Months after launch, Timor-Leste bans iGaming industry

Lawmakers in the Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste vote to shut down online casinos following August police raid. On Wednesday, lawmakers in Timor-Leste approved a resolution to shut down the fledgling iGaming industry and rescind all...

Timor-Leste eyeing trade, investment opportunities in ASEAN

KUALA LUMPUR: Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s youngest nation is finalising preparations for its imminent entry into ASEAN as a full member this month, having fulfilled 97 per cent of the regional bloc’s membership requirement. Timor-Leste’s...

East Timor Ramps Up Anti-Gambling Crackdown

In East Timor, the government has allowed a decision by the Council of Ministers to go through and has banned all online gambling. The granting of new licenses has been suspended, and the issuing of new licenses has been prohibited. This decision...

Timor-Leste abruptly shuts down online gambling

Timor-Leste has shuttered its fledgling online gambling and betting sector amid growing evidence of organised crime and national security threats, reports Portuguese news agency Lusa. The government approved a resolution on Wednesday to cancel the...

World : Timor-Leste Eyeing Trade, Investment Opportunities in ASEAN

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s youngest nation is finalising preparations for its imminent entry into ASEAN as a full member this month, having fulfilled 97 per cent of the regional...

Timor-Leste bans online gambling licenses over security risks

The government of Timor-Leste has canceled all licenses for online gambling and betting, citing threats to national security, social stability, and the country’s international reputation. The Council of Ministers resolution, presented by Minister...

East Timor’s looming student uprising

In September, East Timor suddenly plunged into unrest. The country was still fragile after two decades of independence. It was not a coup, an intelligence scandal, or territorial strife that lit the fire. Instead, it was something at once mundane...

East Timor gov’t revokes online gambling licenses citing security concerns

The government of East Timor has decided to cancel all licenses for online gambling and betting citing security and social stability concerns According to news agency Lusa, this resolution was approved during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, as...

Timor-Leste cancels all online gambling and betting licences

Government cites security, stability and reputational risks as grounds for the decision. By Gambling Insider Key points: - All existing and pending online gambling licences cancelled - Authorities cite risks to national security and social...

Timor-Leste scraps online gambling licences

The government of Timor-Leste on Wednesday approved a Council of Ministers resolution to cancel licences for online gambling and betting, citing risks to security and social stability. The resolution, presented by the Minister of the Presidency of...

General : Malaysia, Timor-Leste Ink MoU To Develop National Training Index, Advance Shared Skills Agenda

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) – Malaysia's Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Timor-Leste's National Institute for Workforce Development (INDMO) to develop the country's first...

Timor-Leste Set To Join ASEAN, PM’s Visit Boosts Ties - Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s recent official visit to Timor-Leste was not only a pre-accession visit ahead of the country’s entry into ASEAN, but also boosted Malaysia-Timor-Leste ties, said...

Timor-Leste's New Envoy Hails "Genuine and Supportive" Frien...

AKP Phnom Penh, September 30, 2025 -- The newly appointed Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to Cambodia, H.E. Marcos dos Reis da Costa, emphasised the "genuine and supportive" nature of the relationship between the two nations,...

General : Timor-Leste Set To Join ASEAN, PM’s Visit Boosts Ties - Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s recent official visit to Timor-Leste was not only a pre-accession visit ahead of the country’s entry into ASEAN, but also boosted Malaysia-Timor-Leste ties, said...

Timor-Leste: Economy set to grow average of 3.7% 2025, 2026, 2027 – World Bank

Timor-Leste’s economy will slow down and grow by an average of 3.7% in 2025, 2026 and 2027, compared to 4.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank’s (WB) biannual economic report. “That growth will be driven mainly by public investment in...

With Gen Z protests, is East Timor going the Nepal way?

Student-led protests in East Timor have forced the government to scrap controversial lifetime pensions for officials, reflecting growing youth activism against inequality and government excess. East Timor is emerging as Southeast Asia’s latest...

What's next for Timor-Leste as it joins ASEAN?

Timor-Leste is set to become the newest member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc in October, capping off a process that has taken Southeast Asia's newest and smallest country 14 years. The membership was confirmed last...

Protests roil East Timor as economic dissatisfaction grows

Politics Wealth gap, injustice fuel student-led rallies in Southeast Asia's youngest nation Students protest near the parliamentary complex in Dili, East Timor, on Sept. 25. "It's important for the youth, anywhere in the world, to take a stand...

Behind the Gen Z uprising in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste is the latest country in the Asia-Pacific region to be rocked by “Gen-Z” protests against the corruption of political elites. From September 15–17, students and other youth took to the streets of the capital Dili demanding that the...

Estrella greenlights limestone drilling program in Timor-Leste

Estrella Resources is ready to roll at its Werumata limestone project in Timor-Leste’s Baucau municipality, with all approvals locked in from the Timor-Leste Minerals Authority. The company’s environmental impact statement and management plan have...