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“Too many” Timorese Poor in Their Own Country, Horta
Cristina Ximenes
December 06, 2018
DILI: Former Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos Horta has urged the ruling coalition in parliament to listen to ideas and embrace opposition and civil society voice during a speech at the Presidential Palace in Dili on Tuesday.
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Expansion of Dili Airport to Start in 2019, Flights to be Re-directed
Artur da Luz
December 05, 2018
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Minister for Transport and Communications, acting on the government’s 2011-2030 Strategic Development Plan (PED), has announced expansion of the Nicolou Lobato Airport in Dili will start in 2019.
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Fretilin Accuses Government of Incompetence Amid Delay in 2019 Budget Hearing
INDEPENDENTE
November 28, 2018
DILI: Timor-Leste opposition party Fretilin has accused the government of "not having competence for administration" after the coalition parties in parliament called for a one-week postponement of the 2019 state budget hearings on Friday.
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Lu Olo Warns Political Will Needed To Stop Corruption in Public Service
Cristina Ximenes
October 30, 2018
DILI: The President of the Republic has said stamping out the “growing” level of corruption amongst public servants was possible, but required political will and leadership, during a speech about corruption at the Centre of Studies for Peace and Development (CEPAD) in Dili on Friday.
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Timor-Leste To Tender Onshore Oil Exploration Blocks in 2019
INDEPENDENTE
October 26, 2018
DILI: The Timor-Leste government is to launch new tenders in 2019 for onshore oil exploration in the south of the country, as it pushes forward with plans to expand its domestic oil and gas industry.
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Ruak Wants “Alternative Solution” For Incomplete Government Cabinet
Cristina Ximenes
October 23, 2018
DILI: Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak has said he is committed to finding an alternative solution to finalise the outstanding nine positions within the government’s cabinet before the 2019 State Annual Budget Debate next month.
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Parliament Votes To Buy Its Members New Cars
INDEPENDENTE
October 23, 2018
DILI: Parliamentarians will receive new vehicles, after National Parliament approved on Friday a US$2,665,000 budget to buy 65 new Mitsubishi cars.
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Parliament Approves State Project Audit Commission
Jacinto Xavier
October 10, 2018
DILI: A parliamentary approved commission committee will audit state-funded projects across Timor-Leste before any payments are made, following a unanimous vote to implement the new system by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.
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DILI : The timing of the government’s multi-million dollar purchase of Conoco-Philips’ share in the Greater Sunrise Fields has been criticised by researchers at the think-tank Lao Hamutuk, who warned that the deal had been made amid uncertainty about the gas project’s future.
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Incomplete Government Structure Could Derail State Programs, Says Lú Olo
Jacinto Xavier
October 06, 2018
DILI:State programs could be derailed unless a standstill over the future of the government’s nine vacant cabinet positions is broken, the President of the Republic Francisco “Lú Olo” Guterres has warned.
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Revealed: 45 State Projects Set For Payment Without Contract
Artur da Luz
October 03, 2018
DILI: At least 45 State projects scheduled for October 2018 payment do not have official work contracts, a Ministry of Public Works (MOP) investigation has found, as political pressure to introduce financial audits of all government-funded projects across Timor-Leste builds.
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