Pulse of Compassion: PM Anwar and Malaysia Reach Across to Timor-Leste
The pulse of human compassion knows no borders — PM Anwar Ibrahim ensures Malaysia's heartbeat resonates in solidarity with Timor-Leste in its time of national grief.
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The pulse of human compassion knows no borders — PM Anwar Ibrahim ensures Malaysia's heartbeat resonates in solidarity with Timor-Leste in its time of national grief.

Timor-Leste has declared a week of mourning following the death of former president Francisco Guterres at a Malaysian hospital. The 71-year-old led the nation from 2017 to 2022 and was a towering figure in its independence struggle.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has conveyed Malaysia's official condolences over the death of Francisco Guterres, the former president of Timor-Leste, who passed away at Prince Court Hospital in Kuala Lumpur at age 71.

Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta concluded a five-day visit to Malaysia, meeting with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to advance economic cooperation and regional ties ahead of the country's planned ASEAN chairmanship in 2029.