DILI: Mari Alkatiri, the President of the Special Administrative Region of Oecusse (RAEOA) as well as Secretary-General of the Fretilin party, has called on the government to confirm who will take on his position at RAEOA when his contract expires July 30, saying he “has a right” to know how the project will continue.
DILI: A Timorese couple detained in Indonesia on allegation of drug smuggling into the country face a lengthy extradition battle that may not end well, Minister of Justice Manuel Cárceres da Costa, has said.
Drug trafficking in Indonesia is a crime punishable by execution under the country's tough smuggling laws.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s opposition party, Fretilin, has called on the government to present
proposals for amending laws that have to be changed before the ratification of the treaty to delimit the maritime borders can be signed on the proposed 30 August deadline.
DILI: The Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC) has rejected claims the organisation was acting illegally when it confiscated “several” state vehicles being driven by public servants in a joint operation with Timor-Leste national police (PNTL) in Dili over the weekend.
DILI: Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak has rejected a proposed design to rehabilitate Presidente Nicolau Lobato airport in Dili presented by the Japanese Ambassador in Timor-Leste, Hiroshi Minami, as “simple”, saying he wants the international airport to be superior to the new airport in Oecusse.
DILI: The Governments of Timor-Leste and Australia are poised to conclude the ratification of the permanent maritime boundary treaty between the two countries on 30 August, Fidelis Mangalhaes the Minister of Legislative Reform Affairs (MRLAP) said.
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).
DILI: The Governments of Timor-Leste and Australia are poised to conclude the ratification of the permanent maritime boundary treaty between the two countries on 30 August, Fidelis Mangalhaes the Minister of Legislative Reform Affairs (MRLAP) said.
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 more openly about the process and engage with Guterres until a solution was found.
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 was “speculation” Gusmao would succeed Alkatiri in the role.
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.
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.
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.
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, and better revenue mobilisation.”