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December 22, 2014

Dili Weekly - December 22, 2014

Venidora Oliveira – National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) members are using service weapons to hunt animals, according to Member of…

Dili Weekly - December 22, 2014

Estevao Nuno – Member of Parliament Eladio Faculto has criticized the government for using force to move on fish and coconut vendors at the…

December 21, 2014

Jakarta Globe - December 21, 2014

Yoseph Kelen, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo says that the facilities along the nation's border with Timor Leste should be improved,…

December 19, 2014

Dili Weekly - December 19, 2014

Venidora Oliveira – The community of Cova in the sub-district of Balibo within Bobonara has not had electricity from the time of…

Dili Weekly - December 19, 2014

Paulina Quintao – The government must ban the import of cigarettes into Timor-Leste for the health of its people, says Member of Parliament Eladio…

Dili Weekly - December 19, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Member of Parliament Antoninho Bianco has warned citizens that providing false information to receive more than one voting card…

Dili Weekly - December 19, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Timorese visiting sex workers are neglecting to use condoms to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS.

National Commission to…

December 18, 2014

The Guardian (Australia) - December 18, 2014

Luke Buckmaster – Director Robert Connolly's 2009 expose Balibo is based on the true story of Australian journalists the Balibo Five, who were…

December 17, 2014

Pacific Media Centre - December 17, 2014

Armandina Moniz, Dili (Notisias Online/Pacific Media Watch) – Timor-Leste's Court of Appeal has once again delivered a judgment…

December 15, 2014

Dili Weekly - December 15, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Member of Parliament Antoninho Bianco has criticized the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE)…

Dili Weekly - December 15, 2014

Paulina Quintao – The Education Ministry's declaration that six districts are free from illiteracy is incorrect as it does not take into account…

East Timor & Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) - December 15, 2014

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) is concerned that recent events in Timor-Leste weaken the country's hard-won constitutional…

Dili Weekly - December 15, 2014

Paulina Quintao – National Member of Parliament MP Bendita Magno wants to know why midwives at the Fatubolu Health post in Hatulia sub-district,…

Dili Weekly - December 15, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Analytical skills and critical thinking will be the focus of the new primary school curriculum to be introduced by the Education…

Dili Weekly - December 15, 2014

Venidora Oliveira – Non-government organization (NGO) Haburas asks the government to explain why it is not doing more to promote local products…

IRIN - December 15, 2014

Dili – Timor-Leste's efforts to reduce the prevalence of domestic gender-based violence through criminalization and prosecution, already hampered…

December 10, 2014

Dili Weekly - December 10, 2014

Venidora Oliveira – Member of Parliament Estanislau da Silva has criticized the government for its failure to attract major investors to Timor-…

Dili Weekly - December 10, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Seventeen children are currently living with their mothers at Women's Forum Communication Timor-Leste emergency accommodation,…

December 7, 2014

Radio New Zealand International - December 7, 2014

The Government says it will not carry out its own inquiry into the killings of five journalists from Australia and New Zealand in Balibo, East…

December 1, 2014

Dili Weekly - December 1, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman Silverio Baptista Pinto has appealed to all people to respect the rights of those suffering from…

November 28, 2014

Washington Times - November 28, 2014

Pierre-Richard Prosper – The recent news that Timor-Leste's parliament voted to terminate contracts of the international judges it has relied upon…

November 27, 2014

Dili Weekly - November 27, 2014

Paulina Quintao – A lack of mental health professionals is making it difficult for Timorese mental health patients to access care.

