East Timor

In a bid to curb violence, East Timor is cracking down on pencak silat.

Despite the rhetoric, Southeast Asian governments have been slow to tap their oil reserves. Fracking could make progress even slower.

Tensions between East Timor and Woodside Petroleum mount over oil fields in the Timor Sea.

After 40 years ASEAN members are still struggling to create a sense of solidarity.

Why both nations must move past words like “strategic partnership” and embrace each other.

Luke Hunt pays tribute to a colleague and old friend.

Luke Hunt on recent elections that show further signs of hope in East Timor.

Jose Ramos-Horta is set to lose the presidency after coming third in the first round of Timor-Leste polls.

Timor-Leste is keen to join ASEAN. But security factors make the prospect unlikely, for now at least.

Timor-Leste is keen to join ASEAN. But security factors make the prospect unlikely, for now at least.

Ten years after voting for independence even the opposition is upbeat about Timor-Leste’s future, reports Anthony Anderton. But the country still faces daunting obstacles for long-term stability.

Just weeks after Timor-Leste voted for independence, the town of Suai was visited by a gang of pro-Indonesian rule militiamen who slaughtered dozens of unarmed citizens hiding in a church. Steve Holland meets Manuel dos Santos who, 10 years later, is still waiting for justice–and for his abducted daughter to come home.