Main Headline:
- FA: Society Should Fix The Social Causes of Prostitution
- KNDL To Give Priority Attention to Human Trafficking and Negligence
- 3867 TL Children Had Serious Malnutrition in 2012
- KNDL Searches For Funding For International Children’s Day
- Draft Law On Social Communications: Needs More Articles
- SIK To Investigate Case of Abandoned Baby
- SIK Calls For The Government To Identify Mauhudu’s Bones
- Two Suspects Fined For Stealing Fuel FromState
- Thai Embassy Helps Oe-Cusse Women’s Group
- SEPI holds consultations for CEDAW report
MP Questions Cigarette Ads In Public Places
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 17:35
A Member of Parliament has strongly questioned the use of cigarette advertising in public places because of the negative impacts on people’s health, especially young people.
MP Josefa Alvares Soares said, as Timor-Leste is a new country with a small population, when the government does not pay attention to this problem it can be a big threat to human resources because now Timor-Leste has a high instance of tuberculosis and cancer also.
MP Josefa Alvares Soares said, as Timor-Leste is a new country with a small population, when the government does not pay attention to this problem it can be a big threat to human resources because now Timor-Leste has a high instance of tuberculosis and cancer also.
RF: Gender Subjects Needed in School Curriculum
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 17:27
Rede Feto (Women’s Network) Timor-Leste urges the Ministry of Education to include gender as a subject in the national curriculum so students can better understand gender and its contribution to development.
Rede Feto Representative Laura Soares Abrantes said students as part of the new generation need to know about gender because Timor-Leste still has high rates of inequality, discrimination and violence against women.
Rede Feto Representative Laura Soares Abrantes said students as part of the new generation need to know about gender because Timor-Leste still has high rates of inequality, discrimination and violence against women.
IHPSOTL Accuses VCCT of Discrimination against MSM and Transgender
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 17:02
Program Manager, Rui Carvalho, of the ISEAN Hivos Program Satellite Office in Timor-Leste, accuses personnel working at the Volunteer Confidential Counselling Testing facilities of discriminating against MSM (men who have sex with men) and transgender Timorese when these clients go for HIV/AIDS tests.
TL Government: No more shelters planed for 2013
Friday, 12 April 2013 10:01
The National Director for Social Assistance said the government doesn’t have plans to build more shelter homes for victims of gender based violence but will continue to give financial support to develop existing shelter houses.
World Vision To Provide Clean Water to the Bobonaro Community
Friday, 12 April 2013 09:58
In 2013 World Vision Japan in cooperation with Work Vision Timor-Leste will work towards providing clean water to communities in the district ofBobonaro.
“I am very happy today to conduct this signing ceremony for funds from World Vision Japan for a project to fix water and sanitation in communities in the district of Bobonaro,” said Mr.Miura, World Vision Japan’s Representative in Dili.
“I am very happy today to conduct this signing ceremony for funds from World Vision Japan for a project to fix water and sanitation in communities in the district of Bobonaro,” said Mr.Miura, World Vision Japan’s Representative in Dili.
