Follow all the day’s news. 03:35 Dr José Ramos-Horta is at the press club. National Press Club president Laura Tingle introduces him, and tells this story: A few years ago, a …
Timor-Leste: PM Taur Matan Ruak Meets Fish Farmers To Celebrate Successes In Scaling Up Aquaculture Production
The visit marks the start of the harvesting season for nearly 200 project farmers across Timor-Leste, which is expected to produce over 60 tons of fish from a nearly 5 hectare pond area.
Penny Wong calls for quiet negotiations over gas project after Jose Ramos-Horta warns Timor Leste may turn to China
The Foreign Minister has delivered a careful rebuke to Timor Leste’s President José Ramos-Horta, who has been demanding the federal government intervene to help his country resolve a lengthy …
Australia issues veiled warning to Timor-Leste of risk of ties with China
Australia issued a veiled warning to Timor-Leste on Thursday about the risks of associating with China in developing the Greater Sunrise oil and gas fields, a project that has been stalled for decades …
The beautiful Asian country you never thought to visit – and why you must
Alexandra Tolstoy explains why the equine safaris she leads in Kyrgyzstan deliver such a unique insight into this story-book landscape Credit: VASLII BEREZHNOI I love the sense of arrival in Bishkek.
UAE property: ‘Does an eviction notice have to be personally given to a tenant?’
However, I wish to sell the unit as soon as possible.I know that I need to give them a 12-month notarised eviction notice. Can I serve this notice before September 30 and sell the property with the …
Rising cost of living makes clean water a luxury in Syria
Many people in war-stricken northeast Syria cannot afford clean water with inflation rising due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Weaving New Life into a Landmark
Sardor Umarov took a second look at a 19-story historic Beaux-Arts skyscraper and noticed an “Under New Management” sign in the wi …
Who is Malaysia’s ‘Fat Leonard’ and how did the US navy bribery scandal convict escape?
Investigators say defence contractor Leonard Francis bilked the navy out of more than $35 million by buying off officers with sex parties and luxury gifts.
As South Korea moves to expand nuclear power, disquiet grows among nearby residents
Hwang Bun-hee, 74, lives in a pink house near the sea surrounded by a riotous vegetable garden and sounds of birds – but she gets upset whenever she looks at her house, just a few minutes’ walk from …