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        Asia Foundation trains Community policing about conflict prevention

        Timor Post , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        The Asian Foundation in Timor-Leste has training for the Community Police about conflict prevention by creating community leader counsel in order to identify, analyze and make classification into the problems and how to resolve problem appeared in the community.

      • President Horta calls on PM Gusmão to have national consensus

        Diario Nacional , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        President Jose Ramos Horta has called on Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão to have national consensus with politicians before implementing the Government’s National Strategic Planning.

      • President Horta denies information about he signs MoU with Kuwait Govt

        Diario Nacional , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        President Jose Ramos Horta, has totally denied an allegation saying he had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kuwait Government about highway project constructed from Com of Lautem district to Mota-Ain of Bobonaro district.

      • • Salshina does not include in pardoning list

          Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
          President Jose Ramos Horta has not declared to give pardon to the prisoners in the commemoration of the Timorese Independence Restoration Day on May 20 this year, due to the ex-rebel leader, Gastão Salsinha and his followers do not include in the list proposed by the Government.

        • Police has evidence of illegal armed groups

          Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
          The Timorese National Police’s Investigation Department (NID) has concrete evidences from the victims on the activity the illegal armed groups who have maltreated the local residents in Ermera district.

        • The country’s stability forces Rodrigues to resign from his post

          Timor Post , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
          Former Timorese Defense Minister, Roque Rodrigues said he resigned from his political post as defense minister on 31 May 2006 due to stability of the country was not going well.

        • F-FDTL and TNI cooperate to control border

          Timor Post , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
          A press release has stated that the Timorese Defense Force (F-FDTL) Commander, Major General Taur Matan Ruak, held an official visit to Indonesia to meet with the Indonesian TNI General Djoko Santoso.

        • President Horta to contact Commissioner Monteiro

          Timor Post , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
          President Jose Ramos Horta, has said that he would contact the Timorese Police Commander, Commissioner Police Longuinhos Monteiro in order to seek for solution to halt presence of the illegal armed groups in Ermera.

        • Govt proposes 837.981 million for general state budget

          Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
          The National Parliament has officially launched the proposed law n 37/II the general additional state budget for 2010 worth 837.981 to the Special Committee to look at it and give comment before coming to a profound debate.

        • Gusmão declares not to wait for MCC

          Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
          Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão has called on the Timorese people to not urge the Government to always ask donors through the Millennium Challenge Cooperation known as MCC [funds from the US].

        PM Gusmão will be responsible for the work of AMP Govt in court

        Diario Nacional , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        MP Estanislau Aleixo da Silva from Fretilin has said that Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão would be responsible for the work of the Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP) soon after it mandate comes to end in 2012.

      • President Horta: “Govt should invest for children”

        Diario Nacional , 2 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
        President Jose Ramos Horta has called on the Government to invest for Children in order to prevent illness and analphabetism in the country.

      Fretilin questions police commander’s comments on insecurity

      Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 1 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Fretilin has questioned the recent comments made by the National Police Commander, Commissioner Longuinhos Monteiro saying that there are some illegal armed groups moving around in Ermera district.

    • Indonesian TNI raises Merah Putih flag in Oe-cuse

      Diario Nacional , 1 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      MP Vital dos Santos from the Democratic Party (PD) has said that the Indonesian TNI on Wednesday 26, May passed the border of Timor-Leste about one kilometer away in Naktuka sub-village of Deloupe village, Oecuse district raising their Flag of Merah Putih.

    • PNTL identifies illegal armed group in Ermera

      Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 1 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Timorese Deputy Police Commander, Commissioner Afonso de Jesus has confirmed that the National Police really identifies illegal armed group in Ermera District.

    • Fretilin calls on President Horta to dissolve Parliament

      Diario Nacional , 1 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      MP Francisco Miranda Branco from Fretilin, yesterday called on the President Jose Ramos Horta to dissolve the National Parliament as it has not functioned well due to the absences of the MPs in the plenary.

    • PM Gusmao cancels high way project plant

      Timor Post , 1 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said he had cancelled high way project plant which would be constructed from Com of Lautem to Batugade. The project is cancelled, due to certain people would use the opportunity to corrupt. It would spend about US $ 600 million and that would be borrowed from Qatar.

    • Timor-Leste prepared to halt gas and oil contract

      Timor Post , 1 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has pledged to firmly defend his Government’s policy of building the Greater Sunrise gas and oil field’s pipelines to Timor-Leste. Gusmao seems not to continue the project which would cost billions of US from the Greater Sunrise in the Timor Sea.

    • MPs want police commander to appear in Parliament

      Timor Post , 1 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
      Some of the parliamentary members have urged Timorese National Police Commander, Commissioner Longinhos Monteiro to appear in the Parliament for responding to the issue of illegal armed groups in Ermera district.

    Residents allege police of engaging in theft

    Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 1 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior

    A resident of Leber village of Bobonaro District, Jose da Costa, has alleged the National Police Officers of engaging in shooting dead illegally 28 of his buffaloes.

    Fretilin-AMP considers Commissioner Monteiro is alarmist

    Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 1 June 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior

    MP Osorio Florindo from Fertilin has considered the recent statement made by the Timorese Police Commander Commissioner Longuinhos Monteiro saying there was a gun shot in Ermera was a threat as it made people to worry about the country’s security situation.

    Parliament urges Govt to implement boarder pass

    Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 28 May 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior

    The Timorese Parliamentary members have urged the Government to implement boarder pass which was agreed with the Indonesian Government.

    
    

    Fretilin against establishment of FNPK

    Diario Nacional , 28 May 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    The Fretilin Bench in the Parliament is against Deputy Prime Minister Mario Viegas Carrascalao’s proposal of establishing national forum for corruption prevention (FNPK), as they prefer endorsing the institutions that have been set up by the state.

  • PN is yet to receive trimester budget report: MP da Silva

    Timor Post , 28 May 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
    MP Estanilau Aleixo da Silva from Fretin has said that National Parliament has not received any report on trimester’s budget execution from March up to this month.

  
  

  151 Timorese people infected by HIV/AIDS

  Timor Post , 28 May 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Luta Hamutuk’s Commission against HIV/AIDS Vice President, Aguia Belo Ximenes, has said that based on the statistics data that there were 151 of the Timorese people had been infected by HIV/AIDS and 20 of them died.

• Developing Tetun does not mean to eliminate Portuguese

  Timor Post , 28 May 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Leader of the National Commission of Education, Kristy Sword Gusmão, said the objective of developing Tetun did not mean to eliminate Portuguese language as official language in the country.

• No exchange shootings in Ermera: Ermera District Police Commander, Soares

  Timor Post , 28 May 2010- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Ermera District Police Commander, Mariano Martins Soares, has confirmed that the current situation in Ermera District was under control and going well.