Oecusse People Petition For Alkatiri To Remain Head of Development Project
DILI: A group declaring themselves as representatives of the people of Oecusse have submitted a petition asking National Parliament to reinstate regulation No3/2014 and reconsider the removal of Oecusse’s special economic development zone regulations.
Parliament to discuss law changes for maritime boundary ratification July 16
DILI: Amendments to four of Timor-Leste’s major tax and oil and gas activity laws are scheduled for discussion in National Parliament on Monday, as the ruling coalition government pushes to meet its proposed 30 August deadline for ratification of the maritime boundary treaty with Australia.
DILI: Around 53 people from Loerema village are living at the police compound in Liquiçá, after their houses were destroyed in a violent gang-related riot in their village earlier this month. The rampage left two people dead, three people serisouly injured and 13 houses were razed by fire.
DILI: Community police stationed around Manleuna in Dili are being investigated over a claim of a brutal attack that left a man with head wounds on Sunday morning.
The investigation was announced by Inspector Euclides Belo, Dili’s Deputy Police Commander on Tuesday.
Parliament Votes to Reduce Recess To Discuss Maritime Boundary Ratification
DILI: Parliamentarians have voted resoundingly to reduce national parliament’s recess from two months to one month, to discuss Timor-Leste’s ratification of a maritime border treaty with Australia.
DILI: Duarte Nunes has insisted that leaders of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party, the biggest party in the current three-party coalition government, will meet with Fretilin leaders when the President of the Republic ends the stand-off over ministerial nominations and inaugurates the nine proposed CNRT candidates.
DILI: Mari Alkatiri, the President of the Special Administrative Region of Oecusse (RAEOA) as well as Secretary-General of the Fretilin party, has called on the government to confirm who will take on his position at RAEOA when his contract expires July 30, saying he “has a right” to know how the project will continue.
Detained Timorese Drug Couple Face Tough Extradition Battle from Indonesia, Cárceres
DILI: A Timorese couple detained in Indonesia on allegation of drug smuggling into the country face a lengthy extradition battle that may not end well, Minister of Justice Manuel Cárceres da Costa, has said.
Drug trafficking in Indonesia is a crime punishable by execution under the country's tough smuggling laws.
Fretilin Calls for Clarity on Law Changes for Ratification of Maritime Boundary
DILI: Timor-Leste’s opposition party, Fretilin, has called on the government to present
proposals for amending laws that have to be changed before the ratification of the treaty to delimit the maritime borders can be signed on the proposed 30 August deadline.
DILI: The Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC) has rejected claims the organisation was acting illegally when it confiscated “several” state vehicles being driven by public servants in a joint operation with Timor-Leste national police (PNTL) in Dili over the weekend.
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DILI: Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak has rejected a proposed design to rehabilitate Presidente Nicolau Lobato airport in Dili presented by the Japanese Ambassador in Timor-Leste, Hiroshi Minami, as “simple”, saying he wants the international airport to be superior to the new airport in Oecusse.
Timor-Leste and Australia Set To Ratify Maritime Boundary Treaty on 30 August
DILI: The Governments of Timor-Leste and Australia are poised to conclude the ratification of the permanent maritime boundary treaty between the two countries on 30 August, Fidelis Mangalhaes the Minister of Legislative Reform Affairs (MRLAP) said.
Immigration Staff On Suspicion of Bribe Claims
DILI: Immigration staff working at the Dili airport and Indonesian land border have been accused of taking bribes of up to $400 for fast-tracking of visas, according to the Interior Minister Filomeno Paixao.
Paixoa said an investigation into the “negligent” behaviour had been requested from Corruption Eradication Commission (CAC).
Timor-Leste and Australia Set To Ratify Maritime Boundary Treaty on 30 August
DILI: The Governments of Timor-Leste and Australia are poised to conclude the ratification of the permanent maritime boundary treaty between the two countries on 30 August, Fidelis Mangalhaes the Minister of Legislative Reform Affairs (MRLAP) said.
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