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January 11,2015
*CNRT president nominates Araujo to become new PM
*Radio Timor-Leste, February 11, 2015 language source: Tetun
CNRT Party President Kayrala Xanana Gusmao and board members of the party have officially nominated Doctor Rui Maria de Araujo to become new prime minister
of Timor-Leste. Xanana made the comments after meeting with all CNRT board members yesterday in Bidau, Dili. CNRT President affirmed that his party nominated
Doctor Araujo as he was qualified and experienced in public administration. “We invited Doctor Rui as individual and as Timorese to become new prime minister for
the new government, so we will inform the president of the republic. Of course the president of the republic will contact him to talk on the establishment of the Government.” “We are pleased as Doctor Rui accepted the confidence we gave him, although he knows there will be challenges,” he said.
*President of the republic agrees with the appointment of Araujo to replace Xanana
*Televizaun Timor-Leste, February 11, 2015 language source: Tetun
President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak has announced the acceptance of Doctor Rui Maria Araujo to replace Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao as the country’s
new prime minister. Mr. Araujo was appointed by CNRT Party as the majority Single Party which has the constitutional rights to nominate anyone to become the
country’s prime minister. The President of the Republic will invite the new appointed prime minister to discuss about the establishment of 6th government and the
new cabinet will be inducted this week.
*US provides skill supports for TL to respond to natural disaster
*Televizaun Timor-Leste, February 11, 2015 language source: Tetun
The US Embassy provides Timor-Leste with skill supports for the country to respond to natural disaster. The support is given through the natural disaster men in
charge throughout the country. The US Ambassador to Timor-Leste, Karen Stanton yesterday officially launched an international standard natural disaster common
system for Timor-Leste. Ms. Stanton affirmed that the referred system could help facilitate the country’s communities to respond to the natural disaster and prepare
Timor-Leste to go into Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN). Deputy Minister for Social Solidarity (MSS), Jacinto Rigoberto said this system could help
orientate the men in charge to make good coordination in responding to the natural disaster in the country.
*MS starts to prevent Ebola
*Televizaun Timor-Leste, February 11, 2015 language source: Tetun
The Ministry of Health (MS) has started taking necessary actions to prevent Ebola which has killed many people in Africa. A doctor from MS said although Ebola had
not yet appeared in Timor-Leste, but the Government had made efforts on how to prevent it. “What we are doing right now is prevention control. How the medical
staffs are providing medical treatment for patients and how they can use the provided medical equipments,” she said.
*Parliament calls on implementation of school feeding program
*Televizaun Timor-Leste, February 11, 2015 language source: Tetun
MPs at the House of the Parliament have called on the Ministry of Education to implement the Government’s school program as soon as possible. Members of the
Parliament said they monitored this program at schools, but it had not yet been reactivated and said such situation had impacted the children. “The rice has been supplied, but the budget which will be spent for other items of the program has not yet been allocated; therefore the school feeding provider has not yet implemented it,”
an MP said. MPs called on the minister that would be appointed for the new government to continue controlling and paying attention to this school feeding program.
*New PM should resolve poverty in TL: Civil society organizations
*Independente, February 11, 2015 language source: Tetun
Civil society organizations hope the appointed new prime minister who will replace the country’s charismatic leader, Xanana Gusmao should resolve the issue of
poverty in Timor-Leste. Program Manager for Asian Justice and Right (AJAR), Inocencio de Jesus Xavier said the decision of the President of the Republic on accepting Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao’s resignation was constitutional. “We are from AJAR hoping that the new Government and the new appointed PM should go
through and follow the mandate which the Constitution gives,” he said.
