American Marines Are Tourists in TL

TEMPO SEMANAL TV

Timor-Leste is safe for the American Troops. 

President Jose Ramos-Horta told reporters in Dili last week that Timor-Leste is more stable and more calm because people are do not want violence any more. 

He said he has handed out questionaires to to senior experts on thier opinion of Timor's security challenges 

"I am very optimistic that East Timor is very peaceful now," Horta said.

 

"The Australian Side ISF is already considering to send home more than 100 troops, so by early next year there will be significantly less troops here, probably less than 400," according to President Horta his new Palace office.

He praised the East Timor Police (PNTL) and Defence Force (F-FDTL) for doing very well during the recent local elections  "We have made a tremendous effort in the reform of PNTL and F-FFDTL", said Horta. 

He said if Timor-Leste was unstable then there would be no US Marines on Timor soil now, stating the Americans are senstive about security.

"They at this state there is an American war ship with more than 2500 marines on board in the sea between Dili and Atauro Island. They are here to conduct a joint training with F-FDTL and the ISF  from Australia and New Zealand defence personel now in Timor Leste. The American Marines are also doing Humanitarian assistance to some Timorese clinics and other institutions."

On Dili Streets many American marines are on foot enter bars and Restaurant.

They are real tourists.

Timor-Leste: Gone Fishing

TEMPO SEMANAL TV


The President of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta announced on Thursday 14 October last week that there will be an international fishing for the first time in Timor-Leste.  It will take place in between Dili and Atauro. Horta expected that in this Timor-Leste fishing competition will become a flagship event that will draw keen anglers and sports fisherman from around the world.

 

Horta's vision is to promote Timor-Leste as a touris destination.  Recent studies have shown that Timor-Leste is a haven for a massive variety of sea life including whales, fish, turtles and dolphins north off the north and south coasts.

Horta said that there will be fee for this competitions and there is easy access for the participanst to reach Dili, From Australia, Indonesia and Singapore.

AETL Fó Obsaun Rua Bá Xanana

Hasai Vise MS Hanjan Ou Enfermeirus Greve

Dili, Tempo Semanal

Edisaun 162 19 Okt 2009

Asosiasaun dos Enfermeirus de Timor-Leste (AETL) hanesan parte integral hosi asosiasaun profesionais saúde nian ejize bá Primeiru Ministru Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão atu substitui pozisaun Vise Ministra Saúde bá profesionais saúde seluk ne'ebé kompetente liu, tanba AETL deskobre katak, Vise Ministra Saúde, Madalena F.M.Hanjan Costa Soares halo abuzu podér tanba deskonfia Vise Ministra ne'e la foti desizaun imparsialidade tuir lei, uza podér hodi hasai no troka funsionariu sira la bazeia bá Dekretu Lei Nú. 19/2006, Dekretu Lei Nú. 27/2008 ou Lei Nú. 8/2004 no indikasaun balu tan ne'ebé AETL sita iha karta Preokupasaun Moral ne'ebé derije bá Primeiru Ministru Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão datadu 02 Outubru 2009 hosi Prezidente AETL Luis M.R.F. Lobato. Maibé bainhira PM Xanana la foti desizaun tuir saida mak AETL husu,  ne'e signifika PM Xanana hakarak iha ka mosu greve servisu nasionál hosi Enfermeirus sira.

Tuir dokumentus tahan tolu ho númeru referensia AETL/X/2009/200 ne'ebé jornal hetan, ne'ebé hakerek kona-ba akuzasaun lubuk ida hasoru Vise Ministra Saúde, Madalena F.M.Hanjan Costa Soares katak, iha tinan rua ikus hahú hosi 2008-2009, AETL akompaña prosesu dezenvolvimentu iha area saúde ladún la'o di'ak hanesan uluk, tan de'it durante ne'e top leader liuliu Vise Ministra Saúde la obedese ona bá Ministériu Saúde nia estatutu organiku rasik hodi hola desizaun ruma ne'ebé prejudika implementasaun programa saúde bá povu Timor-Leste.

Ezemplu, Vise Ministra Saúde nia desizaun dala barak kontrariu ho desizaun Ministru Saúde Dr. Nelson da Cruz nian, nune'e halo membrus profesionais saúde iha Ministériu Saúde nia laran liuliu Diretores no Xefe Departementu ne'ebé hanesan mós membrus AETL hasoru dilemma boot atu implementa programa saúde iha terrenu. Situasaun ne'e halo membrus AETL tomak preokupadu tebetebes, hakerek iha karta preokupasaun ne'e.

AETL preokupa no lamenta tebes tansa iha tempu defisil nia laran, membrus AETL tomak bele rona malu no fasil koordena malu maibé iha situasaun normál membrus profesionais saúde, liuliu enfermeirus sira la hala'o servisu ho diak tan de'it Vise Ministra Saúde dala barak hola desizaun kontrariu ho Ministru Saúde nia desizaun. Ezemplu, Ministru fó nia despaisu atu fó karreta bá funsionariu saúde maibé Vise Ministra fó desizaun seluk. Tanba ne'e, AETL informa bá Primeiru Ministru katak, AETL nia observasaun durante ne'e hatudu momos katak atual Vise Ministra Saúde la suporta Ministru Saúde nia servisu maibé sai fali hanesan Ministru Saúde nia Adversariu ne'ebé komplika servisu no la favorese atu lori benefisiu bá povu Timor-Leste nia moris.

Hanesan membrus AETL ho profesionais saúde hosi asosiasaun seluk iha teritoriu laran akompaña katak, durante ne'e Vise Ministra la hola desizaun tuir profesionalizmu, imparsialidade, la hola desizaun tuir dekretu lei no regulamentu ne'ebé vigora, maibé halo desizaun tuir ninia hakarak ne'ebé kria kondisaun deskontentamentu no desentendimentu entre profesionais saúde liuliu membrus AETL iha terrenu. Ezemplu, Vise Ministra uza nia podér hanesan membrus governu no lori PM nia naran halo presaun hodi troka funsionariu ida ho funsionarius seluk la bazeia bá Dekretu Lei Nú. 19/2006, Dekretu Lei Nú. 27/2008 ou Lei Nú. 8/2004.

Ezemplu, la haree bá ema ne'e funsionariu permanente ka political appointment, la valoriza nivel edukasaun, la konsidera experiensia servisu, la konsidera atual nivel ou grau, maibé troka funsionariu tuir nia gostu hanesan staff sira slogan dehan "se mak besik nia, ne'e mak bele tuir iha kargu Diresaun no Xefi. Vise Ministra Saúde utiliza asset Ministériu Saúde nian hanesan uza karreta lubuk ida iha nia uma inklui karreta programa Global Fund ho modelu Prado bá nia la'en hodi sa'e  hanesan karreta privadu ne'ebé nia impaktu defikulta implementasaun atividades servisu Global Fund nian iha terrenu.

