Energy & Infrastructure Finance: Timor-Leste secured $85.7m for its first utility-scale solar-plus-storage project (73.7MW with 80.2MWh batteries), backed by ADB, IFC, JICA, and other concessional lenders, with power sold under a 25-year deal to EDT. Digital Connectivity: Timor-Leste launched commercial fibre internet via Timor-Leste Cables after a 607km undersea link to Darwin, with services rolling out through TT, Telemor, Telecomcel and 20+ local providers. Offshore Energy Engineering: Fugro won a contract for an underwater survey to support Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan—using autonomous underwater vehicle work plus geophysical and seismic surveys for pipeline and engineering planning. Government & Public Sector: The Council of Ministers approved steps to slow public administration hiring (including temporary workers) and a media subsidy decree-law aimed at strengthening support for outlets. Regional Security & Skills: PNG and Timor-Leste discussed security cooperation (including Timor-Leste defence personnel for PNG election support) and a joint scholarship push for fields like mining engineering and tropical medicine. Agriculture & Livestock Health: A community-led brucellosis effort in Timor-Leste is improving safer animal-birth handling, vaccination readiness, and links between farmers and veterinary technicians.