*Fretilin considers coalition Govt collapses
*Independente, February 11, 2015 language source: Tetun
The Fretilin Party considers the resignation of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao from his post constitutionally shows the coalition Government collapses. President
of the Fretilin Party, Francisco “Lu-Olo” Guterres said if the coalition Government collapsed, the single majority party, CNRT had its constitutional right to appoint a
new prime minister to be presented to the President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) to lead the new government. “On the basis of His Excellency Xanana
Gusmao’s resignation, automatically the coalition party has collapsed. CNRT as the single majority party should nominate someone to become new prime minister,”
he said.
*Fretilin ready to help CNRT, says Lu-Olo
*Suara Timor Loro Sa’e, February 11, 2015 language source: Tetun
President of the Fretilin Party, Francisco “Lu-Olo” Guterres said his party was ready to help or rule the country with CNRT Party if it was asked to form a coalition to
establish new government. Mr. Lu-Olo affirmed that his party had good will to seek for solutions to this matter, but only the CNRT Party had the constitutional right to
decide. “We have good will to help seek for solutions to this matter, but we do not decide it to form a coalition,” he said. He added that they met with the President of
the Republic to talk about the process of political change in the country.
*Court sentences sexual abuse perpetrator to 25 years in prison
*Suara Timor Loro Sa’e, February 11, 2015 language source: Tetun
The Dili District Court yesterday made a verdict to sentence a perpetrator of sexual abuse against an underage girl to 25 years in prison. The decision on locking up
the perpetrator was made after going through hearings which was led by single judge, Jacinta Correia. The defendant who is 17-year old boy recognized the acts of
crime which he committed and said he did it many times.
*Govt should close down five embassies in abroard: Horta
*Timor Post, February 11, 2015 language source: Tetun
The ex-Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Jose Ramos Horta said it was better for the Government to close down some embassies in abroad to
save the country’s state budget. Horta said the Government should also reduce numbers of its members’ overseas visit which had mainly wasted the people’s money.
“I have identified five embassies that need to be closed down. Some big and rich countries also close down their embassies in abroad,” Horta said. Mr. Horta also has
recently asked for Prime Minister Xanana and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Jose Luis Guterres to close down some embassies in Asia and Europe
as international oil price which goes down impacts the state budget.
January 10,2015
*President of the republic says yes to Xanana’s resignation
*Radio Timor-Leste, February 10, 2015 language source: Tetun
President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) has agreed with Prime Minister Xanana’s resignation from his post. The president made the comments during the
State Council Meeting which was attended by PM Xanana and the House Speaker of the National Parliament. TMR agreed with Xanana’s official resignation letter
which led to the collapse of the Government in accordance with the Constitution of Timor-Leste.
*President TMR and PD and Frenti Mudanca parties talk new Govt
*Radio Timor-Leste, February 10, 2015 language source: Tetun
President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) yesterday held a meeting with members of the Democratic Party (PD) and Frenti Mudanca Party, talking about
the establishment of new government. The president is also scheduled to meet with the Fretilin Party and CNRT Party members to talk about the process of setting
up the new government, RTL journalist reported. President TMR also has set the date to induct the new government members that will be led by Doctor Rui Maria
Araujo and the current Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao will work as minister for national development strategic planning.
*MP criticizes lacks of medicines at Baucau referral hospital
*Televizaun Timor-Leste, February 10, 2015 language source: Tetun
Member of the Parliament (MP), Manuel Castro has strongly criticized the Ministry of Health (MS) as it is incapable of supplying medicines for hospitals in the country. MP Castro said they had just visited the Referal Hospital of Baucau and found no medicines there to be provided for the patients who were receiving medical
treatment there. He said he was also concerned about shortcomings of facilities at the hospital, such as rooms and beds for the children. “In a room there are about
seven children gathered in this room with their families. The room is very smell. The doctors and nurses in the emergency room said they did nothing as there had
been no medicines,” he said.