Vise Ministra Saúde hanesan mós Prezidente Painel Juri bá rekrutamentu/avaliasaun bá funsionarius fó orientasaun atu hatama de'it ema ne'ebé nia hakarak embora rekrutamentu/avaliasaun hanesan komediu falsu ida. Ezemplu, loke vaga nivel 5 bá Xefi Departementu rezultadu iha dunia kandidatu mak pasa rekrutamentu bá kargu referidu, maibe Vise Ministra rekomenda fali ema seluk bá kargu ne'e. Ema ne'ebé liu rekrutamentu bá pozisaun ne'e la'o pasiar simu osan de'it.

Iha mós ezemplu seluk hanesan, funsionarius públiku sira bá tuir konkorensia tenke lakon ho political appointment sira atu konkore bá kargu Diresaun no Xei tan de'it maluk political appointment sira durante ne'e servisu iha Vise Ministra nia Gabinete, ne'ebé kontrariu ho Dekretu Lei Nú.19/2006 no Dekretu Lei Nú. 27/2008 sobre Regime das Karreiras bá Diresaun no Xefia. Ezemplu seluk tan mak, Ministériu Saúde lakon osan haruka staf lubuk ida bá tuir eskola iha universidade sira iha rai li'ur maibé depois de kolega sira finalize sira nia estudu fila mai la utilza, sira la'o pasiar de'it hanesan staf balu iha Dili nomos Baukau, Vikeke ho fatin seluk tan ne'ebé iha ekontru formal balu Vise Ministra dala barak dehan bá kolega sira ne'e katak "ha'u la presiza imi nia S1, S2, S3 ka S lilin sira ne'e, maibé agora daudaun Vise Ministra mós eskola hela S2 iha Darwin no staf sira labele halo komentariu tanba ta'uk Vise Ministra fó pena demisaun ka hasai hosi servisu.

Ezemplu konkretu seluk mak AETL haree katak, Vise Ministra Saúde liuhusi prosedimentu ne'ebé sala hodi asina akordu ida ho Universidade Teknolojia Quinsland (QUT) ke tuir loloos akordu ne'e Ministru Saúde ou Diretor Geral mak tenki asina. Opurtunidade ne'e universidade fo bolsu de estudu rua no opurtunidade ne'e Vise Ministra aproveita kedas hodi hatama nia oan feto no vaga ida fó bá nia kolega saúde ida nia oan feto, sem liuhusi prosesu konkorensi. Iha parte seluk, Vise Ministra uza nia podér hodi utiliza povu nia osan  hodi selu nia vizina ida iha de'it uma nunka tama servisu hanesan funsionariu seluk maibé to'o tempu atu simu osan mak nia bá antrian ho funsionariu seluk hodi asina naran simu US$136.00 kada fulan besik tinan 2 ona.

AETL mós lamenta no triste tebes bá desizaun arbitraria Vise Ministra ne'ebé tuir AETL nia haree katak desizaun hirak ne'e la'ós desizaun politika nomos la'ós desizaun professional ne'ebé bele aplika iha Ministériu da Saúde hanesan Instituisaun Estadu. Desizaun ne'ebé Vise Ministra aplika ne'e desizaun emosional no la tuir ona regras instituisaun estadu maibé konsidera fali Instituisaun Ministériu da Saúde hanesan kompana privadu.

Hahalok ne'e lori impaktu konkreta hanesan: 1. Vise Ministra husu Diretores Nasionais balu iha Ministériu da Saúde atu rejigna an sem liuhosi investigasaun no konsulta ho Mnistru Saúde nu'udar Superior Maximu. 2. Fó pena disiplinar sem justifikasaun bá Senior Advisor bá Ministériu da Saúde, Eis Titular Ministru da Saúde Dr. Rui Maria de Araujo, MPH, no desizaun ne'e halo Advisor refere rejigna an no lakohi atu kontribui ona bá dezenvolvimentu area saúde. 3. Hosi desizaun arbitrariu ne'e hamosu mós impaktu ne'ebé AETL nota iha terrenu katak apoiu politika liuhosi asistensia medikus Cubanus komesa menus no dezanima.

Iha tan ezemplu barak ne'ebé ami la sita ida pur ida maibé ho situasaun hanesan ne'e bolu AETL nia atensaun atu hola pozisaun hanesan tuir mai ne'e,

AETL hakarak rekomenda bá PM atu trava ou hapara desizaun hosi Vise Ministra da Saúde ne'ebé nia impaktu sei prejudika dezenvolvimentu politika iha area saúde nian bá populasaun iha Timor-Leste.

AETL la konkorda ho desizaun hosi Vise Ministra Saúde ne'ebé dala barak sempre kontraria ho desizaun hosi Ministru Saúde nian hanesan Superior Hirarqui tuir Estatutu Organiku Ministériu da Saúde ne'ebé vigora iha Timor-Leste.

AETL hanesan komponente integral hosi Asosiasaun Profesionais da Saúde seluk iha Ministériu Saúde nia laran la konkorda ho hahalok Vise Ministra Saúde nian ne'ebé foti desizaun la konsidera Lei, la konsidera Dekretu Lei ho Regulamentus seluk ne'ebé vigora, hodi  kria situasaun ne'ebé la favoravel bá harmonia de servisu iha servisu-fatin iha area saúde iha teritoriu tomak.

AETL lamenta tebes ho hahalok Vise Ministra Saúde ne'ebé hanesan fali ema analfabeta hodi la konsidera no la valoriza membrus AETL nia nivel edukasaun ne'ebé hetan hosi universidade sira iha rai li'ur ho komentarius sinikus katak nia la presiza S1, S2, S3 ka S lilin etc.

AETL lamenta tebes ho hahalok Vise Ministra Saúde nian ne'ebé iha inisiativa hakarak atu kontinua sira nia estudus iha rai li'ur hodi kontratia superior hirarquis sira nia desizaun iha rai ida ne'e.

Ho asuntu sira iha letan nu'udar Prezidente AETL ha'u lori membrus AETL iha Timor laran tomak nia naran hodu sujere bá SE. SR. Primeiru Ministru RDTL atu trava no halakon kedas hahalok at no ideolojia opurtunista sira hanesan ne'e atu labele empata objetivu dezenvolvimentu politika saúde be povu Timor-Leste tomak ne'ebé planeadu ona.

Ho senseriedade hato'o bá SE. Se. Primeiru Ministru katak, AETL laiha intensaun seluk ou laiha hanoin no ambisaun bá kadeira bá pozisaun refere, maibé hanesan parte integral hosi organizasaun professional saúde ne'ebé durante ne'e kontribui hodi harii Ministériu Saúde ne'e, sente preokupadu ho Vise Ministra Saúde nia atetude desagradavel, hahalo opurtunista nia ne'ebé la hanoin atu kontinua hadia planu dezenvolvimentu iha area saúde ne'ebé trasa ona, maibé hakarak habokur de'it nia an, nia família, nia kolegas no nia grupu.

