Parliamentary elections in East Timor are scheduled for today 21 May 2023; the President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds

1.500 bamboo seedlings have been planted in areas at risk of land erosion in the capital Dili; the initiative of the Secretary of State for Forestry with the municipality selected plants that are particularly effective against erosion

Fact-checking website verifikafaktus.tl has been launched as part of East Timor's efforts to curb misinformation on social media while promoting digital literacy and reliable information flow; the new portal will be a key tool to spot false contents

Newest member of the ASEAN countries, East Timor will be ready to organise the regional bloc's annual meeting by 2029; to do so, Dili is accelerating its infrastructure development and intensifying efforts to attract more visitors

East Timor became a member state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on 26 October 2025 during the 47th ASEAN Summit, finishing a two-decade accession process and after being an observer since 2002