Wealth gap growing in East Timor

As East Timor prepares to elect a new president this weekend, there's growing concerns the growing wealth isn't being spread evenly, Brian Thomson reports.

East Timor goes to the polls this weekend, to elect a new president.

It's the third presidential election since independence and the first in peaceful circumstances.

And in the four years since the last poll, there's been significant transformation.

But as SBS Senior Correspondent Brian Thomson reports, there's concern the growing wealth isn't being spread evenly.