AETL husu bá SE. Primeiru Ministru atu substitui pozisaun ne'e bá profesionais saúde seluk ne'ebé kompetente liu. Karik situasaun ne'e la resolve bele mosu greve de servisu Nasionál hosi Enfermeirus sira hanesan alternativa ikusliu.

Vise Ministra Saúde  tanba la kontente ho akuzasaun ne'e, entaun nia hahú espresa ninia hanoin  bá karta ne'ebé derije hosi Prezidente AETL. Tanba ne'e, iha loron 15 Outubru 2009, Vise Ministra marka ninia respostas iha surat tahan mutin haat nia leten hanesan parte ida hosi esklaresementu legal membrus ezekutivu AETL nian bá Prezidente AETL tanba Vise Ministra mós asumi kargu Vise Prezidente AETL.

Iha karta esklaresementu ne'e, Vise Ministra sita katak, Luis Lobato la reprezenta  AETL tanba foti desizaun la kolektivu tuir Estatutu Organiku AETL nian 5 de Outubru 2005 kapitulu V, artigu 16 sobre Podér e Dever. Atu hatene liután Vise Ministra ninia resposta bá Luis Lobato, tuir mai Tempo Semanal publika orijinalmente saida mak Hanjam hakerek ba entidade relevantes ba karta enviadu husi Enfermeiru Luis Maria Lobato data 2 Outubru 2009, númeru AETL/II/X/200 ho asuntu disseminasaun e desfomasaun ba atuál Vice Ministra de Saúde Madalena F. M. Hanjan C. Soares.

Enfermeiru Luis Lobato eis titulár Vice Ministru de Saúde Segundu e Terseiru Governu Konstitusionál RDTL.  Agora nia hala'o hela ninia estudu tuir Ministériu de Saúde IV Governu Konstitusionál fó Bolsu de estudu dala rua tuir malu foti lisensiatura ekonomia iha Denpasar Bali depois kontinua ba Majistradu iha Saúde Publika agora iha Universidade Gajah Mada (UGM) Yogyakarta.

Depois de husik Timor Leste ninia delega kargu nu'udar Presidente AETL/ Administrativu ofisialmente ba Vice Presidente AETL, atuál Vice Ministra de Saúde. Em nome de asosiasaun de pois de hala'o konsultasaun ho membrus sira hotu inklui ezekutivu no mós Distritál iha data 3 ate 14 de Outubru 2009 hasai esklaresimentu tuir mai ne'e.

AETL ninia estatutu legál hasai iha segundu kongresu 4-5 Outubru 2005 ho diskrisaun artikuladus kapítulu XI e artigu 31 atu haree ba kondisaun no situasaun internais no profisionalizmu e promove saúde e kuidadu povu tomak iha TL. Ida ne'e la'ós atu ba interese privadu ka grupus e muito menus la hakerek atu intervein ba Governu iha nasaun ida ne'ebé de'it.

La iha regra ida mak artikula iha AETL nia estatutu hodi kandidata membru Governu ida nein menus atu husu substituisaun membru Governu ida.

Madalena Hanjan Soares hanesan kandidatu independente eskoila husi Primeiru Ministru Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão ba kargu Vice Ministra de Saúde RDTL ho mandatu tinan lima, hahú husi tinan 2007 to'o 2012. AETL tenke luta ba direitu no devér husi membru hotu – hotu konstrutivamente tuir legalidade estatutu karakterístiku sosiál no tenke kumpre orientasaun husi profisaun enfermajen.

Profisaun enfermajen ho ninia kodiku de konduta e Juramentu Florense Nightingale devosaun Santa Lúcia no hahi aas dedikasaun vida umana tuir nia ezisténsia hahú iha 1917 bainhira Vida Santifika Enfermajen hahú depois da primeira Guerra Mundiál hahú.

Enfermeiru  Luis Lobato la reprezentante membrus ezekutivus tuir Estatutu Orgániku AETL , 5 de Outubru 2005 Kapítulu V, artigu 16 sobre podér e devér maka kuandu foti desizaun tenke koletivu la'ós membru ida de'it ou presidente mesak de'it. Luis Lobato la'ós Presidente individuál absoluta mas eskoila em pakote ho ezekutivus na'in tolu.

Konsellu de lideransa nasionál tuir kapítulu V, artigu 14, kompostu husi Presidente, Vice Presidente, Sekretáriu no Tezoureiru. Mosaun de sensura ou mosi 'tidak percaya' so bele hala'o husi 2/3 husi membru ezekutivu no mós lideransa distritál no rejionál na'in 9 konforme tuir kapítulu IX, artigu 21 pontu avertamente. Membru prezidensiál husi Distritu la rekoñese surat ne'ebé presidente AETL haruka tiha no mensiona.

Presidente mesak la reprezenta podér absolutu tanba nia sai Presidente eskoila em pakote ne'ebé kompostu husi membru na'in 4 ne'ebé mensiona iha pontu rua tuir mandatu husi rezultadu kongresu AETL 2005. Mandatu organizasaun iha podér limite atu determina polítika ba asosiasaun, responsabilidade ba programa regulamentu internais ho faktus tenke iha koñesimentu ba kualkér desizaun ba asosiasaun ne'ebé  esplika klaru iha kapítulu V, artigu 16.

AETL sei la tolera Luis Lobato atu konvoka greve nasionál tanba la admite iha kapítulu X, artigu 22 pontu 1-8 no mós artigu 30 mak kontrária ho filozofia enfermajen nian universamente no ida sei sai hanesan krime grave ba nasaun TL .

Kodiku de konduta ba enfermajen kapítulu X, artigu 24 kondena makas ba individuál ida ne'ebé mak la respeita vida umana e hasai atuasaun provokativas ba seguransa vida umana iha nasaun demokrasia nia laran bele mós iha mundu tomak. Konvensaun mundiál nian sei la admite no zero toleránsia ba ameasa iha vida profesional.

Enfermeiru Luis Lobato hakerek lia falsu kontra membru ezekutivu feto ida hanesan nian Vice Presidente rasik no nune'e mós Vice Ministra Governu nian ida kontradís makas ho kapítulu X, Artigu 28 husi estatutu mak deklara sobre o enfermeiru e amizade.

