Energy & Trade: Singapore’s Global Group has started building a US$10 million fuel storage terminal in Timor-Leste’s Liquica, targeting completion in 10 months and adding 3.5 million litres of diesel and 2.5 million litres of petrol storage, with further expansion planned for 2030. Regional Cooperation: Timor-Leste is strengthening fisheries compliance through a Papua New Guinea–Timor-Leste fisheries officer exchange focused on monitoring, enforcement, vessel tracking, and catch documentation to curb illegal fishing. Diplomacy & Climate: Indonesia’s Megawati Soekarnoputri met Timor-Leste PM Xanana Gusmão in Dili, urging joint climate action, maritime cooperation, and a comparative study on nationalism involving Indonesian institutions. Oil & Gas Policy: Sunda Energy says it has held clarification talks with Timor-Leste’s upstream regulator and Timor GAP after reports the government may terminate a production sharing contract tied to the Chuditch gas discovery, and it is now weighing next steps for the planned Chuditch-2 appraisal well. Sports (SEA Plus Youth Games): Timor-Leste is listed among participating countries for the Philippines-hosted SEA Plus Youth Games (Dec 2–14, 2027), a youth tournament aimed at bridging grassroots and major regional competition.