Timor-Leste has made impressive strides in economic development and institution building. Yet, it is a low-income and fragile country with pressing development needs. A large fraction of the …
Timor-Leste: Drug policy should distinguish cannabis from dangerous drugs – president
Leste’s president on Thursday called for new drug policies for Timor-Leste that are more informed and free from the prejudices of the past …
Timor-Leste’s battle to profit from the Timor Sea’s oil and gas riches
Global affairs editor John Lyons reports from Timor-Leste. JOHN LYONS, REPORTER: In a nation as small as this, you never know who might turn up to watch the sun set. The return of Jose Ramos-Horta …
China aids Timor-Leste in building digital television system
At present, 22 digital channels are available for television viewers in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste and its peripheral areas.
Spies Like Us: how Timor’s oil and gas delivered justice to Bernard Collaery
The prosecution of Bernard Collaery was dropped after pressure from Timor-Leste and fears of China’s expansion, writes Rex Patrick.
Cardinal says tiny East Timor, in shadow of Muslim giant, is laboratory of tolerance
According to new Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, the Archbishop of Dili in Timor-Leste, “The visit of a pope to a land like Timor is very important.” Silva was one of 20 prelates to get a …
Timor-Leste gov’t project aims to scale up tilapia output with WorldFish’s GIFT
The government of the Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste is committing to a long-term project growing domestic production of tilapia in collaboration with Malaysian nonprofit WorldFish …
Politics live: new defence agreement between Australia and Timor-Leste; GDP up 3.6% on last year
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.
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 …