Digital Governance: Timor-Leste launched verify.gov.tl, a Cambodia-supported online portal to verify driver’s licences and transport documents, aiming to cut fraud and lower licence issuance costs. Regional Diplomacy: President José Ramos-Horta used an ERIA lecture in Jakarta to stress reconciliation, dialogue, and ASEAN integration as the route to stability, while also highlighting Timor-Leste’s push to align laws ahead of its 2029 ASEAN chair priorities. ASEAN Engagement: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão will visit Vietnam and attend the 3rd ASEAN Future Forum (June 7–10). Housing Access: A Philippine lawmaker, Mahipus, urged government housing agencies to reserve units for the poorest and ensure beneficiaries can stay without amortization or payments—measuring success by families served, not construction numbers. Maritime Law Watch: Cambodia moved to start UNCLOS compulsory conciliation with Thailand after Thailand withdrew from the 2001 overlapping-claims framework, citing a need for peaceful, international-law resolution. Security Cooperation: Timor-Leste Navy personnel visited Australia’s Darwin to build ties and gain operational experience with the Royal Australian Navy.