Subject: Timornewsline: 5 March 2010

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UNDP –MED to tackle malnutrition issues in TL

Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior The Government of Timor-Leste and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) jointly organized a two-day workshop as part of tackling malnutrition issues in the country.

Japan granted 1.5 M to help TL health sector

Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior The Japanese government has allocated $1.5 million to the Government of Timor-Leste to help its health sector with medicine and immunization equipment.

EC committed to building rural roads in TL

Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior Head of delegation of the European Commission in Timor-Leste Mr. Juan Carlos Rey said Thursday (4/3) European Commission is committed to building rural roads in Timor-Leste.

Lawyer for twenty three rebels has planned to make appeal to the court

Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior Lawyer for twenty three rebels, who were engaged in the assassination attempt on President Jose Ramos Horta on February 11th 2008, will make appeal to the Dili District Court as the decision made to sentence the rebels is not fair.

President Horta promised to pardon Salsinha

Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior President José Ramos Horta has promised Thursday (4/3) that he would pardon rebel leader Gastão Salsinha who was charged with attempted assassination against the country’s Prime Miniter Xanana Gusmão.

Deputy PM Carrascalão threatens to resign from his post

Timor Post , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior The Deputy Prime Minister for Management and Public Administration, Mario Viegas Carrascalão, has threatened to resign from his post in relation to the loss of US$ 3 million allocated by the Ministry of Finance for the referendum package projects.

Adérito will be fired if he’s not neutral, says Carrascalão

Diario Nacional , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior The second Vice Prime Minister for Management and State Administration, Eng. Mário Viegas Carrascalão said Thursday that newly installed anti-corruption commissioner would be fire if he is not neutral.

PDHJ to monitor joint operation against Ninja

Diario Nacional , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior Timorese Human Rights and Justice Ombudsman’s office had set up a team to monitor cases of human rights violation possibly committed during the joint operation of F-FDTL-PNTL against Ninja-like activities in the country.

Govt has not paid attention to the ex-clandestine

Timor Post , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior A former Falintil Commander, Agusto Tara, has said that that Government has not paid a maximum attention to the ex-clandestine members and the so-called Ninja activities in Bobonaro and Kovalima were just the logical repercussions of the neglect.

Carrascalão: “No need to question Aderito’s involvement in Fretilin Faction”

Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior The Deputy Prime Minister for Management and Public Administration, Mario Viegas Carrascalão, has called for all people including the national NGO Luta Hamutuk not to question the anti-corruption commission leader, Aderito de Jesu’s, involvement in a political party (Fretilin Faction).

JSMP considers the decision of the fair

Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior The Timorese Judicial System and Monitoring Program (JSMP) and Timorese Human Right Association (HAK) have considered the recent decision made by the court to sentence the ex rebels is fair.

Council of Ministries starts to discus policy of setting up BDN

Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior The Deputy Prime Minister for Management and Public Administration, Mario Viegas Carrascalão, has said that the Council of Ministries has started to discus the proposal of the Minister for Economy and Development (MED), João Gonçalves, to set up National Development Bank (BDN) in the country.

President Horta promulgate a decree law of limited visit’s visa

Timor Post , 5 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior The President, Jose Ramos Horta, has promulgated a decree law that could regulate and limit the visa of the foreigners to come to the country.

Court decided nine to 16 years prison for coup plotters

Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 4 March 2010- Summary by <http://www.timornewsline.com/spip.php?auteur12>Alberico Junior East Timor’s Dili District Court has sentenced 24 coup plotters with nine to 16 years in prison for their attempted assassination of President Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and subversion against the state in February 2008.


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