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        UN to provide security and facilities for municipal assembly elections

        Timor Newsline , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        Special Representative of the Secretary General, Ameerah Haq said the UN was ready to provide security and facilities in the process of the country’s municipal assembly elections.

      • Govt supports new UN chief: State secretary for Council of Ministers

        Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        The Timorese Government has expressed its support to the new Chief of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) to strengthen program of development in the country.

      • UN technical team is making assessment to UNMIT Mission

        Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        The UN technical team is currently holding assessment to the United Nations Integrated Mission’s work and is also consulting with the country’s political leaders to get their opinions about making change to the UNMIT Mission.

      • Major General Ruak calls on his four colonels to work harder

        Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        The Timorese Defense Force (F-FDTL) Commander, Major General Taur Matak Ruak has called on four of the F-FDTL’s new colonels promoted today to work harder to create a disciplined, nationalist and patriotic defense force.

      • F-FDTL promotes four of its officials

        Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        The Timorese Defense Force (F-FDTL) has today (14/1) promoted four of its officials to become colonel. Those F-FDTL officials are Colonel Maunana, Colonel Falur Rate Laek, Colonel Pedro Klamar Fuik and Colonel Filomeno Paixão.

      • PM Gusmão: “Govt agrees to replace its nominee Aderito de Jesus Soares”

        Timor Post , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão said the Government was ready to replace its nominee Aderito de Jesus Soares with another figure to take up the approved anti-corruption commission (KAK) President, so that a consensus could be reached.

      • Govt firmly maintains its position to build pipeline to Timor-Leste

        Timor Post , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão said the Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP) Government has firmly maintained its position to install pipeline of the Greater Sunrise’s gas and oil field to Timor-Leste.

      • UN and ISF cooperate to keep security in the border

        Timor Post , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        Special Representative of the Secretary General, Ameerah Haq said the UN Peace keeping force and the International Stabilization Force (ISF) had collaborated well to maintain security in the border.

      Bullet used for shooting Valdir founded
      Timor Post , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Timorese Police Commander, Commissary Longuinhos Monteiro said the investigation team for Delta Nova shootings had found the bullet used for shooting dead Valdir in last December.

    • PM Gusmão will hand over his work to his two Deputies

      Timor Post , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão said he would hand over his work to his two Deputies such as Deputy PM for Social Issues, Jose Luis Guterres and Deputy PM for Management and Public Administration, Mario Viegas Carrascalão, as the prime minister would focus on strategic planning of the Government.

    • Alkatiri denies having secret meeting with President Horta

      Diario Nacional , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Fretilin Secretary General Mari Alkatiri has strongly denied an allegation of holding a secret meeting with President Jose Ramos, he met with the president due to he was invited.

    • PM Gusmão will firmly defend citizens’ right

      Diario Nacional , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão said he would not be swayed in defending the Timorese citizens’ right or demand for installing the Greater Sun Rise oil field pipelines to Timor-Leste.

    • Monteiro calls for people to keep informing PNTL commanders

      Diario Nacional , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Timorese police Commander, Commissary Longuinhos Monteiro has called for all the people to inform him about the PNTL officers who breach the rules, so that the commanders could take a necessary action against their police officers.

    • Monteiro: “Assault on F-FDTL officer involving small group”

      Diario Nacional , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Timorese Police Commander Longuinhos Monteiro said the assault on the Timorese Defense Force (F-FDTL) officer in Kulau of Dili, involving a small group.

    • Cardoso calls Parliament to debate law for municipality

      Diario Nacional , 15 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      National Commission for Election (CNE) President, Faustino Cardoso has called for the MPs to debate law for the municipality system, because the election for the Municipal Assembly would be held in July up to December this year.

    • UN prioritizes reforms to PNTL: Ameerah Haq

      Timor Newsline , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) led by the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative, Ameerah Haq will put the Timorese National Police’s reforms as its top priority.

    UN Delegation discusses future of UN peacekeeping role with Alkatiri
    Timor Newsline , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    Yesterday, Monday the 12th of January in 2010, the former Prime Minister and Secretary-General of FRETILIN, Dr. Mari Alkatiri, met with a UN technical mission led by Mr. Ian Martin, together with the new SRSG Ms Ahmeera Haq and her assistant as well as other UN officials to discuss the role of the follow on UN mission to the country.

  • PM Gusmão welcomes Ameerah Haq to attend Govt’s meeting

    Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão has welcomed the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative, Ameerah Haq to attend the Council of Ministers’ meeting at the Palace of the Government.

  • F-FDTL to keep cooperating with NGOs and Govt’s institutions

    Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    Timorese Defense Force Commander (F-FDTL), Major General Taur Matan Ruak said the F-FDTL would keep cooperating with the Government’s institutions and NGOs to help secure people from natural resources.

  • It is privilege to participate in the Council Ministers’ meeting: Haq

    Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative, Ameerah Haq said it was a great privilege to take part in the Council of Ministers’ meeting at the Palace of the Government.

  • PM Gusmão: “Director not to serve AMP”

    Diario Nacional , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão has called for all the directors in the Government’s institutions or ministries not to serve the Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP), but they have to serve the people.

  • Timorese development in 2009 is better after ten years independence

    Diario Nacional , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    President Jose Ramos Horta said the development in the country had improved in 2009 after ten years independence.

  • Govt rejects to approve Woodside Company’s development plans

    Diario Nacional , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    State Secretary for the Council of Ministries, Hermenegildo Pereira said the Timorese Government had rejected to approve the Woodside Company’s development plans about the Greater Sun Rise gas and oil field, because Timor-Leste had worked with the Petronas Company for building pipeline to Timor-Leste.

  • Haq: “ISF presence is based on trilateral agreements”

    Diario Nacional , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    The UN Secretary General Special Representative to Timor-Leste, Ameerah Haq said the presence of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in the country was based on the agreement made by the Timorese, Australian and the New Zealander Governments.

  Media plays an important role in strengthening democracy
  Diario Nacional , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative to Timor-Leste, Ameerah Haq said the media had an important role to develop the country mainly in the process of strengthening democracy building in the country.

• Haq pledges to help improve security in the country

  Timor Post , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative to Timor-Leste, Ameerah Haq has pledged to make self-efforts to better improve security in the country.

• Victims urge State to be responsible for Vikeke PNTL’s attitude

  Timor Post , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Seven young men who were maltreated by the Timorese National Police (PNTL) of Vikeke district have urged the State to be responsible for this case.

• UN and Timor-Leste’s relations better strengthened

  Diario Nacional , 14 January 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative to Timor-Leste, Ameerah Haq said she was proud of the Timorese top leaders, as they had welcomed her well; showing that Timor-Leste and the UN relationship was strengthened.