Australian Experts Ratchet Up Timor-Leste “Resource Curse” as Oil and Gas Treaty On Table
CANBERRA - Timor-Leste's decision to rip up a treaty with Australia on the carve up of future revenue from Greater Sunrise oil and gas reserve in the Timor Sea could make it an "architect of its own demise", experts have told a parliamentary inquiry.
DILI: A two-month hearse strike at the National Hospital of Guido Valadares (HNGV) has resulted in some families having to use their own motorbikes to transport corpses to the hospital morgue in Dili.
‘Want to come back? Leave the union’ – Seasonal Workers Program
"If you want to come back [to Australia], you have to leave the (labour) union." This was the stark warning a fruit picker taking part in the Australian government’s Seasonal Workers Program told Fairfax Media he was given.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s roads are increasingly becoming a dangerous place to be, with accidents spiking across the half island nation in the past three months, according to a report by national police.
DILI: Timor Leste’s President, Taur Matan Ruak, has warned the nation’s foreign affairs department is failing the country, with little progress taken on promised international agreements.
Kiwi Adventurer Makes Emergency Stop in Dili
DILI – The stop in Dili was not planned, writes New Zealand adventurer Grant ‘Axe’ Rawlinson on his Facebook site on Saturday. “But it was critical.”
DILI: The head of Timor-Leste’s defense force has condemned the capacity of nation’s leaders, saying their failure to control growing conflict between political party supporters is fueling electoral tension and nation-wide instability.
Timor-Leste’s Women Rank behind United Arab Emirates in Global Gender Gap Stats
DILI – As the world slowed to mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, gender differences were put briefly in the spotlight. For the Asian continent as a whole, commentators attest that the report card is far from impressive despite efforts to bridge the gap.
NZ Defence Force Chief Visits Timor-Leste
Auckland, New Zealand – New Zealand’s Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Tim Keating, has been speaking up his countries engagement with Timor-Leste as he prepared for an official visit to the island nation this week.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s national police have seized 199 motorbikes driven as part of a convey of supporters from Liquicia to Diliof FRETELIN’s presidential candidate Francisco Guterres ‘Lu-Olo’ on Sunday.
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DILI – Sexual assault of children and concerning rates of gender-based violence in Timor-Leste are condemned in a new human rights country report released on Friday.
DILI – The Chinese fishing company Pingtan Marine Enterprise that has been found with 43 tons of protected shark in its catch, has not had its licence suspended Timor-Leste’s Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries said Monday.
Madalena Hanjam’s Lawyer Calls to Acquit Client’s Case
DILI: The failure of the District Court in Dilito explain why it is not answering high profile demands for appeal into the controversial corruption cases of former politicians has undermined its credibility, a lawyer on the investigation has said.
Depleted Fish Stocks Pushing Illegal Fishing Practices
Hundreds of dead sharks are heaped together in a salt-stained pile below deck of the trawler as locals fishing inspectors carefully pick their way among the carcasses.
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