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Subject: Timor-Leste International and Local Media Monitoring May 7,
2004
Timor-Leste Local Media Monitoring May 7, 2004
ABC News
Timor Post
Government has budget too much centralized, says Tilman
A Member of the National Parliament, Manuel Tilman, said that the
Government of Timor-Leste does not distribute the financial assistance
from donors to departments like Courts and the National Parliament. He
said that the financial support given by donors never reaches institutions
that are in desperate need.
F-FDTL soon will transfer second battalion to Maliana
The Head of the Staff for the Defence Force of Timor-Leste (F-FDTL)
Colonel, Lere Anan Timor, said that soon the F-FDTL will deploy a second
battalion to the District of Maliana, after the end of UNMISET mission.
Colonel Lere said that one of the difficulties the F-FDTL is still facing
is the infrastructure and budget. Colonel Lere said that F-FDTL will
recruit more people in September because the army has only 1,500 soldiers
and it?s not enough, especially to face external threats.
STL
Government signs anti-corruption accord
The Prime Minister, Dr Mari Alkatiri, said that the Government of
Timor-Leste has signed the United Nations Convention Against Corruption,
set as one of the priorities by the Government. The Prime Minister said
that the signing of the document falls into the plan set by the Government
to commit to fight corruption.
Japan to assist in repatriating refugees
The Japanese government promised that it would continue support for the
handling and repatriation of East Timorese refugees still exiled in West
Timor, East Nusa Tenggara province. Japan?s Ambassador for East Timor
Hideaki Asaki, said in Kupang that the Japanese government had provided a
grant worth Rp 53 billion (US$ 6.3 million) to the Indonesian government
for resettlement, repatriation and health programs for East Timorese
refugees. As of April this year, 86,600 east Timorese refugees had
returned to their homeland. There are still a total of 15,699 refugees
living in camps in East Nusa Tenggara province.
Jose Filipe External Affairs World Bank, Dili Office
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