Government of Timor-Leste

Media Releases

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  25 of January of 2017Government ensures increased use of Tetum in the Justice Sector

  Statement by the Spokesperson of the Sixth Constitutional Government on January 25th, 2017.

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  19 of January of 2017National holidays in 2017

  The public holidays with a fixed date and variable date for 2017.

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  18 of January of 2017Government focuses on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

  Statement by the Spokesperson of the Sixth Constitutional Government on January 18th, 2017.

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  17 of January of 2017Council of Ministers meeting of January 17th, 2017

  Approved:
  1– Decree-Law on the Services for Registration and Verification of Entrepreneurs (SERVE);
  2 – Government Resolution on the National Policy of Inclusive Education;
  3 – Government Resolution on the procurement of equipment and materials for the presidential elections;
  4 – Decree on the use of official languages in the Justice sector;
  5 – Decree-Law on the new statute of the Public Defender's Office;
  
  Presented:
  1 - Decree-Law on the Commercial Register;
  2 – Cooperation Protocol between the Government and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Timor-Leste (CCI-TL);
  3 – Pilot Programme of Multilingual Education based on Mother Tongue (EMBLI);
  4 – Draft Law on the Asset Recovery Office;
  5 – Accession to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

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  16 of January of 2017Government says Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation Law good for business

  Statement by the Spokesperson of the Sixth Constitutional Government on January 16th, 2017.

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  10 of January of 2017Council of Ministers meeting on January 10th, 2017

  Approved:
  1 - Memorandum of Understanding with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
  2 - National policy on food and nutritional security;
  3 – Government Decree governing the transition of MNEC’s officials to the diplomatic career;
  4 – Decree Law on Combatants of the National Liberation Council (in Portuguese: CCLN);
  5 – Decree-Law on the limited duration parking scheme.
  
  Presented:
  1 – 2015 Census

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  09 of January of 2017Timor-Leste pays its respects on the passing of Mário Soares, a friend of Timor

  Statement by the Spokesperson of the Sixth Constitutional Government on January 9th, 2017.

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  06 of January of 2017Council of Ministers meeting on January 6th, 2017

  Approved:
  1 – Government Decree on budget implementation;
  2 – Government Decree on improvement of infrastructure in rural areas;
  3 – Draft Law on the crimes of manufacture, importation, transport, sale, transfer or possession of rama ambon (a handheld instrument designed to launch blades, arrows, small arrows or shafts), use of weapons for committing crimes and unlawful practice of martial arts and rituals;
  4 – Organic Structure of the National Archive of Timor-Leste;
  5 – Organic Structure of the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP in Portuguese);
  6 – Amendment to the Statute of Municipal Administrations, Municipal Authorities and the Technical Inter-Ministerial Group for Decentralization;
  7 – Creation of a monitoring Committee for the research and documentation of the role of youth in the Timorese struggle for national liberation;
  8 – Senior professionals in Public Administration careers;
  9 – Civil Servants March

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