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DILI: A joint police and military crackdown on illegal martial arts activity has been launched that will see heavy officer presence in known gang hot-spots across Timor-Leste.
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Martial Arts Gangs: Gusmao Calls for Calm as Police and Military Say it Will Respond with Force
Pedro Alves Martins
July 30, 2019
DILI: Timor-Leste’s prominent political figure, Xanana Gusmao, has called for “calm” from members of the nation’s outlawed martial arts gangs, amid an increase in violent conflict between rival gangs.
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Police Call For Help To Solve Mystery of Burnt Baby Found at Santa Cruz Cemetery
Domingos Gomes
July 29, 2019
DILI: A charred baby found abandoned at the Santa Cruz cemetery on Wednesday morning is the centre of a police investigation with officers calling on members of the public to help unravel the mystery of the baby’s identity.
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DILI: Calls for the decriminalisation and regulation of martial arts groups put forward by security watchdog, Fundasaun Mahein, have hit resistance as the idea was rejected outright by Timor-Leste’s Minister of Defense and Security, Filomena Paixao.
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Man Arrested Over Leorema Fatal Violence
Domingos Gomes
July 26, 2019
DILI: A man has been arrested in Ermera in connection with the violence in Leorema on July 4, that resulted in two deaths, three injuries and destruction of 13 houses by arson.
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Parliament Passes Amendments to Allow Ratification of Maritime Border with Australia
Jose Sarito Amaral
July 25, 2019
DILI: Timor-Leste’s National Parliament voted in favour Tuesday of a legislative package that will allow ratification of a maritime border treaty with Australia. The historic Border Treaty stipulates how the neighbouring countries will share oil and gas riches lying beneath the Timor- Sea.
DILI: Tributes have been paid to a11-year old child who drowned while swimming in the ocean near Largo Lecidere on Thursday afternoon.
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Oecusse People Petition For Alkatiri To Remain Head of Development Project
INDEPENDENTE
July 17, 2019
DILI: A group declaring themselves as representatives of the people of Oecusse have submitted a petition asking National Parliament to reinstate regulation No3/2014 and reconsider the removal of Oecusse’s special economic development zone regulations.
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Parliament to discuss law changes for maritime boundary ratification July 16
INDEPENDENTE
July 16, 2019
DILI: Amendments to four of Timor-Leste’s major tax and oil and gas activity laws are scheduled for discussion in National Parliament on Monday, as the ruling coalition government pushes to meet its proposed 30 August deadline for ratification of the maritime boundary treaty with Australia.
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DILI: Around 53 people from Loerema village are living at the police compound in Liquiçá, after their houses were destroyed in a violent gang-related riot in their village earlier this month. The rampage left two people dead, three people serisouly injured and 13 houses were razed by fire.
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DILI: Community police stationed around Manleuna in Dili are being investigated over a claim of a brutal attack that left a man with head wounds on Sunday morning. The investigation was announced by Inspector Euclides Belo, Dili’s Deputy Police Commander on Tuesday.
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