*Japanese Govt provides more than US 2 million for Timor-Leste
*Televizaun Timor-Leste, February 10, 2015 language source: Tetun
The Government of Japan through the World Bank has officially offered US $ 2.7 million to the Government of Timor-Leste. The funding support was made through
signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the Office of the Ministry of Social Solidarity yesterday. Representative of the World Bank, Bolorma Amkabazar
said this fund would be allocated to building weather residences to prevent local residents, living near the road corridor from Dili to Ainarao from natural disaster.
Deputy Minister for Social Solidarity, Jacinto Rigoberto thanked the Japanese Government for offering the fund and said it would be spent for reducing numbers of
vulnerability in the country.
*TB and children malnutrition stays in high at Bairopite Clinic
*Televizaun Timor-Leste, February 10, 2015 language source: Tetun
Director for Bairopite Clinic, Doctor Daniel Murphy said Tuberculoses disease (TB) and malnutrition of children are staying in high at Bairo-Pite Clinic. Each day the
referred clinic files 30 patients of TB and malnutrition of children. Mr. Murphy affirmed that all medicines provided for the patients were from the World Health Organization (WHO).“All the medicines are provided by WHO from the Global Fund. It is so difficult to find the medicines,” he said.
*President TMR announces acceptance of resignation of Xanana
*Independente, February 10, 2015
The Government confirmed yesterday that the President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) has officially accepted the resignation of Prime Minister of TimorLeste Xanana Gusmao. A press statement issued by the office of the President today said: after the meeting of the Council of State, President of the Republic, Taur
Matan Ruak informed that he accepted the request of for resignation of Prime Minister, presented to him on February 5. The resignation of the Prime Minister has as
the consequence of the resignation of the Government, in accordance with the Constitution. The President of the Republic will start now the process of the Constitution of the new Government by listening to the political parties, having seats in the Parliament.
*Woodside Petroleum calls for alignment on sunrise gas
*Independente, February 10, 2015
Woodside Petroleum has called for a resolution between Australia and Timor-Leste of the renewed uncertainty over the administration of the sunrise gas resource in
the Timor Sea as it seeks to break the stalemate around its long-stalled US $ 13 billion sunrise gas project. Woodside said settling the issues around the management
of the sunrise resources would provide more certainty to investors and could potentially advance the development Greater Sunrise. The comments came after fresh
uncertainty was thrown over Sunrise by Timor-Leste last week when the Parliament passed a law establishing a maritime council with the intent of settling permanent
boundaries with Australia. But last week’s offer of resignation of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao may offer improved prospects for negotiation settlement between
Australia and Timor-Leste on Sunrise.
*Police officers shoot eight in young men in a self-defense
*Indepedente, February 10, 2015 language source: Tetun
members of the National Police Force (PNTL) shot at eight young men in Venilale as self-defense because those young men were trying to make trouble in a wedding
party in the area. The incident happened last Sunday (8/2) in a wedding party in the administrative post of Venilale, Municipal of Baucau. Baucau Police Commander,
Jose Neto Mok said the police had to take actions against these young men as they tried to beat a government member who was present in the party. “They tried to
beat our authority member who also took part in the party; therefore the police took actions against them,” he said.
*PD supports Xanana’s appointed figure
*Diario Nacional, February 10, 2015 language source: Tetun
The board of the Democratic Party (PD) supports the figure that Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao appoints to replace him as the country’s new Prime Minister, PD
Party Secretary-General, Mariano “Asanami” Sabino Lopes says. Everyone knows that the PD Party is joining the coalition party; therefore anyone who will be the
next PM they agree, he says. “We affirm that we in the coalition are ready to keep up with the coalition and ready to accept totally our elder Brother Xanana’s ideas
on the change happens,” Asanami told the media after meeting with the President of the Republic yesterday.
