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UNOTIL
Daily Media Review
Friday, 09 September 2005
National Media Reports
FUN Criticises Fretilin Due to Stress: Alkatiri
It is reported that Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has said that the
criticisms made by the President of the newly established group, FUN,
Marito Reis against Fretilin and the Government shows that people are
highly stressed. At the launch of village elections in Dili, PM Alkatiri
said that new organizations such as UNDERTIM and the National Unity Forum
(FUN) are only composed of the opposition. He added that Reis as the
President of FUN, should not criticise Fretilin and the Government as it is
a united forum. In relation to Mari Alkatiri's comments, a member of FUN
called Domingos August (aka Deker) said that Fretilin's Secretary-General
knows that those who established the forum are not frustrated people and
that he is the frustrated person for making such statements, reported the
media on Friday. In a separate article, Timor Post quoted FUN President,
Marito Reis as reportedly saying that his organisation purports not to
bring down the Government but for the Government to recognize its mistakes.
Reis pointed to several traits of the Government in recent years such as
hate, vengeance, accusations, intrusion and arrogance but noted that such
attitudes have recently reduced. (STL, TP, DT)
PD Should First Clean Its Backyard : Alkatiri
Speaking at the opening of the electoral campaign for village elections
with Fretilin members and supporters in Dili, Secretary-General of Fretilin
Mari Alkatiri reportedly stated that before criticising Fretilin,
opposition parties such as Democratic Party (PD) should first clean their
own backyards. Therefore, he said, there is no need for any opposition
party to be worried about Fretilin as there is unity within Fretilin
itself. "I heard recently that if PD won the election, priority would be
given to the ordinary people. If that is the case, then I will congratulate
them for being able to perform miracles," Alkatiri added. (TP)
UNDERTIM Will Form Government of National Unity
The Timor Resistance and Democratic National Unity Party (UNDERTIM) has
declared that if they win the 2007 General Elections they will form a
"Government of National Unity". Vice-President of the party Francisco
Salsinha or 'Metin', speaking at a press conference at UNDERTIM's
headquarters, reportedly explained that such a Government of National Unity
would be "free of discrimination in race and colour, and would aim to be
composed of intelligent people who can serve and educate the people well".
He emphasized that UNDERTIM's political stance is that of serving and not
reigning over the people, and that the new 'resistance' party is not only
open to former resistance and guerrilla members, but to all Timorese.
Responding to doubts as to whether UNDERTIM had completed the registration
process and had already prepared a party statute, Metin said that his party
has completed this process and that doubts among the population as to the
legitimacy of the party are due to misreporting on the part of the media.
He added that the party will choose a party Secretary-General at its first
congress, and that UNDERTIM follows a Presidential structure. (STL)
Xanana promulgates four laws
Timor-Leste President Xanana Gusmao on Wednesday promulgated four laws, the
Statute of Public Administration, the Legislative Authorization on Penal
Matters, Legislative Authorization on Penal Procedure and the Authorization
on Civil Procedure. The Acting Chief of the Department of Social
Communications for the President's Office, Lusitana Lopes, stated that the
President signed the laws on the 4 August, and that they will now be sent
for promulgation in the State Gazette, when they will then become
applicable as law.
Ramos-Horta Awarded Honorary Doctorate
Foreign Minister Dr. Jos?nbsp; Ramos-Horta received an honorary doctorate
in international regional development studies from Toyo University on
7 September in Tokyo. In awarding the doctorate degree, President
Tomonori Matsuo of Toyo University cited the major contribution made by
Dr Jose Ramos-Horta in struggle for independence until 1999 and
democratic governance since Timor-Leste regained its independence in
2002. In the afternoon, Dr Ramos Horta gave a keynote speech at an
international symposium on a new paradigm in international
cooperation held at the University. UNOTIL SRSG Sukehiro Hasegawa also
delivered a keynote speech identifying the contributions made by both the
International Community and the people and the leaders of Timor-Leste to
make possible the remarkable progress made in laying the foundation
for sustainable democratic governance." (Pres, Release, STL)
China Donates Equipment to PNTL
Chinese Ambassador to Timor-Leste Chen Duqing made a symbolic hand over of
equipment to the National Police of Timor-Leste, PNTL to Minister of
Interior Rogerio Tiago Lobato yesterday. Speaking to the media after the
handover ceremony, Minister Lobato said that the donation of equipment was
based on the agreement made during his visit to China in 2004. The
equipment donated included uniform, boots and communication materials such
as radio and antenna. Moreover, Lobato said that it was important that with
such donations provided by China, the budget provided by the Government for
purchasing the uniforms for PNTL can be allocated for other expenses. (TP)
National News Sources
Timor Post (TP)
Suara Timor Lorosae (STL)
Diario Tempo (DT)
Diario Nacional
Seminario
Lia Foun (LF)
Televisaun Timor-Leste [TVTL]
RTL Radio Timor-Leste [RTL]
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