Local Daily News September 16,2016

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For more detailed information about any story in this bulletin; or for tailored sector-specific monitoring contact: Local Daily News September 16,2016 *MPs and local residents talk on water scarcity in Hatubelico Members of the Parliament from the Committee J have held a dialog with the local residents of Hatubelico, of the southern municipality of Ainaro talking about the difficulties, which the residents experience. During the dialog, most of the local residents conveyed the problems, such as water scarcity and roads, which is still poor conditions to the MPs. MP Maria Fatime, who is the deputy president of the Committee J, said this dialog was very important as it could help facilitate them to know the difficulties, which the communities experienced. We are here to listen to the local residents concerns and the difficulties, which they are experiencing, so that the Government can respond to their needs, she said. *MAP stops importing seeds from abroad The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAP) has made decision to stop importing agricultural seeds from abroad aiming to give the opportunity to the Timorese farmers to produce themselves. Director General for MAP, Deolindo da Silva made the comments after taking part in training for farmers on fertilizer production in Ainaro. Mr. Silva said the Government s policy on halting the exporting seeds was aimed to strengthen food sovereignty of the country and push more seed productions of the local farmers. We halt 75%, we are trying to do something good, so that the farmers money can only circulate within the country and that is good to encourage the farmers to be more proactive in producing the seeds, he said. *Village chief election to give more times to Govt to make preparations *Televizaun Timor-Leste, September 16, 2016 Director for Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE), Acilino Manuel Branco said the village chief election was postponed to give more times to the Government to make preparations in terms of budget allocation. Mr. Branco affirmed the Government was given more times as production of ballot papers would take time and said the village chief candidates picture would also be included in the ballot paper. The day of the election was altered few times, it is aimed to give more times to the Government to create conditions and make better preparations, so that all the citizens can vote in the election, he said. *Fundasaun Colores holds seminar to prevent illegal drugs Fundasaun Colores do Amor on Thursday (15/9) held one-day seminar aiming to prevent drug trafficking in the country.director for Fundasaun Colores do Amor said drug trafficking had been transnational issue and preventive action had to be made in order to make the young Timorese to stay away from engaging in it. We do not want to be like other countries, so it is important to make prevention in order to make the young people to stay away from consuming illegal drugs. We visited some universities to explain about the drug trafficking and its prevention, he said. *Young people attack each other leaving two people seriously wounded Young people attacked each other in Manleuana, Dili on Wednesday leaving two young men were seriously wounded, two houses were burnt down and four others were destroyed. The two young men were stabbed in Laulora Sub village of Manleuana during the conflict and currently getting medical treatment at Hospital national of Guido Valadares (HNGV). The chronology of the incident started when the two motorbikes were hitting each other in Laulora on Tuesday and the young people from Manleuana Lidun Sub village did not accept the incident and they people in Laulora on Wednesday. An eyewitness, Angelina Soares said young people from Manleuana Lidun and Ramelau attacked people in Laulora, burnt down houses and destroyed other houses. These young people came and said burnt their houses and if women and children tried to protect their men kill them all, Mrs. Soares said. *50 percent of Timorese children suffer malnutrition 50 percent of Timorese children under age of five suffer malnutrition, President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak says. He explained according to the data 60 percent of children in Ainaro were suffering from malnutrition, Covalima, Bobonaro, and Ermera were 50 percent, and Viqueque was 48,1 percent. Everyone is preoccupied about Malnutrition problem in Timor-Leste, Taur Matan Ruak said recently in Samalari Village, Laga, Baucau. He added the Timorese Government, especially the Ministry of Health was working hard to reduce numbers of malnutrition, but it was not only the government responsibility, parents also should cooperate by giving nutritious and healthy food to their children to prevent malnutrition. *MKIA realizes a seminar to protect ozone layer The Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Environment (MKIA) realized a scientific seminar on how to protect ozone layer by reducing Hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in Montreal protocol. The United Nations Assembly General has proclaimed September 16 as international day for preserving ozone layer. As a member of Montreal Protocol, Timor-Leste has responsibility to reduce HCFCs that destroys ozone layer under Montreal Protocol which is considering as Ozone-Depleting Potential (ODP) and Global Warming Potential (GWP). This Seminar is part of celebration of International Day of Ozone Layer Protection, Director of Environment, João Charles Soares said at Timor Plaza Compound yesterday.

