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Last update: an hour agoEnergy & Investment: East Timor has broken ground on a $107 million EDF–Itochu solar plant with storage in Manatuto, aiming to cut fuel-import dependence and supply about 30% of electricity demand by 2028. Foreign Affairs: Timor-Leste’s Bendito dos Santos Freitas met Egypt’s FM Badr Abdelatty in Manila, with Egypt stressing 20 years of diplomatic ties and hoping ASEAN membership boosts development and capacity-building. Regional Diplomacy: The US reiterated it “will never abandon” ASEAN partners and warned that any Iran move to control tolls in the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent. ASEAN Politics: Cambodia used the ARF to press for peaceful, law-based handling of the Cambodia–Thailand border dispute, even as the ceasefire holds but tensions remain. Sports (Timor-Leste link): Singapore’s ASEAN Championship opener vs Cambodia ended 2-1, with the Lions next facing Timor-Leste on Monday.
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