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 – 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.

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.

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.

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.