AETL iha TL rejistu no koñesidu ona hanesan Membru Internasionál iha ICN (Internasional Council of Nursing) 2008 nune'e mós membru ba CPLP e halo partisipasaun ativu ho Australianu Nurse Federation (Commonwealth Nursin Organization) no hala'o ona primeira marxa iha Durban Juñu tinan 2009 sai ona populár iha mundu no membru ba 131 Nasoins Mandatu no rekomendasaun Internasionál ICN nia esklarese mundialmente katak QUAQUER ASSOSIASAUN IDA MAK HALO GREVE NASIONAL CONTRA VIDA HUMANA ICN sei hapara nia member ship ou diretu membru efetivu husi Greve nian sei rasik hakotu nia aan husi membru ICN mak membru hotu-hotu luta durante tinan 3 nia laran hodi sai tiha ona membru fisku no Vice presidente rasik konsidera hanesan autór prinsipál no rekoñese iha Geneva ba prosesu ida ne'e, nune'e mós iha nasaun barak atu liberta enfermeiru husi Tortura. Ezemplu ida hato'o petisaun iha mundu no hetan ajuda rekuperasaun ba enfermeiru hotu-hotu mak hetan estraga sira nia propriedade iha krize 2006.

Asosiasaun sei konvoka kongresu estraordinária iha tempu badak ba karakter mak la reprezenta no konsidera membru AETL maioria inkonstitusionál membru Luis Maria Lobato nia asaun internalmente organizasaun nian.

Membrus AETL hotu-hotu tenke hakraik an ho neon hakmatek ezije nafatin imi nia direitu mak sei iha rejime karreira no kumpre nafatin devér atu serve tuir SUMPAH/JUJRAMENTO mak hala'o tiha ona iha ita ida-idak nia vida profesional enfermajen nian.

Ho esklaresimentu hirak ne'ebé mensiona, ami husu entidade hotu atu fó ita boot sira nia kompresaun entermu s de boa fee, solidariedade profisionalizmu no edukativus ke ema hotu bele simu ideia iha ámbitu amizade hodi hanoin servisu ba povu ne'ebé mukit liuhusi Vida umana husi interese privadu no dezenvolvimentu ba nasaun Demokrátika no Katólika, hateten Madalena Hanjan iha nia karta esklaresementu.

Entertantu Luis Lobato ne'ebé jornal ne'e konsege halo kontaktu iha Sabadu, 17/10/2009 hateten katak, AETL ne'ebé kompostu hosi enfermeirus rihun rua resin iha Timór laran tomak sente iha responsabilildade boot hodi haree dezenvolvimentu saúde iha Timor-Leste. AETL nia responsabilidade atu hadia servisu saúde bá povu Timor-Leste. Atu halo ida ne'e AETL haree katak tenke iha mudansa iha Ministériu Saúde.

            "ami nia funsaun mak atu haree koaliadade servisu saúde iha Timor-Leste atu sistema saúde bele la'o di'ak nune'e labele iha ema atu tau kalsu bá sistema saúde atu la'o bá oin hanesan uluk ema tau kalsu bá ukun rasik an no agora iha ema balu hakarak tau kalsu bá dezenvolvimentu saúde", dehan Lobato. Hatan pergunta jornalista kona-ba ema ne'ebé mak nia hakarak dehan kalsu dezenvolvimentu saúde ne'e, Lobato esplika katak, klaramente ema ne'e mak atual Ministra Saúde tanba AETL haree katak sistema ne'ebé uluk forma ho ema hirak ne'ebé kompotente no formasaun ne'ebé di'ak maibé ohin loron ema hirak ne'e utilizadu, lei sira ne'ebé uluk halo atu utiliza iha Ministériu Saúde maibé ohin loron lei hirak ne'e la utiliza, utiliza mak emosaun pesoal hodi foti desizaun. AETL iha faktus konkretus kona-ba buat hirak ne'e, tan ne'e Segunda-feira ohin, AETL hala'o runiaun ida nivel nasionál hamutuk ho asosiasaun saúde hotu-hotu hodi prepara fali karta ida bá PM Xanana pasu importante hodi prevene ema ne'ebé hakarak destroy servisu saúde iha Timor-Leste.

            Bainhira fó resposta bá pergunta jornalista kona-ba karik Vise Ministra Saúde husu bá Ministra Justisa Lucia Lobato atu fó hatene bá nia (Luis Lobato) hanesan alin hosi Lucia Lobato atu labele abansa problema ne'e, nia (Luis Lobato) esplika katak, AETL  la'ós opozisaun bá governu tanba AETL respeita governu konstitusionalmente. Maibé AETL hakarak dehan katak, ema ne'ebé servisu ladiak iha governu nia laran, ema ne'e mak loloos sai opozisaun bá governu no ema ne'e mak hakarak hamonu governu.

            Preokupasaun AETL nian mak, ema ne'ebé la hatene servisu no lakohi hadia servisu iha governu nia laran liuliu iha Ministériu Saúde, entaun ema ne'e tenke sai. "ha'u lakohi atu sai ambisiozu tanba ha'u lakohi estraga sistema ne'ebé ami forma tiha ona. Tanba ne'e AETL iha ona kandidatu ne'ebé ami sei hato'o bá PM katak kandidatu ne'ebé AETL hili mak iha koalidade no responsabilidade srvisu ne'ebé di'ak. Kandidatu ne'e rasik tuir Lobato mak Antonio Caleres Junior eis Diretor Opsitál Nasionál Guido Valadares.

            Alende ne'e bainhira ko'alia kona-ba karik PM la foti desizaun ruma tuir saida AETL hakarak, Lobato esplika katak, AETL sei lao tuir dalan hanesan haruka ona karta bá PM Xanana, sei halo runiaun nivel nasionál ida hodi forma ekipa ida atu bá hasoru PM, Prezidente Republika, Prezidente Parlamentu no Lideres Igreja hodi hato'o kona-ba preokupasaun AETL nian. Tanba ne'e, Lobato afirma katak se karik PM la konkorda ho ejizensia ne'e entaun PM tenke hateten bá AETL para AETL bele hatene.

            "ha'u hakarak hateten katak, AETL la'ós partidu politiku, la'ós opozisaun, la'ós hasoru PM Xanana, la'ós hasoru Ministériu Saúde maibé AETL ko'alia hasoru ema ne'ebé hakarak estraga sistema saúde. Ami konkorda katak tenke iha mudansa iha Ministériu Saúde tuir vizaun politika ema idaidak ninian, maibé tenke rasional katak bainhira hasai ema ida ho esperiensia tenke hatama fali ema seluk ne'ebé iha esperiensia", dale Luis Lobato.

