The fight for independence is over, but Timor-Leste needs to unite as a country yet again to fight its new war against poverty. While there are indications of Beijing's growing reach, its role ...

From a much neglected Portuguese colony to independence, Timor-Leste travelled a belated, long and troubled journey that included a 24-year Indonesian occupation. A classic process of European ...

Timor-Leste’s tumultuous road to independence, from fragility to stability, was the topic of an address from H.E. Dr. Rui Maria De Araújo, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, at an Asia Society Policy ...

Xanana Gusmao, 75, spent more than two decades fighting for Timor-Leste’s freedom from Indonesia’s control and became the country’s first post- independence president. He was still at the ...

Timor-Leste's ambassador to Australia on his country's independence movement and its maritime dispute with Canberra.

Anito is interviewed as part of RTTL's new documentary reflecting on 25 years since Timor-Leste's vote for Independence.(RTTL) The 25th anniversary of Timor-Leste’s independence referendum is a ...

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan, on Thursday, participated in commemorating the Independence Day of ...

A small country in Southeast Asia that has endured a long and turbulent history to achieve independence is among the least visited countries. Timor-Leste also known as East Timor offers some of ...

Crowds are cheering the arrival of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who's come to help mark Timor-Leste's independence, 25 years on. Speaking at the commemoration, Timor-Leste's ...

DILI, East Timor--Former East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao was sworn in Saturday as prime minister of Asia’s youngest country after his party won the parliamentary election in May.

Timor-Leste gained independence on May 20, 2002, after more than two decades of occupation by Indonesia when it was called East Timor. The country had been a Portuguese colony until 1975 ...