Sources: ABC News
A hybrid solar eclipse occurs across the South Pacific in Australia, East Timor, and Indonesia. 2023-04-20
East Timor is granted observer member status of the ASEAN bloc of nations, with a roadmap to membership established. The country welcomes the decision as it currently experiences high levels of unemployment and malnourishment. 2022-11-11
East Timor reports its first community transmitted cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in 12 samples from the Ermera region. 2021-08-10
At least 80 people are killed in Flores island, Indonesia, and 21 more in Dili, East Timor, by flash floods and landslides. 2021-04-4
Australia and East Timor sign a treaty for a permanent maritime border in the Timor Sea, ending a decade-long dispute over rights to the sea's rich oil and gas reserves. 2018-03-7
Australia and East Timor settle a dispute between the two countries in the Timor Sea. 2017-09-2
Voters in East Timor go to the polls to elect members of their National Parliament. 2017-07-22
Elections are held in East Timor to vote for the nation's 4th President. Francisco Guterres, runner-up in the 2007 and 2012 elections, is expected to win due to the support of Xanana Gusmão. 2017-03-20
East Timor rejected Chinese plans to build a radar on its territory in 2007, due to fears it would be used for intelligence purposes, according to Wikileaks. 2011-05-10
President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta begins his two-day first official state visit to Ireland by meeting Taoiseach Brian Cowen, urging the country to continue providing economic support as a priority nation and receiving an honorary doctorate from University College Dublin. 2010-03-8