Capital
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29 April 2013, 12.40  A Member of Parliament has demanded the Commander of National Police of Timor-Leste collect all the military uniforms still used by members of the community. MP Mateus de Jesus said based on the law... |
29 April 2013, 12.37  Three Maritime Police boats, which should patrol the south coast of Timor, cannot be used in operations on the south coast due to the bigger waves. Deputy Commander of the National Police of Timor-Leste,... |
29 April 2013, 11.50  The Secretary General of Fretilin suggests the Secretary of State for Social Communications should create a Journalism Training Centre for journalists so they can have a good understanding of journalism. ... |
Development
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29 April 2013, 13.10  Tais sellers from the enclave district of Oe-cusse are calling for greater government support because their tais (traditional cloth) is not attracting enough buyers compared to previous years despite being... |
29 April 2013, 12.52  Even though Timor-Leste has been independent for more than 10 years, the community still complain about access to clean water so the Secretary of State for Water and Sanitation will find another mechanism... |
29 April 2013, 12.50  The Australian government has given $1.4 million to the Secretary of State for Water, Sanitation and Urbanization with objective of canalizing potable water to communities in the entire country. The... |
Education
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30 April 2013, 10.41  Members of Parliament have suggested the government support the family of the deceased scholarship student Elidio dos Reis, who died in Portugal, to help pay for his corpse to come back to Timor. ... |
29 April 2013, 13.25  The students of Novel da Paz Junior Secondary School had a fight because some students did not get materials for exam that a teacher provided.Third grade student Margarida Correia was sad because on the... |
29 April 2013, 13.23  The Japanese government has given four scholarships to Timorese people so they can study in Japan for five years. The four Timorese people are composed of two members of the Defence Force of Timor-Leste... |
Health
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30 April 2013, 14.11  The Executive Director of the Build Timor Foundation (FTH) is very concerned as the stock of the Anti Retro Viral medicine for HIV/AIDS patients is low and some has already expired. FTH Executive Director... |
30 April 2013, 14.08  The Maries Stopes International Clinic Timor-Leste (MSITL) distributed information on reproductive health to journalists to increase their knowledge of this topic.According to the Coordinator of Marketing... |
30 April 2013, 11.02  The Director of the Bairo-Pite Clinic says the clinic is facing difficulties as they lack enough space for expecting mothers to give birth. Nevertheless the Director, Daniel Murphy, said they made an... |
Human Rights
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29 April 2013, 12.18  Program Manager, Rui Carvalho, of the ISEAN Hivos Program Satellite Office in Timor-Leste, accuses personnel working at the Volunteer Confidential Counselling Testing facilities of discriminating against... |
29 April 2013, 12.10  The Alola Foundation suspects that workers are being pressured into holding back complaints about their employers out of fear of losing their jobs.The Executive Director of the Alola Foundation (FA),... |
29 April 2013, 12.04  Based on data collected by the Health Information System Department, in 2012 there were 3867 children identified with serious malnutrition in Timor-Leste. The Chief of Cabinet for theHealth Information... |
Gender
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30 April 2013, 14.24  This year the Embassy for Thailand in Timor-Leste has given $2900 to a women’s group in Oe-Cusse district with the objective of empowering the group economically. Coordinator of the Economic Empowerment... |
30 April 2013, 14.20  Prior to submitting Timor-Leste’s report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva, the Secretary of State for the Promotion of Equality held consultation... |
30 April 2013, 14.18  The Program Officer for Family Planning at the Ministry of Health, Aurea Celina, said family planning is not about asking parents not to have children but about getting parents to space out child... |
Security/Defence/Justice
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30 April 2013, 14.39  According to Secretary of State for Social Communications, after gathering ideas from participants at the international seminar on the draft Law on Social Communications, they need to increase the number... |
30 April 2013, 14.37  The Criminal Investigation Service is in the process of investigating a case where a baby was abandoned in the garbage in Bebonuk. Criminal Investigation Service (SIK) Director, Superintendent Calisto... |
30 April 2013, 14.34  Police from the Criminal Investigation Service (SIK) have called for the government’s intervention to work with the family of the late respected hero Mauhudo to identify his bones. The Director of SIK,... |
Children Youth
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30 April 2013, 15.10  The Alola Foundation considers prostitution in the country is flourishing and becoming a social problem that needs to be addressed by the state. Based on research conducted by the foundation from brothels... |
30 April 2013, 15.06  In 2013 the National Commission for the Rights of Children (KNDL) will give priority attention to the issues of human trafficking and negligence and will advocate and raise awareness in the community to... |
30 April 2013, 14.54  The National Committee on Children’s Rights has started to search for funding to celebrate International Children’s Day held on June 1 each year. National Committee on Children’s Rights (KNDL),... |
Editorial Corner
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12 April 2013, 17.02  The translation is coming soon ... A. Estrutura Desenvolvimento Regulamentu InterligasaunInterligasaun hanesan mos tema sentral iha regulamentu interligasaun kuandu industria telekomunikasaun muda nia...Read more ... |
25 February 2013, 20.28 The Media is one of the most important pillars of Democracy.The Media provides information about events and the changing conditions in society and in the world. The Media correlates, that is, it...Read more ... |
07 February 2013, 15.48 This week Timor-Leste is in shock after the gruesome murder of Rita Soares. The young woman was found washed up on the beach in Metiaut, with her body in a terrible condition after being beaten and...Read more ... |
Advertorials
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Sunday, 19 May 2013
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According to your opinion, should Timor Leste become a member of ASEAN or not?
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