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Boluda acquires Boskalis' Australia and Papua New Guinea business
Boluda has acquired the towage and salvage business of the Dutch company Royal Boskalis BV in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Valued at US$640M, the deal adds operational capacity for Boluda in the ports of Sydney, Perth, Botany, Gladstone,...
Owner: Riviera Maritime Media Ltd
Timor-Leste scraps lifetime pensions after protests
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The Jakarta Post
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imor-Leste voted on Friday to scrap the lifetime pension law for MPs and public officials, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks in one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. Former MPs and some public officials are entitled...
Owner: Lilik Oetama
Timor-Leste Scraps LIfetime Pensions for Lawmakers After Mass Protests
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Lawmakers in Timor-Leste have voted to end the law that provides lifelong pensions for parliament members, following student-led protests against lavish facilities for public officials in one of the poorest countries in...
Owner: Ciputra Family
Business : ASEAN Economic Ministers Affirm Support For Timor-Leste Full Membership
By Karina Imran, Ahmad Erwan Othman and Maizatul Jamny Muhammad Rosli KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- ASEAN economic ministers have collectively reaffirmed their support for Timor-Leste’s full membership in the regional bloc, paving the way for...
Owner: Malaysian Government
Timor-Leste scraps lifetime pensions after student-led protests
Timor-Leste voted on Friday to scrap the lifetime pension law for MPs and public officials, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks in one of South-East Asia's poorest countries. Former MPs and some public officials are entitled...
Owner: Australian Government
East Timor MPs bow to protesters, vote to scrap lifetime pensions
Lawmakers in East Timor have voted to end a law providing lifetime pensions for parliamentarians, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks for public officials in one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries. Former members of...
Owner: Non-transparent
East Timor scraps lifetime pensions after protests
East Timor voted on Friday to scrap the lifetime pension law for MPs and public officials, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks in one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. Former MPs and some public officials are entitled...
Owner: Shahnaz Rahman
When students force power to listen: Lessons from Timor-Leste for Southeast Asia —Khoo Ying Hooi
SEPT 27 — In mid-September 2025, Dili’s streets became the stage for one of Timor-Leste’s most significant protests since independence. Over a thousand students gathered to denounce two controversial parliamentary moves: the acquisition of...
Owner: Dato' Siew Ka Wei
Handing Trump a stake in Australian mining companies would be a disaster — and may be illegal as well
The Albanese government’s desire to hand control of Australian critical minerals to other countries is a huge strategic risk, not to mention completely inconsistent with our foreign investment policy. Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump (Image:...
Owner: Eric Beecher
ASEAN Economic Ministers Affirm Support For Timor-Leste Full Membership
By Karina Imran, Ahmad Erwan Othman and Maizatul Jamny Muhammad Rosli KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- ASEAN economic ministers have collectively reaffirmed their support for Timor-Leste’s full membership in the regional bloc, paving the way for...
Owner: Malaysian Government
Student protests win: East Timor axes lifetime pensions, cancels SUV plan for officials
DILI, Sept 26 — East Timor voted on Friday to scrap the lifetime pension law for MPs and public officials, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks in one of South-east Asia’s poorest countries. Former MPs and some public...
Owner: Dato' Siew Ka Wei
Timor Gap Boosts Stake in Finder Energy’s Timor-Leste Oil Fields
Finder Energy has executed a binding farm-in agreement with joint venture partner Timor Gap to increase the Timor-Leste state oil company’s stake in Production Sharing Contract (PSC) 19-11, entailing the Kuda Tasi & Jahal (KTJ) fields development...
Owner: AtCoMedia. Inc
Timor-Leste to become Asean’s 11th member in October, formalised at KL summit
Dili – Timor-Leste is slated to become the 11th member of the Asean regional grouping in October, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Sept 23 during a visit to the South-east Asian nation. The accession will be formalised at a gathering...
Owner: Ong Beng Seng & Singaporean Government
ASEAN Jakarta forum participants stress need for popular empowerment
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China Daily Global
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A container is unloaded from a ship onto a truck at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb 12, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] It is high time the Association of Southeast Asian Nations brought the bloc closer to its people, empowering them as well...
Owner: Chinese Government
Timor-Leste to become ASEAN bloc's 11th member in October
DILI, Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste is slated to become the 11th member of the ASEAN regional bloc in October, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday (Sep 23) during a visit to the Southeast Asian nation. The accession will be...
Owner: Singaporean Government
Business : Trade Relations And Collaboration With New Economies Are Among Key Remedies
By Anas Abu Hassan KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- A remedy to the changing geopolitical and global trade winds is to deepen trade relations with new economies while exploring collaboration with new trading blocs. This was among the key...
Owner: Malaysian Government
East Timor to become ASEAN bloc's 11th member in October
East Timor is slated to become the 11th member of the ASEAN regional bloc in October, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday during a visit to the Southeast Asian nation. The accession will be formalised at a gathering of world...
Owner: Aart Jan de Geus
Timor-Leste’s Protests Fit Into a Regional Trend
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s second-ever Southeast Asia Brief. Based out of Jakarta, I’ve been closely watching this region for years—fascinated by the pivotal role it has in geopolitics and the global economy as well as its complex local dynamics....
Owner: Donald Graham
Malaysia’s Anwar Winds up Visit to Timor-Leste as ASEAN Membership Looms
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday wound up a two-day visit to Timor-Leste, a month ahead of the nation’s long-awaited accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Speaking at a joint press conference at the end...
Owner: James Pach
Anwar’s Timor-Leste visit boosts ASEAN bid and bilateral ties
DILI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s two-day official visit to Timor-Leste has reaffirmed Malaysia’s strong support for the country’s ASEAN membership ambitions. The visit concluded with significant advancements in bilateral cooperation...