Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, has conceded that past government actions towards Timor Leste, particularly over the Greater Sunrise gas and oil project, were not accomplished“in the spirit of friendship.” Ms. Wong’s comments come days after former East Timor (Timor Leste) independence fighter Xanana Gusmao was sworn in as prime minister following his party’s election…
Timor Leste’s Xanama Gusmao Poised to Push Australia for Gas Pipeline to Country’s South Coast
Timor Leste’s independence fighter and first president Xanana Gusmao is set on pushing Australia for a gas pipeline to be built from the Greater Sunrise fields in the Timor Sea to his country’s south coast if his party wins the country’s parliamentary election. Currently, Gusmao’s party, the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), has received…
East Timor’s Opposition Tops Polls But Falls Short of Majority
Independence fighter and former president Xanana Gusmao of East Timor and his opposition party have won the most votes in the island nation’s parliamentary election, but fell short of the majority needed to form a government, official results showed on Tuesday. The election, which was held on Sunday, had been billed as a battle for…
Australian PM Reaffirms Friendship With Timor-Leste as ‘Strong and Vibrant’
In a show of friendship, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed the country’s enduring relationship with Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, during a visit by the island nation’s prime minister and his delegation on Feb. 8. Both prime ministers discussed economic, security and regional cooperation, including recent developments related to the controversial gas…
ASEAN Leaders Give ‘In-Principle’ Support for Timor-Leste’s Membership. What Does This Actually Mean?
On Friday, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s member states provided a statement announcing “in-principle” support for Timor-Leste to be admitted as its 11th member. So does this mean Timor-Leste’s long wait to become a member of ASEAN is finally over? The short answer is not quite. It is a positive development that all…
East Timor Pulls China Card in Floundering Energy Talks With Australia
September 4, 2022
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East Timor President Jose Ramas-Horta is using China as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Australian government over the construction of a gas pipeline from the resource-heavy Timor Sea. The president said his country would be happy to enlist China’s help to facilitate the development of the pipeline from the Greater Sunrise gas fields project…
Australia Opens Molecular Lab in Timor-Leste to Combat Exotic Animal Diseases
A portable molecular lab that will be used to detect exotic animal diseases and biosecurity threats has opened in Timor-Leste following a seven-year joint project between Australia and the Timorese government. Created in partnership between Agriculture Victoria and Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the purpose-built lab aims to equip Timorese vets with resources to…
Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Rattles East Timor near Indonesia
The coast of East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, was rattled by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake early May 27, according to the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency. The agency did not issue a tsunami threat warning, and there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage so far. It stated that the quake…
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