Comunicado de Imprensa do Porta-Voz do V Governo Constitucional: “12 meses, 12 boas notícias para Timor-Leste”. (PT/ENG/TT)

by Editor | Dec 19, 2014 | news, the Blog, Timor-Leste

 

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Comunicado de Imprensa do Porta-Voz do V Governo Constitucional:
“12 meses, 12 boas notícias para Timor-Leste”.

 

18 de Dezembro, 2014 — Dili

No dia 24 de janeiro, o Orçamento Geral do Estado para 2014 foi aprovado com o aumento da despesa para as áreas da Saúde e Educação.

 

A 7 de fevereiro Timor-Leste participou, pela primeira vez, nos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno orgulhosamente representado por Yohan Gonçalves Goutt.

 

No dia 8 de março, o Governo de Timor-Leste anunciou que uma nova fábrica de cimento, de categoria internacional, estava a ser construída na segunda maior cidade de Timor-Leste, Baucau, criando assim uma indústria de fabricação de cimento de longo prazo e milhares de novos postos de trabalho para os timorenses.

 

No dia 27 de abril, Dia Mundial da Malária, a Organização Mundial de Saúde anunciou que Timor-Leste está no bom caminho para uma diminuição superior a 75% da incidência de casos de malária durante o período de 2000–2015.

 

No dia 16 de maio, o Relatório “Estatísticas Mundiais da Saúde 2014” revelou que Timor-Leste ficou em quinto lugar, entre todos os países-membros, no que diz respeito ao progresso do aumento da esperança de vida entre 1990 e 2012.

 

No dia 30 de junho, o Fundo Petrolífero de Timor-Leste alcançou os 16,6 mil milhões de dólares.

 

A 24 de julho foi lançado o Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano de 2014, produzido pelo PNUD, revelando que, de todos os 144 países nas categorias de Desenvolvimento Humano Muito Alto, Alto e Médio, Timor-Leste apresenta a média anual mais elevada no crescimento do desenvolvimento humano entre 2000 e 2013.

 

No dia 26 de agosto, foi assinado um Memorando de Entendimento que levou ao início dos voos diários entre Denpasar e Díli pela Garuda, companhia aérea nacional indonésia, contribuindo para o crescimento do número de turistas.

 

No dia 10 de setembro, a Organização Mundial de Saúde atribuiu um Prémio de Excelência em Saúde Pública ao Programa Nacional de Controle da Malária de Timor-Leste realçando que Timor-Leste atingiu o Objetivo de Desenvolvimento do Milénio (ODM) para o combate à malária.

 

No dia 29 de outubro, foi lançado o Relatório Doing Business 2015 do Banco Mundial no qual Timor-Leste é reconhecido como o país que mais progrediu na melhoria das facilidades para a criação de novas empresas, entre 189 economias.

 

No dia 21 de novembro, o Governo aprovou um acordo de investimento com a Heineken Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. para a construção de uma fábrica em Timor-Leste, o que prevê um investimento superior a quarenta milhões de dólares e mais oportunidades para o crescimento do emprego local e diversificação da economia.

 

E no dia 1º de dezembro, o Primeiro-Ministro Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, apresentou ao Parlamento Nacional o Orçamento Geral de Estado para 2015 realçando os seus quatro princípios orientadores: a sustentabilidade, o foco nas pessoas, o investimento em infraestruturas de qualidade e a manutenção de uma proteção social adequada. O Orçamento foi aprovado na generalidade no dia 4 de dezembro.

O Porta-voz do Governo, Ministro Agio Pereira, referiu que “tem sido um ano intenso para Timor-Leste.

 

Também em julho fomos, com sucesso, os anfitriões da Cimeira da CPLP em Díli, quando muitos Presidentes e Primeiros-Ministros visitaram o noso país, e onde Timor-Leste assumiu as responsabilidades como Presidente para os próximos dois anos. O ano foi marcado por vários sucessos conquistados num ambiente positivo com o constante crescimento económico não-petrolífero, o aumento das receitas internas e a baixa inflação.”FIM

Pode, também, consultar este comunicado, bem como outras notícias/informações, no Portal do Governo em: http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=11026&lang=pt

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Media Release of the Official Spokesperson for the V Constitutional Government:
“12 months, 12 good news stories for Timor-Leste”.

