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  Govt to versify BPA to another bank: Pires

  Timor Post , 26 June 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Minister for Planning and Finance, Emilia Pires said The Timorese Authority Payment Bank (BPA) was now in diversification to the Petroleum Funds totally 20% that would be managed by the International Payment Bank (BPI).

• Proposed anti-corruption is unconstitutional: Fretilin

  Timor Post , 26 June 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Fretilin said the Government’s proposed anti-corruption law was unconstitutional, yet the Parliamentary Majority alliance (AMP) wanted to amend it, as the commission would be set up for combating corruption.

• Only educated people could lead F-FDTL: Lere Anan Timur

  Timor Post , 26 June 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  The Timorese Defense Force Chief of Staffs, Colonel Lere Anan Timur said only civilized and educated people could better lead the country’s defense force onward.

• Govt’s report does not reflect reality

  Timor Post , 26 June 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  A Timorese local NGO known as LUTAHAMUTUK said the Government recent report on the country’s state budget of 2008 did not reflect reality, because it had not followed actual execution of implementation.

• Constitution weakens task of PDHJ

  Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 26 June 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Timorese Human Right and Justice Ombudsmen (PDHJ) Sebastião Ximenes said the PDHJ had not conducted its task optimally, because they were challenged by the constitution.

• ISF and UN Police to strengthen security in the border

  Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 26 June 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Timorese Government has planned to coordinate with the International Stabilization Force (ISF) and the UN Police to involve them in the border to better provide security in that area, says State Secretary for security, Francisco Guterres.

• Carrascalão calls for Oe-cusse people to pay attention to corruption

  Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 26 June 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Deputy Prime Minister for Management and Administration, Mario Viegas Carrascalão has called for Oe-cusse people to pay attention to corruption in that region and report him about any indication of corruption.

• Nepotism allegation of employing international advisor is too political: Pires

  Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 26 June 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Minister for Planning and Finance, Emilia Pires said allegation case of nepotism in the recruitment of legal advisors at her ministry was a political maneuver.