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.

DILI – Plans to bolster business between Timor-Leste and New Zealand appears to be proceeding, with the government of New Zealand inviting Timor-Leste’s prime minister and senior delegation to visit and engage in bilateral discussions.

SAPPORO, Japan — For Alpine skier Yohan Goutt Goncalves, the chance to be Timor-Leste’s sole representative at the Asian Winter Games was too good to pass up, even if it meant missing the world championships.

DILI – While Timor-Leste has made bold health reforms from its fledgling post-independence state where just 20 doctors serviced the populace, the nation is grappling with more evidence that its pregnant women still struggle for midwife access. A new report by the World Bank and Ministry of Health (MOH)highlighted extreme…