November 26, 2014

Sydney Morning Herald - November 26, 2014

Tom Allard – The shock decision by East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to expel foreign judges and advisers from the country appeared to be…

Paper Chase - November 26, 2014

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Gabriela Knaul on Tuesday urged the government of East Timor to reconsider the…

November 24, 2014

Dili Weekly - November 24, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Alleged victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse are being forced to live for years at shelter homes as they await an…

Dili Weekly - November 24, 2014

Paulina Quintao – An absence of opportunities for promotion and the appointment of staff to roles unrelated to their qualifications has led to…

Dili Weekly - November 24, 2014

Martinha Gusmao – The Education Ministry, through the National University of Timor Lorosa'e, has signed a memorandum of understanding with…

November 21, 2014

Dili Weekly - November 21, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Educators are using classroom time to conduct business activities, according to Timor-Leste Coalition for Education (TLCE)…

Dili Weekly - November 21, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Spanish NGO Paz y Desarrolo (Peace and Development) has been working to improve knowledge of the electoral process and gender…

Dili Weekly - November 21, 2014

Paulina Quintao – CAUCUS is providing training for female members of political parties in Aileu, Ermera and Liquisa in preparation for them to…

November 19, 2014

Dili Weekly - November 19, 2014

Paulina Quintao – The State Secretariat for the Promotion of Equality (SEPI) is working with the Alola Foundation to provide human rights training…

Dili Weekly - November 19, 2014

Paulina Quintao – The government does not have a coherent policy for the treatment of those suffering from mental illnesses, says Member of…

Dili Weekly - November 19, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Member of Parliament Manuel de Castro Pereira has demanded answers from the Health Ministry regarding its management of…

Dili Weekly - November 19, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Limited finances are preventing the National University of Timor Lorosa'e's (UNTL) Gender Studies Centre from conducting…

November 17, 2014

Dili Weekly - November 17, 2014

Paulina Quintao – The National Commission for Combating HIV/AIDS in Timor-Leste (CNCS-TL) is working with its Indonesian counterpart in border…

Sydney Morning Herald - November 17, 2014

Philip Dorling – The Federal Court is to hear a "top secret" appeal by the Australian government aimed at suppressing information from a…

Dili Weekly - November 17, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Tobacco advertising has once again come under fire in Parliament.

Member of Parliament Josefa Alvares Pereira Soares said…

November 15, 2014

Australian Associated Press - November 15, 2014

An Australian nun is calling on the Abbott government to finally settle the maritime border with East Timor so the tiny nation can get on with…

November 14, 2014

Agence France Presse - November 14, 2014

Dili – East Timor is facing an uncertain future as resistance hero Xanana Gusmao prepares to step down as prime minister after helping hold the…

November 13, 2014

ABC Radio Australia - November 13, 2014

Bronwen Reed and Sophie McNeill – The extraordinary generosity of ABC viewers – including an anonymous donation of $200,000 – has stunned the…

November 11, 2014

Dili Weekly - November 11, 2014

Venidora Oliveira – A lack of adequate transportation is severely affecting the efficiency of the Criminal Investigation Service (SIK).

SIK…

Dili Weekly - November 11, 2014

Paulina Quintao – The Ministry of Justice and National Parliament have made a commitment to change the penal code to specifically outlaw incest.…

Timor Sea Justice Campaign Call to Action - November 11, 2014

Online campaign group GetUp! have produced a television commercial about Australia short-changing East Timor out of billions of dollars in oil and…

November 10, 2014

Dili Weekly - November 10, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Prohibitive repair costs mean six ambulances will remain out of action, according to national director of hospital support…

Dili Weekly - November 10, 2014

Paulina Quintao – More than 100 cases of domestic violence have been left pending in the Public Ministry due to the alleged victims'…

Dili Weekly - November 10, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Gender studies should be offered by tertiary education providers, according to National University of Timor Lorosa'e…

Dili Weekly - November 10, 2014

Paulina Quintao – Residents of 244 Timor-Leste sukus do not have access to health services in their villages.

Member of…

November 6, 2014

Dili Weekly - November 6, 2014

Paulina Quintao – The Secretariat of State for Vocational Training, Policy and Employment (SEPFOPE) registered 198 complaints regarding labour…

Reuters - November 6, 2014

Aaron Sheldrick – Australia's Woodside Petroleum is in talks with East Timor on building an onshore gas plant, potentially removing one of the…

Dili Weekly - November 6, 2014

Martinha Gusmao – The National University of Timor-Lorosa'e (UNTL) donated $200 to student society AKHANA in support of their march…