            "ha'u lakohi kahur politika hodi estraga AETL nia imazen tanba, se sira haree ha'u hanesan ema politiku ida, ne'e sira sala tanba ha'u ko'alia la reprezenta partidu maibé ko'alia tuir realidade", katak nia. Ikusliu bainhira husu nia hanoin kona-ba iha ona membrus governu balu tenta fó hasutan bá parte seguransa atu labele fó sai lisensa ruma bá AETL bainhira karik AETL hakarak husu lisensa greve, Luis Lobato esplika katak, "ami tenki hatene rezaun ruma kona-ba la fó lisensa bainhira ami hakarak halo greve. Ha'u husu bá Vise Ministra atu rezigna an antes iha asaun greve nasionál pasifika, maibé ami hakarak hateten ho konsiente katak greve ne'e hanesan dalan ikusliu tanba ami tfiar katak maun boot Xanana hatene foti desizaun", tenik nia.

            Ikusliu bainhira jornalista husu karik AETL pronto fó perdua bá Vise Ministra Saúde bainhira PM husu bá AETL atu fó tempu bá Vise Ministra atu hadia mekanismu ruma, Lobato esplika katak AETL la'ós atu fó perdaun maibé se hakarak perdaun maka Vise Ministra tenke hateten sai katak nia halo sala ka la halo.

            "ha'u sei hanoin koandu uluk ami sei tuir iha governu, Sr Prezidente dehan mai katak ami labele la'o lailais liu selae aban-bainrua ema foun tama labele halo buat di'ak hanesan ami halo tanba sira nia forsa la hanesan ho ami. Maibé ami la haree ida ne'e, ami haree katak iha ema opurtunista ne'ebé hakarak tau kalsu bá karreta Minsteriu Saúde nian atu labele bá oin, hasai ema ne'ebé matenek hodi hatama ema ne'ebé nia (Vise Ministra) konese", duun Lobato.

Tuir konvite ne'ebé derije mai Tempo Semanal, ohin Segunda-feira 19 Outubru 2009, AETL halo sorumutu alargada ida iha salaun Delta Nova, hamutuk ho kuadrus estrutura AETL nian hodi halibur ideias no buka solusaun bá preokupasaun no lalaok knar profisaun nian hodi hadia no ham

Internet Exclusive: Border Dispute, Oekusi Enclave - 60,000 Timorese Inside Indonesia

On 15th October 2009 Tempo Semanal sources within the Government of Timor-Leste revealed that on 12 October 2009 4 TNI officers and 4 paramilitary personnel in addition to one civilian entered the Cruz area of the southern most Passabe sub-District in the isolated Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste enclave Oekusi.

When the central government of Timor-Leste only heard about the problem 3 days after it had happened it held an emergency meeting on 15 October 2009. The acting Prime Minister (Vice Prime Minister Jose "Lugu" Guterres, Acting Secretary of State for Security (Secretary of State for Defence, Julio Tomas Pinto), Secretary of State for the Special Region of Oekusi, Jorge Teme, and the Secretary of State for the Council of Minister, Agio Pereira participated in the crisis meeting.

The 4 TNI were carrying M`16 semi-automatic assault rifles and the paramilitaries were unarmed, and the civilian (suspected to be former 1999 era pro-autonomy Sakunar Militia). They were carrying the Indonesian Mera Putih (Red and White) national flag.

 

UN CONFIDENTIAL MAP (2005) of the disputed area, obtained by Tempo Semanal

They assaulted a group of Timorese citizens working on a project to build a border police post in the area known as Cruz next to the mountain known as Nuaf Bijae Sunan. The leader of the TNI officers insulted Mr. Agustino Eta the Chefe Aldiea Haumnani along with the 7 Timorese labourers working on the police post. The TNI forced an end to their labour, and then forcibly took the labourers tent. The TNI then stole 50 sheets roofing tin intended for the police post, taking them to the TNI post across the border.

Mr. Eta told Tempo Semanal that the TNI officers asked him "who instructed him to build the border police post, and to whom did you get permission from to build this police post?", The TNI officer told Mr Eta that the area is in dispute between Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Mr. Eta responded "Our Timor-Leste leaders told us to build this border police post here". He added "that Timorese do not need to ask permission to build a police post on their own territory". Furthermore, Mr Eta angrily continued that "if we want to build post in Indonesian then we need to ask permission". "For me and my Suco Abani community we don't think this is a disputed area, but it is our land [Timor-Leste]".

 Armed TNI and Timorese "socialise" in the disputed area.  TNI plant the Merah Putih.

After listening to this answer the TNI and their paramilitary HANSIP personnel got angry and started to strip the post of its material, taking it to the nearby TNI post on the Indonesian side of the border.

When speaking with Tempo Semanal on 12 October soon after the incident Mr. Eta said that "Indonesians are making gardens in this area, and so Timor-Leste border police post is necessary to maintain security". 

After stripping the post of all of its critical building materials, property of the Government of Timor-Leste the Indonesian security forces returned to the Indonesian side of the border.

These actions in Passabe are part of a wider set of old and current border problems with Indonesia, set against the background of the recent arrest of ex-militia commander Maternus Bere in Cova Lima District in August 2009. 

Since June 2009 Oekusi's western border near Naktuka has been the scent of border disputes with a number of armed TNI being arrested by Timorese border police for entering Timor-Leste, and quickly being released to return to Indonesia as Timor-Leste Government is sensitive to percevied threats from the country's neighbour of some 230 million people, and former occupying power. Passabe was the scene of some of the world killing during the post referendum violence in 1999 with the Tumin, Passabe massacre seeing some 120 youth and men being macheted to death in one massacre by Sakunar militia,  supported by the Indonesian TNI. Justice has never been served on the perpretrators, who reportedly live just 3km across the border a decade later.

Cruz/Bijae Sunan Background

Located at the south western tip of the Oekusi Enclave this area (between Oelnasi in Timor Leste and Manusasi in West Timor) has been the source of local conflict since the 1960s. The conflict has traditionally been over garden areas. In 1965 a local conflict ended up with Portuguese police killing at least one West Timorese. This problem flared up again in 1972 and again in 1983. The 1983 conflict lasted two months and resulted in many injuries from stone throwing.  Apparently, Mario Carrascalao and Indonesia's Minister for Home Affairs Rudini were involved in solving the dispute then.

As a result of TNI's complaints about the location of the TCL this area was divided by the TNI and UNPKF in 2002 into three patrol areas 1) for the TNI (inside the TL border) 2)UNMO and 3) the BPU. In actual fact the TNI took advantage of a rotation between the JORBATT and ROKBATT elements of UNPKF. In effect UNPKF ceded East Timorese territory to Indonesia – albeit in what was hoped to be a temporary manner.