*Angela Freitas freed conditionally
*Diario Nacional, February 10, 2015 language source: Tetun
The Dili District Court (TDD) yesterday absolved Spokesperson the President of Trabhalista Party, Angela Freitas who is also spokesperson for Mauk Moruk from
the accusation by the Public Prosecution Office and decided to free her conditionally. Ms. Freitas is accused of being engaged in abuse of uniforms and involved in
criminal association. Freitas’ Lawyer, Pedro Aparicio said his client was freed conditionally where she had to appear at the Public Prosecution Office to report herself
periodically once a week. “My client was freed conditionally by the court. She has to periodically appear at the Public Prosecution Office to report herself once a week.
But the investigation into the case will continue,” he said.
*Teachers still beat pupils at schools: FTM
*Independente, February 10, 2015 language source: Tetun
Executive Director of Forum Tau Matan (FTM), Ana Paula Sequira questions the internal rules applied at school about beating pupils. She says the case of beating students continue happening at schools. According to the convention on the children’s rights, the adult people are not allowed to beat the children. If they beat
the children and that is considered to be acts of crime, Ms. Sequira says. FTM is planning to explain about laws and the convention on the rights of the children at
schools, so that the teachers can treat the children nicely.
January 09,2015
*Xanana confirmed to resign from his post
*Radio Timor-Leste, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
Prime Minister Xanana is confirmed to resign from his post as the country’s prime minister and will hand over responsibility to young generations to lead the country
forward. The prime minister made the comments during the leadership and democratic transtion dialog which was held last Friday at Dili’s convention center. Xanana
called on all the Timorese people not to panic with the post which he left and called on the people to contribute to peace and stability in the country. “I have said many
times about my resignation since 2013, but I am trying to contribute on how to push the new generations to help develop this country to begin taking over responsibility.” “I am calling on everyone not to think a lot as we all will contribute to the peace and stability,” he said.
*President of the republic to learn Xanana’s resignation letter
*Televizaun Timor-Leste, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) is planning to hold the State Council Meeting to discuss about Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao’s official letter of
resignation from his post, a press release reveals. The president of the republic was referring to Xanana’s official letter which he had received last Thursday, asking
to resign from his post. The State Could Meeting will be held today (9/2) at which the president of the republic will exercise his constitutional authority. Media outlets
in the country reported that the former Minister for Health, Doctor Rui Maria Araujo will substitute Xanana as the country’s new prime minister.
*Timor-Leste needs to learn from Singapore: Xanana
*Televizaun Timor-Leste, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said Timor-Leste needed to learn from Singapore as reference for the country’s national development as Singapore was advanced
in its development. The prime minister made the comments during a dialog with an expert from Singapore last Friday on leadership democratic transition. Xanana
affirmed that as a new country Timor-Leste had to learn from Singapore as advanced country in South East Asia although it had no gas and oil fields. Meanwhile, the
ex-prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said Timor-Leste needed to increase quality of its agricultural productions in order to strengthen food security in the country.
*UN secretary-general’s advisor appreciates political development in TL
*Radio Timor-Leste, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
The United Nations Secretary-General’s advisor said Qizore Mubabilin said she highly appreciated Timor-Leste’s political development. The UN adviser made the
comments after meeting with the President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) at the Palace of the President. Ms. Mubabilin affirmed that the he really appreciated the country’s political development as it was able to strengthen peace and stability which would help support Timor-Leste’s development forward. “I wanted to
also pay my respect to Timor-Leste as it is able to strengthen peace and stability,” she said.
*CNRT Party secretary-general calls on followers to respect Xanana’s decision
*Radio Timor-Leste, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
CNRT Party Secretary-General, Dionsio Soares Babo has called for the party’s followers to respect the President of CNRT Party, Xanana Gusmao’s decision on
resigning from his post as the country’s prime minister. Mr. Babo said all the followers of CNRT Party had to respect the decision which PM Xanana made in order
to strengthen peace and stability in the country. The new cabinet is consisting of 38 members where Fretilin Party’s Central Committee Member, Rui Maria Araujo
will replace the current PM Xanana.