2 *Bairo Pite chooses women to be a village chief People in Bairo Pite Village of Dili are ready to choose women who have capacity and populist to be their village chief in the upcoming village chief election. People in Bairo Pite want to choose women as their village chief to respond to the Timorese Government s policy of providing opportunity to potential women to be leader to promote gender equality. Village Chief Candidate, Esperança Maia said she was ready server her village if people voted for her to be their village chief. I candidate myself because people from 32 sub villages encourage me to do so and I want to serve them, Esperança said at Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) Office yesterday. *MS to reactivate KNKS Team to protect people from Zika Virus *Timor Post, September 16, 2016 Language source: Tetun The Ministry of Health (MS) is going to reactivate a National Commission for Combating Virus (KNKS) to protect people in Timor-Leste from Zika Virus infection. Zika itself has killed many people since its outbreak in Brazil and it has allegedly affected people in the neighboring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia locally few weeks ago. MS is preparing to reactivate KNKS which was set up years ago to anticipate Ebola virus, Chief of Department of Non-Contagious Disease, Merita Monteiro told Timor Post at MS office yesterday. *SEM signs an agreement with PT Archa Indonesia to empower women *Diario, September 16, 2016 Language source: Tetun The State Secretary for Women Economic Promotion (SEM), Veneranda Lemos signed an agreement with PT Archa Indonesia to empower and improve Timorese women s economic lives. Today (yesterday, red), we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PT Archa Indonesia to train Timorese women to improve their economic lives, the State Secretary Lemos said at her office in Obrigado Barack, Dili yesterday. At the same place, PT Archa Indonesia s Director, Anjar Budiman said PT Archa Indonesia would just facilitate Timorese women to be more creative and productive in producing their product to be able to compete in market to increase their income. *Govt allocates $ 5 million to set up embassy in Singapore *Diario, September 16, 2016 Language source: Tetun The Timorese Government has allocated $5 million to set up Timor-Leste s embassy in Singapore. We have prepared the budget and it is $5 million to set up our embassy in Singapore, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Roberto Soares said in Praia Dos Coqueiros, Dili yesterday. He added it was big money because Singapore was small country with small land even Oecusse Region was bigger than Singapore and land in Singapore was very expensive. *Eliminating Pension fund Law is not PLP s politic to oppress PN *Suara Timor Lorosae, SePtember 16, 2016 Language source: Tetum Eliminating the pension fund law for ex-members of State bodies has become preoccupation of all citizens, not only the political Party of Libertasaun Popular (PLP) s policy or campaign to gain vote and make pressure on National Parliament (PN). The acting President of PLP, Sabino Soares Guntur said the pension fund law was an act of democracy showing injustise to Timorese people. To erase the entire pension fund law is not only the preoccupation of PLP party, but it is everyone s preoccupation and people have called for alteration, so we do not make any pleasure or any maneuver to PN, said Sabino to STL at Metiaut yesterday. *The Counselor of Chinese Embassy visits CAFE *Suara Timor Loro Sa e Sebtember 16, 2016 Language source: Tetum The Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Timor-Leste visited the Teaching and Learning Center (CAFE) in Taibesi, Dili yesterday to see the condition of this learning center. The visit is to promote this school to entreprenuers, especially chinese entrepreneurs, in Timor-Leste to help this learning center, The Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Timor-Leste, Li Fanjie, told journalists at CAFÉ yesterday. CAFÉ is set up because of the cooperation between the Timorese Government and Chinese Government in 2011 to help Timorese children s education. *Court calls on PN to remove immunity of some Govt and PN members. *Suara Timor Lorosae, September 16, 2016, Language source: Tetum The Parliament National (PN) Committee G (for ethic and moral issues) has received a notification letter from Dili District Court to remove a PN member and also a government member s political immunities. We have received a notification letter from court to remove political immunity of a government member and PN member, PN Committee G President, Agustinho Lay told STL at PN yesterday. He said the Dili District Court notified PN to remove these people s political immunity, so that they could be heard at the court regarding the cases that they committed. September 15,2016 *Village chief election postponed, says Secretary of State Cabral *Televizaun Timor-Leste, September 15, 2016 language source: Tetun Secretary of State for State Administration, Thomas Cabral said the village chief election, which was scheduled to be conducted on the upcoming September 30 had been postponed to October 29. Mr. Cabral affirmed that the Government postponed the election as the process of presenting candidates for the village chiefs had not yet finished. According to the set schedule, the village chief election will be held on 30 of September, 2016, but the Government wants to give more times to the candidates to nominate themselves in the election. We postponed it to October 29 as we want to give times to people who want to nominate themselves to compete in the village chief election, he said. *Rural women lack participation in politics: Veneranda Lemos *Radio Timor-Leste, September 15, 2016 language source: Tetun Secretary of State for Women s Socio Economy (SEM), Veneranda Lemos said rural women lacked participation in politics, saying only 2% of the rural women took part in politics if compared with women living in the Capital Dili. Ms. Lemos affirmed that 30% of women in the country s capital Dili involved in politics; therefore SEM was in cooperation with NGOs in the country to train women in rural areas to get involved in politics. She said training for rural women was important to help capacitate women in the country to run for village chief election and compete in 2017 s general elections.

