Deepwater Survey Push for Sunrise/TLNG: Fugro has won additional Timor-Leste Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources contracts, including heavy geotechnical and metocean surveys to map seabed and subsurface conditions for the Greater Sunrise Gas Export Pipeline and the Bayu-Undan Pipeline Highway toward Natarbora, with fieldwork planned to start in early 2027 and supported by remote operations from Kuala Lumpur. Offshore Baseline Work Starts Next: TDI-Brooks, with Taka Hydrocore Indonesia, was selected for a light geotechnical and environmental baseline survey offshore Timor-Leste to support TLNG pipeline routing, including seabed tests and sediment/water sampling, with operations scheduled to begin mid-January 2027. AI and Minority Languages: A new report highlights how generative AI can miss minority languages, while communities are using AI-enabled tools to document and preserve local languages—an issue directly relevant to Tetun and other Timor-Leste language ecosystems. Regional Tech Diplomacy: A separate piece notes Australia’s public broadcasters are being used as “soft power” across the Indo-Pacific, including partnerships with Timor-Leste, linking media, science, and research outreach. UN Gender Equality Pressure: A UN Women-focused brief warns progress toward gender equality is far too slow, with leadership and representation still heavily male-dominated.