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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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Timor-Leste Signs US$350m Deal to Buy ConocoPhillips’ Greater Sunrise Share
INDEPENDENTE
October 03, 2018
DILI: Timor-Leste has bought ConocoPhillips’ 30 per cent share in the Greater Sunrise oil field for US$350million, LUSA news broke on Friday.
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Opposition Parties Call for “Immediate” Financial Audit of State Programs
Jacinto Xavier
October 01, 2018
DILI: Leaders of opposition parties have urged National Parliament to hold payment to State projects because of contract and quality concerns, in a letter requesting establishment of a financial audit investigation board.
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Budget Delays Are Putting People At Risk, Government Says
Artur da Luz
October 01, 2018
DILI: The government has reached the point where ongoing budget delays are putting the wellbeing of Timorese people at risk, State Minister of the Presidential and Council of Ministers has warned.
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Government Questions Lu Olo’s Priorities as Opposition to Foreign Visit Grows
INDEPENDENTE
September 16, 2018
DILI: Timor-Leste’s government has questioned the priorities of the nation’s President after it was announced he would embark on an extensive international travel program before promulgating the 2018 State Budget.
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Ruak Calls For Audit of 142 State Programs
Jacinto Xavier
September 04, 2018
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister has said that payment of 142 government projects will be dependent on passing a financial audit.
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“Crises Point”: Timor-Leste’s Households Struggling Under Political Deadlock
INDEPENDENTE
August 17, 2018
DILI: Households across Timor-Leste are feeling the trickle down effects of the government’s stalled program, with increasing numbers of vulnerable family’s forced to cut back on basic goods due to the economic slowdown.
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Government “Guarantees” Electricity Supply as Opposition Demands Answers to Shortages
Artur da Luz
August 17, 2018
DILI: The Parliamentary Reform Minister, Fidelis Mangalhaaes, has dismissed suggestions that Timor-Leste’s electricity will be turned off because of unpaid fuel bills to state power centers.
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DILI: Xanana Gusmao will not become the Prime Minister’s Advisor after announcing his intention to focus on Timor-Leste’s on-going Maritime Boundary negotiations with Australia.
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DILI: The construction of Timor-Leste’s controversial and first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) processing plant and pipeline from the Timor Sea remains a priority for the new Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP) coalition government, amid talks of a change in Woodside’s Petroleum’s stance to process gas in Australia.
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