3 *Women in Aileu prepared to run for village chief election *Radio Timor-Leste, September 15, 2016 language source: Tetun Seventeen potential women are prepared to run for the upcoming village chief election as they have taken part in a number of trainings. Representative of Women Association in Aileu, Agustinha Gomes said the association was in partnership with a local NGO called Patria providing training for women in the area for self-preparations before running for village chief elections. The country s village chief law sets out guaranty for equal quota to man and woman to run for the village chief election. *Local residents of Samalari calls for clean water *Televizaun Timor-Leste, September 15, 2016 language source: Tetun Local residents of Samalari, the Administrative Post of Laga, of the eastern municipality of Baucau are currently experiencing water scarcity. Therefore, they called on the Government to help resolve this matter. TVTL [Public TV] reported that the local residents in the village had to wait for hours in order to collect the water. The water, which was canalized by the Department of Water and Sanitation flows once a week and that have impacted the lives of the community in the area. There are so many people here to wait for the clean water. The water comes once a week, a local resident said. *CAUCUS to empower women to compete in elections *Diario Nacional, September 15, 2016 language source: Tetun Director for CAUCUS, Paula Cortereal Araujo said the organization, which she led would hold a seminar aiming to encourage the Timorese women s participation in elections either as voter or candidate in the elections. The main objective of the said seminar is to discuss about how to motivate the Timorese women to take part in the elections. How we can provide advocacy, which can be called as a measurement for equal participation of men and women in the elections, she said. Ms. Araujo added that CAUCUS would be in partnership with USAID, especially in the cooperation for the project of Ba Distritu. *ME-World Bank professionalize teachers in vocational area *Diario Nacional, September 15, 2016 language source: Tetun The Ministry of Education (ME) and the World Bank are in partnership providing teacher training to increase skills and knowledge of the teachers in vocational area. The objective of the training is to increase knowledge of the Timorese teachers in vocational area, National Director for ME, Miguel Godinho told journalists on Tuesday (13/9). Meanwhile, the World Bank s Project Coordinator for the Second Chance Education, Marcal Maia do Rego said the referred program had been included in the country s national curriculum. *MAE postpones village chief election to October The Ministry of State Administration and Territorial Management (MAE) has postponed village chief election to October 29, 2016 instead of September 30 to let more people run for the election especially women candidates. Deputy Minister for MAE, Thomas Cabral said MAE postponed the election to October to give more times to encourage potential women to candidate themselves for village chief. I would like to congratulate women organizations which have trained and encouraged potential women to run for village chief election, Minister Cabral said. They have done great job. *ADTL concerned about people with disabilities become victims of sexual abuse Timor-Leste s People with Disabilities Association (ADTL) lamented with people committed sexual abuse against people with disabilities, but there was no justice at all. ADTL Spokesperson, Mafalda Gusmão said according to the data that they had, many people with mental problem experienced sexual abuse until they were pregnant and had babies, but fathers of these babies remained unknown. I consider this act as irresponsible, inhuman and discriminative against people with disabilities, Mafalda said at her office in Mascarinhas, Dili, yesterday. *Philippines offers scholarship to F-FDTL members in civil aviation area The Timorese Government continues strengthening its bilateral cooperation the Government of the Philippines to offer scholarship to the Timorese Defense Force (F-FDTL) members in the area of civil aviation. F-FDTL Commander, Major General Lere Anan Timur said Timor-Leste and the Philippines continued strengthening their military cooperation because F-FDTL planned to form aero component, so training of pilot was necessary. I will meet with Minister for Defense and then we will send official letter to the Government of the Philippines, Lere told journalists at F-FDTL Headquarter in Fatuhada, Dili yesterday. *NGOs condemnation widens rift with Australia *Independente, September 15, 2016 The message that Timorese people should be wary of its rich neighbor s political self-interest has widened an increasingly public divide between Timor-Leste and Australia, with a leading Timorese civil society figure the latest to join the condemnation. In an interview with the Independente on Tuesday, Arsenio Pereira da Silva, Director of FONGTIL, a national civil society umbrella organization, said Timorese politician were open to exploitation