*UNCS wants Timor-Leste to invest in other sectors
*Indepedente, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
Lecturer from the National University of Singapore (UNCS), Professor Kishore Mahbubani has called on Timor-Leste not to depend much on its gas and oil fields,
but invest more other productive sectors. Professor Kishore said was better for Timor-Leste to invest in agriculture, tourism and education in order to help increase
the country’s economic growth. Mr. Kishore made the comments during the leadership and democratic transition dialog which was held last Friday in Dili. He affirmed
that Singapore gained its independence in 1965 and was small and poor in gas and oil, but it was successful and became developing country in Asia.
*Japan strengthens UNTL’s human resources
*Independente, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
The Government of Japan has appointed a new man to lead the Japanese professors who have been helping the National University of Timor Loro Sa’e (UNTL)’s
faculty of engineering. Dr. Hidehiko will work as chief of advisors for the project “CADEFEST” up-to March 2016. In regard to the Japanese assistance to the country,
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao thanked the Japanese Government for its funding supports for the country since 1999.
*Timor-Leste’s petroleum fund decreases to US $ 16, 5 billion
*Independente, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
Timor-Leste Central Bank (BNCTL) has reported that the petroleum fund of the country is now decreasing to US $ 16, 5 billion. According to the report, the country’s
petroleum fund is decreasing to US $ 16, 5 billion compared with the last year’s previous trimester. In September of 2014, BCTL reported that the petroleum fund was
US $ 16, 6 billion, but it is now decreasing to US $ 16, 5 billion. Director-General of BCNTL, Abrao Vasconcelhos said the country’s petroleum fund was decreasing
due to the international price of petroleum was going down.
*A police officer suspected of shooting nine people in Venilale
*Suara Timor Loro Sa’e, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
An unknown person who was well-armed last Sunday night (8/2) appeared in a wedding party in Venilale, Municipal of Baucau, wounding nine people who were
present in the party. The unknown man was believed to be a National Police Force (PNTL) officer. The nine people are now receiving an intensive medical treatment
in referral hospital. Venilale Police Station Commander, Alberto Gusmao said after the incident the police directly dispatched to the scene, but unfortunately the gun
man had left. Commander Gusmao affirmed that the police had not yet identified the perpetrator and said the police were doing investigation into the case.
*Timor-Leste still depends on donors, says Alkatiri
*Diario Nacional, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
The ex-Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri who is also the President of Administrative and Special Autonomy of Ambeno-Oecusse said Timor-Leste was now trying to change
the system called donor to the development partners as its negative point was that Timor-Leste still depended on the donors. Alkatiri affirmed Timor-Leste also began
with multinational administration of the United Nations which made the country and Singapore in deferent situation.“So that means we change the concept of donor
to the development partner with middle and long term visions. So our negative point is that we will continue depending on the donors,” he said during the leadership
and democratic transition dialog last Friday at Dili Convention Center.
*Poverty in Timor-Leste increases to 50%: Xanana
*Diario Nacional, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said poverty in Timor-Leste was strongly increasing from 20% to 50%. The prime minister said in responding to this matter, the
Government was trying to increase capacity of human resources and develop all productive sectors of the country. “It is clear that we are incapable of doing everything just in few years as in 2006 until 2018 we faced a big crisis. Our poverty increases from 20% to 50%,” PM Xanana said during the leadership and democratic
transition dialog last Friday in Dili.
*Police capture human trafficking perpetrator
*Timor Post, February 9, 2015 language source: Tetun
The National Police Force (PNTL) through its National Criminal Investigation (SIK) has captured human trafficking perpetrator Domingos Gusmao at Hotel Hong
Kong as he was trying to sell an underage girl. “We have information that there is an underage girl whom a man was trying to sell her. And we tried to check it. On
Tuesday (3/2) we took the suspect for investigation purposes,” SIK Commander Lugerio Lay said. Mr. Lay affirmed that findings of the investigation showed that the
man was really engaged in the case and he was sent to the Public Prosecution for legal proceedings.