 

18 de Dezembro, 2014 — Dili

On the 24th of January the Budget for 2014 was passed with increased spending on Health and Education.

 

On the 7th of February Timor-Leste participated for the first time in the Winter Olympic Games proudly represented by Yohan Gonçalves Goutt.

 

On the 8th of March the Government of Timor-Leste announced that a new world-class cement facility was to be built in Timor- Leste’s second largest city Baucau, creating a long-term cement manufacturing industry and thousands of new jobs for Timorese people.

 

On the 27th of April, World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization announced that Timor-Leste is on track for a greater than 75% decrease in the incidence of Malaria cases over the period 2000 to 2015.

 

On the 16th of May the World Health Statistics Report for 2014 noted that Timor-Leste was ranked fifth amongst all member countries in making the greatest progress in extending life expectancy between 1990 and 2012.

 

On the 30th of June the Petroleum Fund of Timor-Leste reached $16.6. Billion.

 

On the 24th of July the Human Development Index 2014, produced by the UNDP, was released and noted that of all the 144 countries in the Very High, High and Medium Human Development Categories, Timor-Leste has the highest annual average of Human Development growth between 2000 and 2013.

 

On the 26th of August an Memorandum of Understanding was signed that has led to the commencement of daily flights between Denpasar and Díli by the Indonesian National Airline Garuda catering for growing numbers of tourists.

 

On the 10th of September the World Health Organization honored Timor-Leste’s National Malaria Control Program with an Award for Excellence in Public Health noting that Timor-Leste has achieved its MDG target for Malaria.

 

On the 29th of October the 2015 World Bank Doing Business Report was released and recognized Timor-Leste as the most improved of all 189 economies measured in improving the ease of starting a business.

 

On the 21st of November the Government approved an investment agreement with Heineken Asia Pacific for the construction of a factory in Timor-Leste, entailing an investment exceeding forty million dollars and more opportunities for growth in local employment and diversification of the economy.

 

And on the 1st of December the Prime Minister, H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, presented to National Parliament the 2015 State Budget noting its four guiding principles: sustainability, a focus on people, investment in quality infrastructure and maintenance of adequate social protection. The Budget was accepted in generality on the 4th of December.

 

You can also find this Press Release, as well as other news/information, inthe Web Portal of the Government in: http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=11026&lang=en

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Komunikadu ba Imprensa Porta-voz V Governu Konstitusionál, nian:
“Fulan 12, Notísia di’ak 12 ba Timor-Leste”.

Iha loron 24 fulan-janeiru, Orsamentu-Jerál Estadu nian ba tinan 2014, ne’ebé aprova ona ho aumenta despeza ba área Saúde no Edukasaun nian.

 

Iha loron 7 fulan-fevereiru Timor-Leste partisipa ba dahuluk, iha Jogu Olímpiku sira Invernu nian reprezenta hosi Yohan Gonçalves Goutt, ho orgullu tebes.

 

Iha loron 8 fulan-marsu, Governu Timor-Leste fó sai katak, fábrika foun ida ba simentu, ho kategoria internasionál, harii ona iha segunda sidade boot Timor-Leste nian, Baukau, hodi nune’e kria indústria fabrikasaun nian ida simentu nian ho tempu naruk nia laran no fó serbisu ba timor-oan sira rihun resin.

 

Iha loron 27 fulan-abríl, Loron Mundiál ba Malária ne’ebé Organizasaun Mundiál Saúde nian fó sai katak Timor-Leste la’o ona ba dalan di’ak atu hamenus liután pursentu 75 kona-ba kazu malária nian durante períodu tinan 2000-2015.