In October 2003 President Xanana Gusmao hosted a cross border reconciliation meeting between hundreds of people from Timor-Leste and refugees in West Timor in Passabe near the Passabe border crossing.  Gusmao reportedly asked the refugees to come home and that there were no insurmountable problems, including justice. He stated that people would not be imprisoned forever. Nothing tangible arose from the meeting

A day or two after this meeting former President (Now PM) Gusmao attended a meeting in the disputed border area beneath Nuaf Bijae Sunan. The Indonesian delegation was comprised of six Indonesian Parliamentarians who had been guests of the Timor-Leste Parliament the previous week, Chiefs of Police from Kupang and Kefamenanu, and the TNI local commander from Kefamenanu. President Gusmão's party included Vice-President of the National Parliament (now deceased) Jacob Fernandes, former Minister for the Interior Rogerio Lobato, former Secretary of State for Labour and Solidarity Arsenio Bano, and PNTL Commander Paulo Martins. The meeting produced no tangible results. All 18 of Oekusi's Chefe de Sucos were present for this meeting, the first time that they had met collectively since 1999 and a sign of the importance of the issue that Oekusi's communities attribute to this problem.

In June 2004 three individuals were arrested by TNI for allegedly wandering into their patrol area in search of a missing horse. They were repatriated only after lengthy discussions between Indonesian and East Timorese authorities.

In July 2004 there was a stone throwing battle between 100-200 people in the area with at least three people being wounded. The conflict is further fueled by the presence of Passabe refugees in Manusasi, and the fact that ex-Sakunar militiamen Andre Ulan (TNI) and Julio da Costa who reside in nearby Nunpo are reportedly in the area.  These men are indicted by the UN for Serious Crimes including for the Passabe Massacre.

In March 2008 local NGOI BELUN reported in a national conflict analysis that Suco Abani in Post Passabe, Oekusi was one of the most likely to suffer local conflict as a result of border problems being exacerbated by local competition over land and TNI manipulation of these problems.

Internet Exclusive: Video Footage of PNTL Raid on Brothels, UNMIT Staff on the Premises.

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On 8 October 2009 this newspaper published an Internet exclusive on the Timorese National Police (PNTL) raid on brothels in Dili, Timor-Leste. You can read the full story here.

Below are two videos taken from the scene.

Video One (Moon Bar)

Video Two (Nada Bar)

Internet Exclusive: Maubere, Formerly Timor's Biggest Private Sector Employer - Now Owners Squabble Over the Remains.

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Maubere Security (formerly Chubb Security) was Timor-Leste's largest private sector employer during the 2001-2008 period.  

It was then sold by its major shareholder Mr. Warren Knight (an Australian national) to Brendan Cass (also an Australian national).  

Following the recent loss of the lucrative UN contract to competitor APAC Security, Mr. Cass is now involved in a difference of opinion with Timorese shareholders of the structure and nature of ownership of the once great Maubere Security.

The below video is footage taken 2 days ago at the Maubere office in which employees are protesting the actions of owner(s). It was necessary for the PNTL to appear on the scene to restore security at the office of Maubere Security.

Mr. Cass pictured to the right. (courtesy Maubere Security).

Internet Exclusive: Timorese Police Raid Brothels, UNMIT Staff on the Premises

Timorese police (PNTL) again raided Indonesian and Chinese owned bars in Dili today at 1930hrs.

PNTL Officers from the Immigration Service raided suspicious bars run by Indonesian and Chinese nationals in Dili, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

In the Indonesian owned NADA Bar authorities found 8 workers to have abused their tourist visa and to be working without the correct permits. NADA Bar is notorious in Dili for being a place where prostitution is carried out. Despite this, the Government continues to issue business registration permits to the owners. The situation at NADA Bar is so well known that even the Church has raised its concerns with the Government.

In the Chinese owned MOON Bar the authorities found 11 women and 1 man to have entered as tourists but to be in fact working in the bar as prostitutes.

"They are here to serve some United Nations (UNMIT) staff and Timorese men", said a male Timorese client who wanted to remain anonymous. MOON Bar is complete with private rooms and toilets.

When the raid occurred several United Nations officials were found in a VIP room and refused to show their faces to the Tempo Semanal video crew when caught on camera.

Many women and girls working in the bar barricaded themselves in the bathrooms rather than give themselves up to authorities. They remained locked in the bathrooms for 30 minutes. PNTL officers patiently waited for them to walk out, out of 12 of them many had  expired visas.

The MOON Bar is famous as a few months ago an elderly Timorese man was found dead from suspicious circumstances on the premises, as a result of what is believed to be sexual stamina medicine. After the man died the police closed the bar, but not long later it was allowed to reopen. The MOON Bar has been the subject of many raids over the years, and on many occasions the UN, UNPOL and PNTL allow it to continue to operate. Shortly after returning to Timor in 2007 UNMIT SRSG Atul Khare announced a zero tolerance policy for UN staff using such faciilities. His words appear to be an empty gesture.

Atul Khare: United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste, Empty Words.

Some members of the community and the Bishops have voiced their concerns about the activity in these bars.

Tempo Semanal has investigated those Timorese Government officials that visit the bars during work hours. A Timorese security guard told Tempo Semanal that during the day when the bar is closed Government officials visit, that is why the bar is closed. "After they finish their activities then they came out just put in my hand $60 and say, `buy cigarates'," explained the security guard. with a smile.

Internet Exclusive: Minister of Justice Apparently Abuses Her Power - Again.

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This video was taken yesterday afternoon at 16:34 Dili time 7 October 2009

The video shows the Minister of Justice has ordered the Land and Property Department of her Ministry to evict the occupants of the fuel station in Vila Verde Dili in Tuana Laran.  This fuel station is currently own by Antonio Putra Baukau.



A notification letter was signed by the Minister of Justice, Lucia Lobato, ordering Antonio Putra Baukau to vacate the property. Several Land Property Department officials escorted by a group of Timorese police (PNTL) came and put the eviction notice signs around the fuel station while some cars were still being are still filled with fuel inside the station.

Pedro Aparico, a Dili lawyer, alleged the Minister of Justice has abused her power regarding this eviction notice because the Government should not intervene in the matter of land disputes between two individuals. Minister Lobato can issue an order letter to some body to vacant the land which belongs to the state. Pedro added that the case still in court, so questioned the motives behind the Minsiter's intervention around the court system.

This problem of Antonio Putra Baukau and the other alleged property owner, Maria Lemos, is similar to the City Cafe issue (reported by this newspaper here)  in which the Minister of Justice also issued an eviction notice to the occupant to vacate but was rejected and the Police and the Government security were used to forced out the occupant Maria Fatima and her husband from City Cafe.

During a discussion among the journalist about abuse of power by government officials  Joao Mintan said, "I agreed that Minister of Justice is using her power even it was wrong. When she got the power she has to use it. If she committed some wrong doing lets fixed it later." "I salute the Minister of Justice because she not like the other Minister that never practises their power but always Yes boss, yes boss."

The land which was used to set up the fuel station is in dispute between Antonio Putra Baukau and Maria Lemos. According to some Government officials they told Tempo Semanal that Maria Lemos is holding an Indonesian Passport. According to the Constitution and regulation that foreigners are not allowed to own land in Timor-Leste. If it true then that Maria Lemos is an Indonesian then it menas that the Minister of Justice is breaking the law and the Constitution.

