Tag Archives: Timor Leste

Tuesday, 21 March 2017 Dili: Timor-Leste voted for a new president, with a former guerilla fighter tipped for victory after winning the backing of the 2 biggest parties, in a new sign of stability for Asia’s youngest nation. The vote comes at a challenging time for the tiny half-island nation …

Tuesday, 10 January 2017 SYDNEY: A contentious maritime border treaty between Timor Leste and Australia which cuts through lucrative oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea is to be torn up, the two sides said. Dili and Canberra have been in dispute over the issue for a decade with …