AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHaze Emergency: Timor-Leste will suspend in-person classes for three days from Oct. 15 as wildfire smoke worsens air pollution across the region. Indonesia is facing its most intense fire season in 11 years, and ASEAN foreign ministers plan to discuss transboundary haze next month. Regional Links: Thailand and Timor-Leste are moving to expand cooperation, including talks on a rice trade deal and faster progress toward direct flights. Vietnam is also stepping up agricultural and fisheries cooperation with Dili. Digital Safety: The ASEAN Foundation says scam operations have spread to Timor-Leste, alongside Myanmar and the Philippines, underscoring growing regional concerns about online fraud. Growth and Challenges: A year after joining ASEAN, Timor-Leste is seeing new construction and business activity, but poverty and malnutrition remain persistent challenges.
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