from Australia. We know that Australian Government has many interests, has money, and can pay people to do (some) things, Mr. Pereira said. The mounting criticism of Australia comes amid growing frustration over stalled maritime border talks. On Saturday the Head of Timor-Leste s Maritime Boundary Delegation lashed out at Australia, accusing its government of manipulating its poorer neighbor under pretense of assistance, as Australia continues to fend of attempts to implement a permanent equidistant maritime boundary between the two nations. September 14,2016 *Xanana calls on Timorese to continue fighting for sea border *Radio Timor-Leste, September 14, 2016 language source: Tetun Timor-Leste s Head of Negotiator for Maritime Border Issue, Xanana Gusmao has called on all the Timorese to continue fighting for their right to Timor Sea. Xanana made the call regarding legal proceedings for maritime boundary dispute between Timor-Leste and Australian in the International Court of Arbitration, the Hague of Holland. The ex-guerilla fighter commander said the Timorese people should not be afraid of Australia if it did not want to prioritize the definition of maritime border of the two countries. The process of negotiation takes time as Australia does not want to define the sea border between the two countries, he says.

4 *Parliament and civil society question process of capturing CRM members *Radio Timor-Leste, September 14, 2016 language source: Tetun Parliament and civil society organization have questioned the process of capturing the members of CRM [Maubere Revolutionary Council] who are still on the run as it has been about two years, but they have not yet been captured. Director for Judicial System Monitoring (JSMP), Luis Oliveira Sampaio said CRM members had not yet been captured as there was a different opinion by the decision maker in the country. Meanwhile, Director for NGO, MAHEIN, Nelson Belo called security force commands to view the warrant of arrest issued for CRM members who were still on the run. MP Cesar Valente from the Parliament said these CRM members should be captured as the Court had issued the arrest warrant. The Public Prosecution Office last year issued the arrest warrant to be used for capturing CRM members as they had illegally carried weapons and committed acts crime against the State. *Local residents of Fatululi experience water scarcity *Televizaun Timor-Leste, September 14, 2016 language source: Tetun Local resident of Fatululi, the Administrative Post of Balibo of Bobonaro municipality are currently experiencing water scarcity. The local residents called on the Government to look at this matter. TVTL reported that it was about 300 families living in the village and it has been many years they experiencing the water scarcity. We have to come this water spring as there is no other ways for us to collect the water. I am calling on the Government to help facilitate us by canalizing the water to our village, an old lady told TVTL. *Minister Kalbuady and NTT s Governor talk on bilateral cooperation Minister for Tourims, Francisco Kalbuady Lay met with the Governor of Indonesia s Nusa Tenggara Province, Frans Lebo Raya talking about bilateral cooperation in the field of tourism and culture. Governor Frans Lebo Raya said cooperation between NTT and Timor-Leste in the field of tourism very important as the two countries could better promote their cultural activities and touristic sites and objects. For me it is very important as we can build cooperation in the field of tourism and we can help promote our cultural activities, he said. Minister Kalbuady said it was better for Timor-Leste, NTT and Australia to have more festivals to help promote each country s cultural activities to attract more tourists. *Xanana says Timorese should be wary of Australia s manipulating politics *Independente, September 14, 2016 The head of Timor-Leste s Maritime Boundary delegation lashed out at Australia on Saturday, accusing the government of manipulating its poorer neighbor under the pretense of assistance, as boundary negotiations continue to stall. Speaking on Saturday outside Dili international airport, Xanana Gusmão used language that demonstrated a clear frustration and breakdown of past cordial relationship between Timor-Leste and Australia. We know that Australia is a very progressive country, but they have no shame at taking our riches, Mr. Gusmão said. Australia has helped us, but it s (only) with their (self) interest. He also warned Timorese people to stand united so country s like Australia could not take advantage of internal weaknesses. *Indonesian specialist doctors conduct surgery for patients with eyesight problems *Independente, September 14, 2016 Language source: Tetun The Indonesian specialist doctors from Bali Udayana University visited Timor-Leste to do surgery for patients with eyesight problems. Chief for Department of Eye Center of National Hospital Guido Valadares (HNGV), Belmeiro Jeronimo said there were nine specialist doctors from Indonesia including two ophthalmologists to do surgery with people with eyesight problems. They are here to