DILI:UK independent oil and gas exploration company Baron Oil through its subsidiary SundaGas Pty Ltd, was awarded Friday an offshore production-sharing contract by Timor-Leste’s National Petroleum Authority.

DILI – Timor-Leste is set to toughen its border security as part of terrorism protection plans, following talks with Australia to gain its support to train police and security personnel.

Interim Interior Minister, Filomeno Paixão de Jesus met his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton Thursday, on the side-lines of the ‘No Money for Terror’ international conference in Melbourne.

DILI: The government through the Ministry of Arts and Culture has offered to compensate people to build and preserve the indigenous sacred house (‘uma lulik’), as a part of a campaign to honour the tradition and to display the Fataluku people’s craftsmanship to international visitors.