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    Reshuffle is just playing politics: Fretilin MP

    Timor Newsline , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    The Fretilin leader in parliament, Aniceto Guterres, has said issue of the possible cabinet reshuffle is a political drama made by the Government to keep the public’s attention away from the issue of corruption in the country.

  • Horta and Gusmão arguing over low wages for village chiefs

    Timor Post , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    President Jose Ramos Horta has said he and the Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão have had recent arguments regarding the issue of low salaries for village chiefs throughout the country.

  • Government needs to make assessment to the National Police’s work

    Timor Post , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    The President of the Parliamentary Committee B for defense and security, Duari Nunes has called on the government to make an assessment of the work of the national police.

  • Government re-signs agreement with Development Group GTZ

  • Timor Post , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    The Deputy Minister for the Economy, Cristiano da Costa, the State Secretary for Youth and Sports, Miguel Manatelu and a representative from the German Development agency GTZ have signed a new agreement for an International Peace Fund Project.

  • President Horta announces new Timorese Ambassador to the United Nations

    Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    President Jose Ramos Horta has announced that, Sofia Borges, will be Timor-Leste’s new Ambassador to the United Nations.

  • State Secretary for Security plans to add new security post in Kovalima and Bobonaro

    Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    The State Secretary for Security, Francisco Guterres has said that the defense force will construct a new security post in the Bobonaro and Kovalima Districts following a request by local residents to secure their safety against ninja gangs in the area.

  President Horta inaugurates Human Rights juridical library

  Diario Nacional , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  The President Jose Ramos Horta has inaugurated the new library for the Timorese Human Right and Justice Ombudsmen (PDHJ), which has been set up to allow the ombudsmen to improve their education and facilitate good governance in the country.

• Fretilin calls for Corruption Commission to control MPs work

  Diario Nacional , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Fretilin MP, Osorio Florindo, has called for the anti-corruption commission to begin controlling the work carried out by parliamentary members in the future following the Parliamentary President Fernando “Lasama” de Araujo holding a recent trip to districts in the west of Timor Leste with only the members of his own party.

• Govt attends Mr Carvalhos’ Funeral

  Diario Nacional , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  The majority of the Timorese Government attended the funeral ceremony of the former State Secretary for Fisheries, Eduardo Carvalho, who passed away last Saturday.

• National Police facilities are inadequate: MP Nunes

  Diario Nacional , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  The Parliamentary Committee B for Defense and Security President, Duarte Nunes has said the Timorese National Police (PNTL)’s facilities are inadequate to support them in carrying out their work for maintaining the country’s security.

• Minister da Costa denies rumors of Katuas Hotel Attack

  Diario Nacional , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  The Timorese Foreign Affairs Minister, Zacarias Albano da Costa, has totally denied claims that he was attacked by another man in the Katuas Hotel due to an issue with a local woman.

• Australian Federal Police make new discovery on Horta shooting

  Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 9 February 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  The result of the a recent forensic examination by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have revealed that the bullets used to shoot President Jose Ramos Horta on February 11th, 2008 were fired from one weapon.