 

Iha loron 16 fulan-maiu Relatóriu Estatístika Mundiál Saúde nian iha tinan 2014, fó sai katak Timor-Leste hetan klasifikasaun fatin-dalimak, entre país membru sira hotu, kona-ba progresu aumenta esperansa moris nian entre tinan 1990 no 2012.

 

Iha loron 30 fulan-juñu Fundu Minarai Timor-Leste nian hetan ona to’o dolar mil millaun 16,6.

 

Iha loron 24 fulan-jullu lansa ona Índise Dezenvolvimentu Umanu tinan 2014 nian, ne’ebé prodús hosi PNUD, hodi fó sai katak país 144 hotu-hotu ne’ebé tama iha kategoria Dezenvolvimentu Umanu Aas Tebtebes, Aas no Médiu, Timor-Leste maka hetan média anuál ida ne’ebé aas liu iha kresimentu dezenvovimentu umanu entre tinan 2000 no 2013.

 

Iha loron 26 fulan-agostu asina ona Memorandu Entendimentu ida ne’ebé Garuda, kompañia aérea nasionál Indonézia nian hahú semo lorloron entre Denpasar-Dili, hodi kontribui ba kresimentu númeru turista sira nian.

 

Iha loron 10 fulan-setembru, Organizasaun Mundiál Saúde nian fó Prémiu Ezselente ida iha Saúde Públika ba Programa Nasionál Kontrola Málaria Timor-Leste nian hodi hatete katak Timor-Leste atinji tiha ona Objetivu Dezenvolvimentu Miléniu (ODM) atuhodi kombate málaria.

 

Iha loron 29 fulan-outubru, lansa tiha ona relatóriu Doing Business 2015 hosi Banku Mundiál ne’ebé mak Timor-Leste rekoñesidu hanesan país ne’ebé mak dezenvolve maka’as iha melloria ba fasilidade kriasaun empreza foun sira, entre ekonomia sira 189.

 

Iha loron 21 fulan-novembru, Governu aprova tiha ona akordu investimentu ida ho Heineken Asia Pacific Pte.Ltd. ba konstrusaun fábrika ida iha Timor-Leste, ne’ebé mak prevee investimentu ida aas liu millaun haatnulu dólar amerikanu no biban boot seluk ba kresimentu empregu lokál no diversifikasaun ekonomia nian.

 

No iha loron dahuluk fulan-dezembru, Primeiru-Ministru Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, aprezenta ona ba Parlamentu Nasionál Orsamentu Jerál Estadu nian ba 2015 hodi ko’alia liubá ninia prinsípiu orientadór haat: sustentabilidade, konsentrasaun liu ba-iha ema sira, investimentu iha infraestruturas ne’ebé ho kualidade no manutensaun ba protesaun sosiál ida ne’ebé adekuada. Orsamentu aprovadu tiha ona liuhusi jenaralidade iha loron 4 fulan-dezembru.

 

Portavós Governu nian, Ministru Agio Pereira, hatete katak “ ne’e hanesan tinan naruk ida ba Timor-Leste.

 

Nune’e mós iha fulan-jullu ita hetan susesu hodi sai nu’udar uma na’in ba Simeira CPLP nian iha Díli, bainhira Prezidente no Primeiru-Ministru sira barak vizita ita nia país, no ne’ebé Timor-Leste simu tiha responsabilidade nu’udar Prezidente ba tinan rua oin mai. Tinan 2014 marka ona susesu oioin ne’ebé mak konkista tiha iha ambiente ida pozitivu ho kresimentu ekonómiku la’ós-minarai nian ne’ebé sa’e ba beibeik, aumentu husi reseita interna nian sira no inflasaun ne’ebé ki’ik.”FIN

Bele mós konsulta komunikadu ne’e, no mós notisia/informasaun sira seluk, iha Portal online Governu Timor-Leste nian iha: http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=11026&lang=tp

A Personal Tribute to Madiba

José Ramos-Horta  Former President, East Timor, 1996 Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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Posted: 10/08/2014 8:59 am EDT Updated: 12/08/2014 5:59 am EST

Nobel Peace Laureates were to be gathering in South Africa in the second week of October as guests of our revered colleague and brother Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former President Frederik DeKlerk. The gathering, an annual event, to be held in Cape Town, was meant as a tribute to Madiba. The meeting didn't take place. I had already cancelled my participation as it clashed with my commitment to be in New York with the Timor-Leste Delegation to the UN General Assembly.

