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      UN mission needs to be extended: MPs

      Timor Newsline , 30 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
      MP Inacio Moreira from Fretilin said Timor-Leste still needed the presence of the UN in Timor-Leste, due to it would help professionalize the Timorese people, therefore the extension of the UN mission was necessary.

    • MPs calls on state bodies to halt ISF’s presence

      Timor Newsline , 30 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
      MP Inacio Moreira from Fretilin has called on the country’s state bodies to halt the presence of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Timor-Leste, as security situation in the country has returned to normal.

    • Timor-Leste sends letter to Indonesia

      Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 30 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Timor-Leste has officially sent an official letter to Indonesia in relation to the Timorese security post destruction by the Indonesia’s TNI soldiers in the border in recent days.

    • Horta and residents in Bobonaro believe in PM Gusmão to develop the country

      Diario Nacional , 30 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
      President Jose Ramos Horta said Timor-Leste is a young country that just reached its independence for ten years; therefore peace and stability in the country was necessary to be maintained and be strengthened.

    • Development partners would continue supporting Timorese Govt

      Diario Nacional , 30 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Finance and Planning Minister, Emilia Pires said the country’s development partners [donors] were ready to continue providing their support to the Timorese Government in 2010 in developing the country and bringing the people to a better future.

    • SES would spend US $ 20 million for construction in 2010

      Diario Nacional , 30 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
      State Secretary for Security, Francisco Guterres said they had executed 60% of the general state budget allocated to them and in 2010 the Government would allocate more budgets worth US $ 17.20 million which would be spent for purchasing the Timorese National Police (PNTL)’s uniform, cars maintenance and fuel.

    • SED signs MoU with RTTL about program broadcast

      Diario Nacional , 30 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
      State Secretary for Defense (SED), Julio Tomas Pinto has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Radio Televizaun Timor-Leste [public broadcasting] which was about broadcasting the SED’s progarms.

    • Govt dilemmatic appointing figure for KAK

      Timor Post , 30 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
      The Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP) Government is dilemmatic to appoint a figure to take up the post of the approved anti-corruption commission commissary. President Jose Ramos Horta also tries to seek for qualified and credible person for the post.

    Minister recognizes difficulties in Ministry of Education

    Timor Post , 30 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
    Minister for Education, João Cancio Freitas recognized that the Ministry that he was leading faced many difficulties and problems.

  • CPD-RDTL refuses to become political party

    Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 30 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
    CPD-RDTL [a Timorese Resistance Organization] has rejected Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão’s recent call urging them [CPD-RDTL] to form a political party, so that it could run for the general elections.

  • AMP Govt is incapable: Alkatiri

    Diario Nacional , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
    Fretilin Secretary General Mari Alkatiri said the Parliamentary Majority Alliance Government was incapable of executing the country’s general state budget of 2009, due to it had only executed 48, 2%.

  • It takes time to achieve good economy: Horta

    Diario Nacional , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
    President Jose Ramos Horta said Timor-Leste was one of the countries that majority of which population are farming, yet economic process of the country was slower and would take time to improve.

  • Security post for UPF in the border will continue: Monteiro

    Diario Nacional , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
    Following the destruction to the security post of the Timorese Border Police Unit (UPF) by some of the Indonesian armed force in the border area, the Timorese Police Commander, Longinhos Monteiro said the construction to the referred post would continue.

  • ISF presence will be determined by the state: Pinto

    Timor Post , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
    State Secretary for Defense, Julio Thomas Pinto said the prolongation of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in the country would be determined by the country’s state bodies.

  • Alkatiri questions Govt’s capability

    Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
    Fretilin Secretary General, Mari Alkatiri has questioned the capability of the Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP) Government in regard to the 2009’s general state budget execution, because the referred budget was worth US $ 680. 873, but only 48, 2% of it was executed.

  • SED to purchase 16 cars for Timorese Military Police

    Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
    State Secretary for Defense, Julio Tomas Pinto said the Government would purchase 16 cars for the Timorese Military Police in 2010 and the funds would take from minor capital worth US $ 1, 6 million.

  IDPs problem will completely overcome in December
  

  Timor Post , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Director for DNAS, Amandio Amaral Freitas said the Government through the National Department for Social Assistance (DNAS) has promised that the Government would completely resolve the IDPs’ problem in the country in December.

• Pereira: Heavy oil power construction project is slower because of some changes

  Timor Post , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  State Secretary for Electricity, Water and Urbanization, Januario Pereira said his priority programs in 2009 was maintenance to the power engines, but they had no special technicians to fix the engines.

• A joint security team heads to Maliana for police amassment

  Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  A joint national security team has headed to the western district of Bobonaro for making assessment to the Timorese Police in that district before the UN Police hands over security responsibility.

• Gusmão wants CPD-RDTL to be realistic to obey constitution

  Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão said the current Constitution of Timor-Leste could be amended and replaced by the Timorese Constitution drafted in 1975 once the CPD-RDTL [a Timorese Resistance Organization] was bravely to form a political party and should win majority in the elections. Gusmão wanted the CPD-RDTL to be realistic with the changes worldwide and obey the current constitution.

• Govt to seek for ways to facilitate commission for combatants: Gusmão

  Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 29 October 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão said the Government would seek for ways to help facilitate the Commission for Homage and Combatants to speed up the process of registration in the grassroots.