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Children’s Rights Commission warns children working on street at risk of TB
Camilio de Sousa
January 12, 2021
DILI:Young children working on the streets of Dili may be at risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) because of the poor conditions they live in, after a 14 year-old boy selling eggs was found severely ill in Dili, the Child’s Rights Commission said on Monday.
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Children Working Removed from Dili Streets
Camilio de Sousa
December 28, 2020
DILI: Nearly 300 young children working on the streets of Dili will be relocated to family, the Commissioner for the Rights of the Children Dinora Grandaneiro told reporters on Wednesday.
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Timor-Leste Optimistic it will Join ASEAN, says Magno
Camilio de Sousa
December 22, 2020
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Foreign Minister Adaljiza Magno has expressed confidence that the country will soon be accepted as a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and it’s ready to contribute to the grouping’s economic strengths and security role in the region.
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Timor-Leste Parliament Approves $1.9bn 2021 Budget
Camilio de Sousa
December 15, 2020
DILI:Timor-Leste’s Parliament on Saturday approved next year’s State budget of US$1.859 billion and sent it to President of the Republic Francisco Guterres Lú Olo, the highest amount in any year of the country’s history according to La’o Hamutuk.
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New Report Finds 46% of children in Timor-Leste malnourished, World Food Program
Camilio de Sousa
October 26, 2020
DILI: Timor-Leste maintains Asia’s worst rate of child malnutrition, with over 46 percent of children suffering from stunting – conditions that permanently affect their mental and physical development – according to a new World Food Program (WFP) report released Friday.
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“Not too Complicated”: Democratic Party Urge Quick Response on Small-Business Coronavirus Aid
Camilio de Sousa
October 21, 2020
DILI: The Democratic Party is urging the alliance government to move quickly to make available financial support to help small business hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
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BALIBO: Journal of Independente has been awarded the media-outlet of the year in the National Press Council’s 2019 awards contest.
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Timor-Leste Hunger and Malnutrition Levels Second Highest in World
Camilio de Sousa
October 19, 2020
DILI: The government should urgently boost investment in agriculture to fight hunger and malnutrition in the face of soaring food prices and worsening hunger levels in Timor-Leste, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Pedro dos Reis said on Friday.
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Dili Rubbish Collectors Struggle on $100 month Salary
Camilio de Sousa
September 09, 2020
DILI: Dili’s rubbish collectors are struggling to meet their livelihood needs earning below Timor-Leste’s minimum wage of $115 a month and have nowhere to turn to get help, the Chief of Dili sanitation Domingos Soriano told the Independente on Tuesday.
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Gregório Saldanha’s New Political Party PATIFOR Registers for 2023 Election
Camilio de Sousa
September 01, 2020
DILI:Timor-Leste’s newest political party, Partido Timor Forte (“Strong Party Timor) (PATIFOR), announced on Friday that it would be competing in the 2023 general election after collecting over 30,000 signatures from all 13 municipalities.
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Timor-Leste Government Agrees Plans to Move Parliament Building to Hera
Camilio de Sousa
August 14, 2020
DILI: Timor-Leste government on Thursday has approved plans for a new National Parliament building to be built in Hera, a move that will see parliament relocated outside capital of Dili for the first time.
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