Digital Governance: Timor-Leste launched verify.gov.tl, a Cambodian-supported online portal to verify driver’s licenses and transport documents, aiming to cut document fraud and speed up checks. ASEAN Diplomacy: Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão will visit Vietnam for the ASEAN Future Forum 2026, with both sides pushing cooperation in telecoms, digital transformation, agriculture, energy and skills. Peacebuilding & Leadership: President José Ramos-Horta told an ERIA lecture in Jakarta that reconciliation and dialogue are the keys to regional stability, citing Timor-Leste’s reconciliation with Indonesia as a model. Regional Integration Gains: Ramos-Horta said full ASEAN membership is already accelerating infrastructure and investment, while Timor-Leste works to align laws with ASEAN rules ahead of 2029. Maritime Law Watch: Cambodia formally began compulsory conciliation under UNCLOS after Thailand withdrew from a 2001 maritime framework—an international-law path Phnom Penh says can protect sovereignty and unlock resources.