Timor Telcom is not Afraid of Competition

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Portugal Telcom Executives visited Dili in September 2009 in order to annoucne that they have a new development for Timor Telcom and the telecommunications sector in Timor-Leste.

The Government of Timor-Leste gave a concession contract monopoly to Timor Telcom, a subsidiary of Portugal Telcom, in 2002, shortly after the country gained independence.

According to the contract Timor Telcom (TT) is the only operator with the exclusive right to provide telcoms services in the country.

There has been a lot of criticism of TT's service over the past years from clients, people in the Districts as well as the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

But as the new Adminsitrator of TT told Tempo Semanal in an exclusive interview TT has established three targets to provide better services.  It has reduced price as now there are some banners flying around Dili streets which say that one minute call US$0.06 and per sms cost only US$0.03 as well they are building more towers in the country.

Video: Rai Los (Ex-Militia Leader-2006), and Former ABRI/TNI Demonstrate in Support of Horta: To Kill Justice.

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This is video footage of the Pro President Horta Demonstration of less that 100 people at Nicolau Aiport two days ago.  The demonstration was to support Horta in his efforts to kill Justice and free Maternus Bere.  Full 6 October 2009 story here.

The gentlemen that is reading the declaration in support of Horta as seen in the below video footage is Manuel "Mau Hura" Goncalves. Goncalves was a major supporter of Major Alfreod Reinado, whose attack on Horta's house in February 2008 resulted in Alfredo Reinado's death and Horta shooting and suffering major wounds.  Those others present at the scene are now standing trial in Dili District Court.

Supporters greet President Horta, Mau Hura, Commander Dudu, and Rai Los, (others are Ex-Petitioners,

MUNJ, PDN and other characters.)

As shown in the news story done by David O'Shea and John Martinkus in regard to Theory of Conspiracy in August 2006, "Mau Hura" was shown as an active and armed participant in the attack on FALINTIL-FDTL Headquarters in Tasi Tolu on 24 May 2006. According to the Independent Comission of Inquiry a number of people were killed and wounded on both sides, and ex-FDTL Sargeant "Commander Rai Los"'s militia lead the attack.

Manuel "Mau Hura" Goncalves

Vicente "Rai Los" da Conceicao

Just as in the case of 1975-99, there is also no justice for 2006.  Those that are alleged to have committed crimes continue to walk free in Timor-Leste, and even meet the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste upon his arrival in a show of support for the President's policies on justice.

People Campaign With Maturity and How About TL Leaders

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The East Timorese are going to participate in Local Elections on 9 October 2009. The Ministry of State Administration which is delaing with the ballot papers has distributed these materials to all 13 Districts in Timor-leste

Yesterday is the last day for candidates for the positions of local community leaders to complete their respective campaigns across the country.

It was very strange and shows a new example that these Local Community leaders have interpreted the model of democracy and teachs a valuable to lesson to the leaders of national political parties.

In som villages in Aileu district the competitors campaigned in the same day and the same place without any violence or misbahviour of any sort.

"We are doing this campaign together without insulting and maltreatment of each other," said one of the candidate from a village in Aileu on last weekend.

This is kind of attitude was not shown to the community by the political parties leaders during the last Parliamentary and President elections in 2007. 

There were a lot of word wars around the country since the end of May 2007 up to the end of the campaign period in that year. The Timorese leaders should learn from their communitty leaders in Aileu, Manatutu and some other Districts which adopt a new type of Democracy in Timor-Leste

Rai Los (Ex-Militia Leader-2006), and Former ABRI/TNI Demonstrate in Support of Horta: To Kill Justice.

Only about 100 ex-Petitioners, MUNJ (pro Alfredo political action group) and PDN, including former guerrilla commander Ernesto "Dudu" Fernandes,  ex-TNI KOREM Intelligence Officer Juliao da Silva, and Vicente "Rai Los" da Conceicao (Commander of the Rai Los Liquica Militia - circa 2006) came to show their support for President Horta his return from abroad on 6 October 2009.

Commandante Rai Los and then Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta, 2006. 

 

 The Rai Los Armed Militia, 2006

The President of Timor-Leste walked out of the gate from the plane to accept the petition of support from Manuel Goncalves.  PNTL officers were ordered to move the demonmstration to the gate.  This ONTL atttitude was much more welcoming that the pro-International Tribunal protest in front of Hotel Timor on 30 August 2009.

Under the hot mid day sun President Horta heard the 7 point declaration, including:

We give maximum support to the State's decision to extradite and deport and deport ex-Laksaur militia commander Maternus Bere".

Bere was arrested on 8 August 2009 in Suai and detained in Becora Prison until his release to the Indonesian Embassy on 30 September.

Horta's supporters criticised the United Nations, International and National NGOs and the Timorese Parliament, arguing that the people do not want an international Tribunal for human rights violations in Timor-Leste

They stated that " the majority of this nation do not want an International Tribunal, and especially the victims do not care for such an idea".

The security around the airport was very tight.  PNTL officers armed with paramilitary semi-automatic assault rifles set up checkpoints around the airport complex.  Checking all private and public vehicles as they enter the airport area.

One PNTL officer stated that: "we heard some people might try to come to throw stones at the President."

However the convoy which came to bring people in support of the President was not checked by the PNTL checkpoints.

This demo has created divisions between the Office of the President and other parties.

"I told Joel [President's media officer] not to use any FRETILIN symbols and I as Secretary-General of FRETILIN will not allow FRETILIN youth to join the protest as we want to remain uninvolved, and do not want to be blamed in case that there are problems." said former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri.

But the head of the President's security detail, former disgraced PNTL Deputy Commander (Operations) Ismail Babo lodged a report to PNTL alleging that the Alkatiri has threatened some members of President Horta's staff.

President Jose Ramos-Horta staff organise a Support Protest. Mari Alkatiri Protests in Response.

There is a plan for a demonstration in support of President Jose Ramos-Horta. According to Tempo Semanal sources within the Palacio das Presidencia about 150 young people will meet the President at Dili airport tomorrow. Horta has been on a trip to the United States and other countries since 20 September. In September the National Parliament initially voted against letting Horta leave the country, but surrendered after he threatened to resign.

The Parliament's vote was a protest after the Head of State and leading members of the Government elected to release detained Laksaur militia commander Maternus Bere. This demonstration is creating a division within Timorese society.

Some people say that those in President's Horta's office are trying to win the President's heart.

