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Subject: Timor-Leste Local Media Monitoring April 21, 2004
Timor-Leste International and Local Media Monitoring April 21, 2004
Timor Post
Situation will be under control, says PM
The Prime Minister, Dr Mari Alkatiri, said that the authorities will
control the situation after the end of the UNMISET mission in Timor-Leste
on May 20. (The Bishop of Dili, D Ximenes Belo, said that the situation in
Timor-Leste could get worse after the UNMISET mission ends on May 20). The
Prime Minister said that the former Bishop has the right to express his
own personal opinion, but if things go wrong the authorities are here to
be in control.
No time to tame each other, says Faria
A Member of Fretilin at the National Parliament, Vicente Faria, said
that it's not the time for members of the National Parliament to tame each
other to do the job they were elected for. He said that it has been very
difficult and most times you hardly find a member of the Parliament to
debate laws within the Commissions. Mr Faria said that this shows that
Members of the National Parliament don't know yet their role as the
people's representative in the Parliament.
Government will not control goods and commodities, says PM
The Prime Minister, Dr Mari Alkatiri, said that the Government has no
plans to adopt laws to regulate the goods and commodities prices. He said
that it is not wise for the Government to establish a law to control the
prices otherwise a black-market will be created, because the shops shelves
will be empty.
Tight control to increase revenues, say Alkatiri
After a meeting with donors countries (yesterday) the Prime Minister,
Dr Mari Alkatiri, said that the reason for the Government to control
expenditures, is, because it has to increase the revenues. He said that it
was a promise made to the donors last year to exercise tight control and
reduce the costs.
STL
RESPECT supports Bobonaro community
The Sub-District Administrator of Balibo, Manuel da Cruz, said that the
Government, through the RESPECT program, has given support to the
community in the village of Rai-Ulun, Sub-District of Balibo, to
rehabilitate the community center and also cattle for each family in the
village.
Jose Filipe External Affairs World Bank, Dili Office
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