Aviation & Tourism: Aero Dili marked a historic milestone with its inaugural Darwin–Dili service, adding a new direct Australia link that is expected to boost travel, trade, education, and people-to-people ties across the Timor Sea. ASEAN–Greater Bay Area Push: Timor-Leste’s Vice Prime Minister Francisco Kalbuadi Lay used the GBA-ASEAN Summit to argue for investment and technology transfer, saying the region can help newer ASEAN economies build resilient supply chains and stronger institutions. Energy & Oil & Gas: Sunda Energy began evaluating next steps for the Chuditch-2 appraisal offshore Timor-Leste after receiving a notice of intention to terminate, while also progressing a separate New Zealand acquisition. Disaster Logistics: Timor-Leste joined a Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program training in Brisbane, strengthening warehouse and dispatch skills for faster relief delivery during disasters. Maritime Connectivity: A broader regional logistics and connectivity theme also surfaced as Timor-Leste was listed among observers in a Malaysia-Indonesia MALINDO exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Agriculture Risk: El Niño mapping from FAO flagged heightened drought risk across South and Southeast Asia, putting crop and pasture planning on the agenda.