s pre-COP31 push in Fiji and Tuvalu is drawing limited outside-Pacific leader attendance; confirmed non-Pacific leaders include Timor-Leste’s José Ramos-Horta, amid calls for stronger focus on climate finance and ocean impacts. Public Investment & Services: Government monitored modular classroom construction in Tasitolu (9 classrooms, 4 toilets) and inaugurated a new Laleia water supply system in Manatuto (about 2,700 people served; US$764,900 investment). Economic Planning: Timor-Leste launched the 2027–2030 National Medium-Term Plan and the PED 2011–2024 progress report, setting priorities across diversification, infrastructure, social development, and institutions.