do surgery for our patients to commemorate Udayana University s Anniversary, Jeronimo told journalists at his office yesterday. *2017 General Elections to prove PNTL s professionalism *Independente, September 14, 2016 Language source: Tetun The upcoming general election is going to prove the Timorese National Police (PNTL) members professionalism. PNTL Deputy Commander, Faustino Da Costa said the two general election process in 2017 would measure PNTL members capacity and mentality of ensuring peace and stability in the country s general election will test our professionalism since PNTL Command has ordered all PNTL members not to involve directly or indirectly in political parties activities, Commander Da Costa told journalists at PNTL Headquarter in Kaikoli yesterday to respond to the former Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão s call for PNTL to be professional and be impartial and abide by the Command s orders. *STAE starts socializing village law *Timor Post, September 14, 2016 Language source: Tetun Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) starts socializing village law in Oecusse Region. The socialization of village law no.9/2016 is done to local authorities for two days and is facilitated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) s Ba Distrito Project. STAE s team is going to explain about village law no.9/2016 to local authorities before village chief election, STAE Representative, Augusto Pereira said in Oecusse Administration Hall yesterday. *The World Bank offers $4 million to DNER *Timor Post, September 14, 2016 Language source: Tetun The World Bank has offered $4 million fund to National Directorate of Recurrent Education (DNER) to be given to Community Learning Center (SKA) in the territory of Timor-Leste. The Coordinator of Second Change Education Project, Apolinario Marçal Maia Do Rego said each SKA would receive $10,000 for the start. Each SKA will get $10, 000 for the start to build the SKA Centers and complete other facilities and then they will receive $10, 000 more to start their business, Apolinario said in his speech when opening vocational training at SKA in Dare of Dili yesterday. *PN suggest to make change at HNGV *Diario, September 14, 2016 Language source: Tetun National Parliament (PN) Committee F (for health, sport, social solidarity and education issues) suggests the Timorese Government, especially the Ministry of Health to make radical change at Hospital National of Guido Valadares (HNGV) because HNGV s service as nothing has changed for years. Change mean change of positions, working performance and improvement of capacity at HNGV, PN Committee F member, Eladio Faculto said at PN yesterday. He added each year the Timorese Government allocated large amount of budget to health sector, but there were still many complaints about health service in the country.

5 *TMR calls on Timorese people to worship journalists *Diario, September 14, 2016 Language source: Tetun President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) has called on Timorese people to worship journalists because they are the voice of the voiceless. TMR explained that only journalists could publish the Timorese people s preoccupation, so that the leaders could take it into account. You should welcome journalists if they come, but if you do not welcome them, they will not come again. For instance, now there are 12 media institutions journalists here with me and news from your village always in print or electronic media, TMR said in a community talk at Afaloikai Village, Uatulari Administrative Post, Viqueque Municipality last Thursday. *PNTL members not allowed to get involved in politics *Suara Timor Loro Sa e September 14,2016 Language source: Tetum Deputy Commander for the National Police Force (PNTL), Faustinho da Costa affirmed that the police commands had issued a directive [a dispatch] to ban the police officers from involving in political parties actvities. Costa said 2017 would be the year for the National Police Force officers to be more professional and that should be concretized for not engaging in political practice. The police commands always reminds its officers, saying 2017 is the year for the police s professionalism; therefore, I am calling on the police officers to show their impartiality when carrying out their work, he told journalists. *HNGV lacks medicine, PN calls on Govt to pay look at it * Suara Timor Loro Sa e Language source: Tetum The National Parliament (PN) has called on the Government, especially the Ministery of Healt to pay fully attention to the lack of medicine at National Hospital of Guido Valadares (HNGV). President for the Commmittee of Health and Education, Virgilio Hornay made his concerns to journalists at the House of Parliament (PN) on Tuesday 13/09/2016. So, the Govt throuhg Ministry of Health (MS) should pay fully attention, so that it cannot happen again in the future, he said. Director Excutive for HAK [Human Rights Association], Manuel Monteiro said so far HNGV had experienced the lack of medicines and facilities, and it also lacked blood donation to be provided for patients.