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Civil Society Says Disputed Kaiteui Land Must Go Through Court Process
Cristina Ximenes
September 24, 2019
DILI: The Director of Timor-Leste’s Civil Society Forum, Daniel Dos Santos, has said that the disputed land in Kaiteui should go through official land law channels, paving the way for an intervention by the courts that should set a precedent in private land acquisitions across the country.
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Timor-Leste Agrees to Visa-Waiver Travel Waiver with Indonesia
INDEPENDENTE Team
September 18, 2019
DILI:Indonesian and Timorese citizens will not need a visa for short trips between each country, under an Indonesian-government proposed new visa-waiver agreement, said Arao Noe, the President of National Parliament.
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Defence Force to Recruit 600 New Members by 2020
Domingos Gomes
September 16, 2019
DILI: Timor-Leste Defence Force (FFDTL) has announced plans to recruit 600 new members by 2020 in readiness to send military personnel on United Nations peacekeeping missions abroad.
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HIV Diagnosis in Timor-Leste Reaches Record High Levels
Elsa Belinha
September 14, 2019
DILI: Diagnosis of HIV in Timor-Leste has reached its highest level since the first case was reported in 2001.
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No Ebola Cases Confirmed in Timor-Leste, Says National Hospital Director
Pedro Alves
September 13, 2019
DILI: Rumours that the Ebola virus has entered Timor-Leste have been denied by Aneto Bareto, the Director of National Hospital Guido Valadares (HNGV) in Dili.
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Pires Says Government Will Tighten Tender Process For Veterans in State Projects
Pedro Alves
September 11, 2019
DILI:Salvador Pires has said Timorese veterans will no longer be given priority for the contracts of state projects and must compete for work through official tender processes.
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TL Government to Investigate Business Permit Holders Amid Reports of Misconduct
Pedro Alves
September 11, 2019
DILI:The Timor-Leste government has ordered an investigation into the activity of international businesses registered with Trade Invest, following allegations that some were not operational.
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53,101 Timorese Students Set To Sit Exams in October
Elsa Belinha
September 04, 2019
DILI: A record number of Timorese youth have started preparation for their year-end school exams, the Minister of Education, Dulce Soares, has said.
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New Dili Bridge Commemorates Former Indonesian President’s Role in TL Independence
Pedro Alves
September 04, 2019
DILI: Former President of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos Horta, has opened a bridge in Dili, that has been named after Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, for his role in granting a referendum of independence to Timor-Leste during his presidency of Indonesia from 1998-1999.
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High Court Rules Parliament’s Proposed Changes to Nation’s Petroleum Fund and Activities Laws “Unconstitutional”
INDEPENDENTE Team
September 04, 2019
DILI:Timor-Leste’s Hight Court has ruled a proposed decree to make regulatory changes to the nation’s Petroleum Fund Law and Petroleum Activities Law “unconstitutional” and could put the fund at risk.
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About 46% of Timorese Children Experience Chronic Malnutrition, Fretilin Reveals
Independente Team
August 29, 2019
DILI: The opposition Fretilin party has called for wider access to jobs and the doubling of effort to build a sustainable tourism, agricultural and manufacturing sector to end the travesty of hundreds of thousands of Timorese living in poverty.
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