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Immigration Staff On Suspicion of Bribe Claims
Jacinto Xavier
June 28, 2019
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).
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Naimori calls For Fretilin Support To Lobby President On Cabinet Uncertainty
INDEPENDENTE
June 26, 2019
DILI: Khunto’s General Advisor has called on opposition party Fretilin to help lobby the President of the Republic, Francisco Lu Olo Guterres, to “immediately” finalise the government’s incomplete ministerial cabinet. Jose Naimori Bukar made the comment in parliament where he also called on Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak to speak…
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DILI: Members of Timor-Leste’s ruling coalition in parliament have voted not to reappoint Mari Alkatiri as President of the Oecusse Special Administrative Region (RAEOA), when his contract expires July. Speaking in National Parliament on Monday, Nunes said the decision was unanimous between the three party coalition members and that it…
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DILI: Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak, has been suffering from an unspecified illness and will travel abroad to receive medical attention, he told media on Thursday.
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CNRT To Decide Government Nominations In July
Jacinto Xavier
June 07, 2019
DILI: The Chairman of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), Duarte Nunes, has said that the party will finalise its government cabinet nominations at an extraordinary meeting in July.
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Horta Recommends Government To Reduce Foreign Work Visits And Save Money
Natalino Costa
May 28, 2019
DILI:The former Timor-Leste president Jose Ramos-Horta has questioned the value of the government’s foreign work visits and recommended that State funds be better spent elsewhere.
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IMF Say Improving Fiscal Management Is Timor-Leste’s “Main Challenge”
Pedro Alves Martins
May 24, 2019
DILI: Timor-Leste must adopt a “credible fiscal strategy” and protect the country’s petroleum fund to improve economic stability, according to the International Monetary Fund. In a recent review, the IMF said that the “main challenge facing Timor-Leste was improving fiscal management,” calling for “improvements in expenditure control, greater spending efficiency,…
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DILI: Mariano Asanami has insisted that the Democratic Party wants a stable government that serves the people of Timor-Leste, amid talks the opposition party may join the ruling coalition government. The President of the Democratic Party said his members were open to accepting an invitation to join the government ranks,…
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Government Likely to Announce Cabinet Reshuffle After Next Week’s Evaluation Meeting
INDEPENDENTE
May 16, 2019
DILI: The ruling coalition government is likely to announce a cabinet reshuffle of government members after next week’s inter-party meeting, a source from the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party has said.
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DILI: Opposition leaders from the Fretilin party have accused the government of failing to conduct a transparent tender process for the multi-million dollar Beaço port project awarded to a Chinese civil engineering construction company recently.
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DILI: Timor-Leste’s parliament could pass legislation against “fake news” on social media, amid concern of the proliferation of fake accounts spreading falsehoods. Fidelis Mangalhaes, Minister of Reform and Legislative Affairs for Parliament, said the government was looking into IT regulations, but also insisted that people living in Timor-Leste would always…
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