According to a report from the Presidential Palace that between 1315 and 1540 on about 1 October the Secretary-General of FRETILIN called one of the Presidential staff to complain abou the demo in support of Horta. Former Prime Minister, and Secretary-General of FRETILIN, Mari Alkatiri, alleged that 5 advisers in the Presidential Palace are organising the demo. According to the same letter "he will not allow any FRETILIN youth to participate in our activity, and FRETILIN will mobilise their youth against us in the same day. In the same letter as quoted from the phone conversation between Alkatiri and he President's staff that the President should not "plan this activity."

On the same day PNTL officer in the President's staff Ismail Babo, former disgraced PNTL Deputy Commissioner of Operations during the 2006 Crisis, wrote the Timorese Police Commander Longuinos Monteiro to complain about Alkatiri.

TNI Enter Oecusse Enclave - Border Dispute

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Indonesian TNI Enter Illegally into Naktuka Timorese Angry

Indonesia and Timor-Leste are still in the process to resolve some small percentage of the land border between the two country. These remaining border disputes needing to solved include some parts in the Oekuse Enclave and Indonesian West Timor Province. 

 
Simao de Carvalho the Chief of Naktuka told Tempo Semanal today that on September 26th 2009 the people of Naktuka village of Bene Ufe, Sud District Nitibe district Oekuse found some 9 Indonesian Army soldiers enter the area and report to the East Timor Police Border Patrol Unit. "On Satuday 26 September 2009 we the people and villagers detected nine TNI army entered illegally into Naktuka," Said Simao de Carvalho. 

 The disputed area - the Naktuka Triangle.

He explain, "Those TNI member wore full Uniforms and carried automatic rifles drove a car enter Illegally into our village of Naktuka."

When the community ask what their porpose came in to Naktuka those TNI soldiers inform the community that they were only wanting to know the situation in the area. "But those illegal cross border came and took some photos of the area include the water irrigation of Naktuka," the Carvalho told Tempo Semanal Journalist in Oekuse.

"Those TNI member also argued that their are in the territory to help provide medical treatment to the East Timorese leaving in Naktuka."

After we found these TNI the community report the Border Police Patrol Unit in Nanan. To the Timorese police those TNI claimed that they are doing accordingly to some agreement between the local leaders from both sides.

Oekusi District

Close up on Naktuka area

In the mean time the secretary of State for Region Specia Status Region ofl Oekuse Jorge Teme confirmed the case. "The TNI came to Naktuta the area were according the 1912 accord between Dutch and Portugal belongs to the people of Oekusi," Said Teme.

He continued that, "Indonesian side claims the area only base on the history but the Timorese claims based on the legal evidence of 1912 agreement which decided the area is the belongs to Oekuse people," he claimed.

Recently the Indonesian authority questioning some 40 Timorese family from Oekuse building their homes in Naktuka. The Indonesian said the Naktura area is belong to the village of North of Netemnanu, sub district of East Amfoang, Kupang District. The head of the region state that those people from RDTL have made some long terms planting on the land.

The Indonesian claims that Timorese from Oekuse are illegally making farms on Indonesian land more or less 1,069 hectare. The Indonesian said last week that, "those Oekuse Community is the one not showing respect to the agreement."

The Indonesian said suggest to resolved the issue of the dispute land by traditional means because those community on the border have an historical relationship. The Indonesian Authority in Kupang demand to their central Government to resolve the border issue to have a permanent arrangement. If the both side not address this border issue properly may risk the relationships between East Timor and its former illegal Occupier Indonesia.

Six percent (6%) of Timor-Leste's population lives in Timor-Leste.  A mixture of poverty, isolation and general neglect is a lingering problem for the new nation of East timor.

To day in Dili many Illegal immigrant from Indonesia are hunting dollars in Dili. These people are leaving in Harmony with the Timorese Community and moving around withing the Timorese community to sell their goods. Even some of them are only in possesion of a tourist visa but they are doing business in East Timor. "In reality seems the Indonesian feels that East Timor is still a 27 province to Indonesia, "Said Antonio da Costa Ximenes a Dili based community member.

Parliament Divided Over Proposed Massive Pay Hikes for Timor Politicos

On 29 September 2009 Parliament became deadlocked over divisionsgenerated over the proposals to increase salaries for political posts such as:

1) President of the Republic
2) Prime Minister
3) President of the National Parliament
4) Ministers 5) Secretaries of State
5) Secretaries of Parliamentary Committees
6) Presidents and Vice Presidents of Parliamentary Special Commissions
7) Presidents and Vice Presidents of Political Party benches in Parliament

Some Member of Parliament increases more than 600% from $450/month to up to $3,250/month - plus @2,437.50 bonus. Total minimum Member of Parliament income $5,687.50/month. (equivalent to 60 months salary, or 5 years salary for persons on minimum wage $95/month).

The salary for President of the National Parliament will increase 300% from $1,000/month to $4,000/month - plus monthly bonus increase 700% from $500/month to $4,000.00. As a result Fernando Lasama will be earning $8,000/month.

Deputy Speakers and Leaders of each bench will receive $3,500/month - plus bonus $2,800/month, for a total of $6,300/month.

Ordinary Members of Parliament monthly salary will increase to $3,250/ month - plus a bonus of $1,950 for a total of $5,200/month.

The Secretary for each Commission [Committee] and Leaders of sub- Commissions each receive $3,250/month - plus a monthly bonus of $2,112.50/month for a total of $5,362.50/month.

The Prime Minister will receive $8,000/month.

The two Deputy Prime Ministers will receive monthly salaries of $3,500, plus a bonus of $2,800/month for a total of $6,300/month.

Ministers will receive $3,200/month, plus a bonus of $2,437.50/month for a total of $5,687.50/month.

Deputy Ministers and Secretaries of State will receive $3,000/month, plus a bonus of $2,100, for a total of $5,100/month.

The President of the Republic every month will receive $10,000. 

Timor-Leste is the poorest country in the region and one of the poorest in the world.

Most of its budget is derived from Oil and Gas revenue, and income tax only generated $40 million in this year.

Sustainability of these proposed pay increases is in serious doubt even if passed.

Mr. Manuel Tilman, Member of Parliament is determined to defend these increases, stating that the Oil Fund can pay the increases.

The Timorese Members of Parliament are seeking to benefit from their political positions while most Timorese in the rual areas still do have adequate roads, water supply, electricity and other basic needs.

While State expenditure will pay for these salary increases most Timorese MPs remain absent from work much of the time on Mondays and Tuesdays, and the majority only attend in a tardy fashion.

"I think that Parliament has to serve the peoplebut they always do what they want for themselves first," said Fransisco Soares, a university student. "They have no morals," and he continued to challenge the Members of Parliament. "They should be ashamed of themselves by increasing their own salaries..

Last year University Students protested over the Parlaimentary purchase of 65 vehicles for Members of Parliament, these proposed salary increases are approximately 5,000% more expensive than the new
vehicles.