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…

DILI - The government rhetoric – at least most of it – is relayed in earnest. Timor-Leste’s rich underwater marine life is to be nurtured, they keep saying; the tourists it will attract an integral part in much-needed diversification of the half island’s fragile economy. As too is maintaining a…

JAKARTA – Timor-Leste and Indonesia have agreed to establish a Senior Official Consultation (SOC) forum to formulate the settlement of border disputes.