Energy & Regulation: AIM-listed Sunda Energy says it has held clarification meetings with Timor-Leste’s upstream regulator ANP and Timor GAP after the government signaled it may terminate the TL-SO-19-16 production sharing contract tied to the Chuditch gas discovery, with the firm now weighing next steps including whether to drill the Chuditch-2 appraisal well. Diplomacy & Climate: Indonesia’s Megawati Soekarnoputri met Timor-Leste PM Xanana Gusmao in Dili, urging joint climate action, maritime cooperation, and a comparative study on nationalism through Indonesian institutions, including BRIN, to tackle El Niño and drought risks. Regional Security: Timor-Leste is listed among new diplomatic partners in the wider Pacific security conversation, as countries discuss deeper defence cooperation and consult-based mutual obligations. Youth & Sports: The Philippines’ Olympic Committee launched the SEA Plus Youth Games for athletes 16 and under, with Timor-Leste among the Southeast Asian contingent for the Dec. 2–14, 2027 event. Governance & Resilience: OCD XI is pushing a 30-year disaster resilience master plan from barangay to provincial levels, aiming to move beyond compliance-only plans and include all disaster-prone communities.