NOTICIAS DE TL *Govt issues resolution to halt martial arts activities *Televizaun Timor-Leste, July 8, 2013 language source: Tetun Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said the Government had produced resolution to halt martial arts clubs’ activities in Timor-Leste, following numbers of violence and killings involving the martial arts clubs members. The prime minister made the comments after handing over project documents to the AntiCorruption Commission last Friday. Xanana also threatened the country’s security force members, such as the Timorese Defense Force (F-FDTL) and the National Police (PNTL) to be sacked from their institution if they were found to have engaged in the martial arts activities. ”We issue the resolution to halt their activities as the situation is hard and it is also because they kill one another. Brother and sisters are divided; we have lost our culture of respecting one another.” ”So, we close them down, we asked their man in charge. I forgive them when I was still being the president of the republic,” he told journalists. Last year the Government issued resolution to suspend the martial arts clubs’ activities for one year, but there has been no change, conflicts and violence continue happening everywhere in the country. *PM Xanana hands over project documents to KAK *Televizaun Timor-Leste, July 8, 2013 language source: Tetun Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao last Friday officially handed over roads and bridges construction project documents to the Anti-Corruption Commission (KAK), so that it could learn and evaluate the implementation of the projects. The documents which the prime minister handed over to KAK were related to Comoro Bridge and road rehabilitation in the Capital of Dili. ”I came here to hand over documents to help facilitate the function of the Anti-Corruption Commission. KAK contacted me to come to respond to some questions, in which I prefer bringing the whole documents to be handed over to KAK,” he said. Xanana added that, this was a good way for KAK to know all the processes regarding the projects. *President TMR visits natural disaster victims in Covalima *Televizaun Timor-Leste, July 8, 2013 language source: Tetun President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) has held an official visit to Suai Kamnasa, the district of Covalima to take a look closer at the recent natural disaster victims’ conditions. During the visit President TMR handed over an amount of money to the youth groups to be spent for planting tree seeds near the river bank in the area. The victims called on the president of the republic to contact the Government in order to pay attention to the problems which they were facing. *OJE 2013 execution yet to achieve 30% *Suara Timor Lorosae, July 8, 2013 Language source: Tetun The Government’s cabinet reshuffle should not only become an issue, but Prime Minister should make reshuffle shortly, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Luta Hamutuk Director, Mericio Akara says. ”The Government members has no capacity as we can see through the 2013 State Budget (OJE) execution which has not yet achieved 30 %, it shows incapability of the Government members to execute OJE, therefore, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao should do make,” Mericio Akara told STL at his office in Farol of Dili on Friday 5. He added that, if Prime Minister Xanana did not make change to his cabinet, it would make people lose their confidence in the Government because the Government members were incapable. *CNJTL supports Govt’s resolution to close down martial arts *Suara Timor Lorosae, July 8, 2013 Language source: Tetun Timor-Leste National Youth Council (CNJTL) supports the Government’s resolution to close down permanently martial arts groups in the country. ”I agree with the Government’s decision to close down martial arts groups because it is an order that people should obey,” CNJTL President Leovizildo da Costa Hornai told STL at his office in Farol of Dili on Saturday 6. He called on Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to give instruction to State Secretariat of Sports and Youths, State Secretariat of Security and the Ministry of State Administration and Territorial Management to do socialization about the issued resolution. *Mandiri Bank helps Government promoting local products *Suara Timor Lorosae, July 8, 2013 Language source: Tetun Mandiri Bank in Timor-Leste is planning to help the Government to promote local products in international markets. Mandiri Bank in Timor-Leste GeneralManager, Mr. M. Yani said Mandiri Bank would participate in import and export trading of Timor-Leste’s local products such as coffee and other local products to the international markets. ”Mandiri Bank is going to participate strongly in developing export and import trading, especially coffee and other local products in the country to international markets,” Mr. Yani told STL when participating in International Commerce Seminar which organized by Mandiri Bank at Timor Plaza on Saturday 6. *American Military does maintenance for Oe-cusse Hospital equipments *Suara Timor Lorosae, July 8, 2013 Language source: Tetun There are 11 American military members who are doing maintenance for hospitals and clinics facilities in Oecusse District, such as electric equipments, warm water, solar system, ambulances, and other equipments to support Health service for the Timorese people. ”Actually we are working together with American military to do maintenance for ambulance, generators and other equipments in Hospital and Clinics because these American officers came with their technicians who can fix the damaged equipments,” Oecusse Referral Hospital Director Manuel da Cunha told STL at his office on July 4. He added hopefully these equipments could be used again next week after the maintenance and he was grateful to American Force that had helped them to do maintenance. *President TMR holds official state visit to Australia *Radio Timor-Leste July 8, 2013 language source: Tetun President of the Republic has held his official state visit to Australia to meet with the Timorese people in Australia and bestows medals to Thomas Uren for his contribution to Timor-Leste’s self-determination. TMR said he would also hold a meeting with the Timorese scholarship recipients in Darwin and Canberra. ”The objective of the official state visit to Australia is to recognize Mr. Thomas Uren for his contribution to Timor-Leste’s self-determination,” TMR said. *Fundasaun Mahein calls on Govt to stop port construction *Radio Timor-Leste July 8, 2013 language source: Tetun Fundasaun Mahein has called on the Government to stop port construction in Hera as it would severe negative impact on the people’s plantations. Director for Fundasaun Mahein, Nelson Belo said despite the Government had spent seven million for the port construction, but it should be stopped as it would impact the environment. Belo said Fundasaun Mahein as the Government’s partner continue concerned about the future port construction for marine force base in Hera *TMR gives home work to Timorese people in Darwin *Timor-Post July 8, 2013 language source: Tetun President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) said the current security situation in Timor-Leste was going well and it would guarantee international investors to invest in the country. ”I give home work to all of you here, you should convince international investors in the north territory to invest in TimorLeste,” TMR said. TMR thanks the Australian Government for its generosity and also thanks the people of Australia, especially the Northern Territory who helped the Timorese refugees in 1999. *Japan launches conflict prevention program *Timor-Post July 8, 2013 language source: Tetun To prevent conflict which happens within the community, especially in Comoro village, the Japanese Government through its embassy in Timor-Leste has launched conflict prevention program and established community radio in Comoro Village. Japanese Ambassador to Timor-Leste Yoshitaka Hanada said Okinawa and Timor-Leste had cultural relations through type of “tais” that Timor-Leste had. ”Okinawa also as a tais, tais as an original identity of Timorese people therefore we should promote it to be an industry in the country and to attract tourist for generating incomes for the country,” Hanada said. Hanada said the new program that would be implemented in Comoro Village was conflict prevention project and would establish new community radio to better facilitate the people to share their opinions on conflicts. *Govt to purchase another ship, says PM Xanana *Diario Nacional, July 8, 2013 language source: Tetun Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said the Government was planning to purchase another ship to complete Berlin-Nakroma in transporting the people of Oe-cusse and Atauro. ”We are now to contact Korea as they produce ships quickly as in Indonesia they produced Nakroma for three years,” Xanana told journslists at KAK offices last Friday. Xanana affirmed that, the Government was concerned about the current conditions of Nakroma; therefore it had proposed to purchase new one. Nakroma was offered by the Government of Germany last few years to help facilitate the Timorese people who are living in Oe-cusse and Atauro.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:16:34 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015