DILI: Timor-Leste on Tuesday gave approval for its energy partners Australia’s Woodside Energy and Japan’s Oska Gas to start work on a concept study for the development of the Greater Sunrise Gas field.

DILI: On the protected shore of the Timor Sea at Kasait Liquica tens of baby green sea turtles are waiting in plastic tubs to be released into the wild.

DILI: The El Niño weather pattern that can trigger drought in Timor-Leste is increasingly likely to return until early 2024, hitting production of key foods such as rice, vegetables and fruits.

DILI: Senior representatives from Osaka Gas Japan and Australia arrived in Dili on Wednesday to meet Timor-Leste’s Minister for Petroleum and Minerals, as Timor-Leste pushes for progress on the long-stalled Greater Sunrise Gas Project in the Timor-Sea, according to a government filing.

ERMERA: Japan is supporting the training up of tens of health staff across Ermera in an effort to reduce the number of women who die in childbirth, one of several maternal, reproductive and child health projects lead by Japanese NGO ‘Frontline’ in partnership with Ermera Municipality of Health Department.