This is what I would have said at the Nobel Laureates meeting in Cape Town.

I first came to South Africa in 1995 after Mandela's release. I had never set foot in Apartheid South Africa.

The ANC had just resurfaced from decades of a harsh underground struggle and demands on them were overwhelming. But I met a still young ANC activist called Robert MacBride who seemed to have easy access to Madiba. I told him, "I am not leaving South Africa until I see Mandela. I can wait weeks, months, no problem."

I had originally been accompanied by three other colleagues; impatient from the waiting, two colleagues had given up, each leaving to their next destination. Only the indefatigable Roque Rodrigues resisted with me and stayed put in South Africa, not budging. Roque is the only Marxist we have left in Timor-Leste. Everyone else has transitioned to moderate socialism or to very profitable business deals.

As it turned out we didn't have to wait weeks or months. While waiting somewhere out of town at Robert MacBride's country home, a phone call came informing us that President Mandela would see us in two hours time. So we rushed back to Johannesburg in time to meet with that giant of humanity.

Arriving at Mandela's private mansion we were escorted upstairs and into Madiba's bedroom. There he was, Nelson Mandela, world's hero, stretched on his bed. He smiled broadly at me and said: "I heard you wanted to see me and would wait weeks, months if necessary. Well, I presume you have lots of work to do for your people. I didn't want you to wait around, wasting your time. So I decided to see you right away as soon as I got out of the hospital.

I wondered then how many, if any non-intimate family people have, had been invited into this very private room. And I was literally an unknown entity outside left-wing and some Church circles. And back then, I was a relatively unknown person except in activist circles.

But there was Mandela, his long slim, aged figure stretched on the bed, in the intimacy of his bedroom; he had been hospitalized for a knee surgery and had just been released. We talked for quite a while. I briefed him about the situation in Timor-Leste and about our Resistance Leader Xanana Gusmao's imprisonment in Jakarta. As I knew Mandela was going to visit Indonesia soon, I pleaded with him to intercede with the Indonesian President to release Xanana from prison.

Occasionally some children, I presumed they were his grandchildren, would come running into the room and Madiba would caress their hair and face. We left only when his doctor told the president he had to rest.

I couldn't help noticing a black and white portrait of a woman on his bedside. It was a nice portrait of Graca Machel. There were rumors circulating at that time that Mandela was "dating" Graca Machel, widow of Mozambique's President, Samora M. Machel, killed 10 years earlier.

President Machel's executive jet crashed into the mountains as it approached Maputo. It was known to all that this was the work of white South Africa's intelligence service. I met Mandela again a few months later. I was in Lisbon when a message reached me saying Mandela wanted to talk to me over the phone. I waited and 10 minutes later the phone rang again and it was Mandela himself.

He said: "When can you come to South Africa?" I answered: "Whenever Madiba tells me to come." He replied: "Tonight?"

I responded: "I will try. I have to book a flight." Madiba responded: "We have booked a flight for you. Just go to the airport." So I did and upon arriving I was taken again to see Mandela.

He had just returned from a State Visit to Indonesia and he wanted to brief me on his talks with the Indonesian leader. But what was most extraordinary was that Mandela asked his Indonesian host, President Suharto of Indonesia, to allow Xanana Gusmao to get out of prison for a meal and this request was granted. Xanana Gusmao was taken from his prison cell to the "Presidential Guest House" for a dinner meeting with Mandela!

This is my memory of Madiba. This is my tribute to him.

Mensagem de Apoio Husi Xanana Gusmão ba Kanditura Presidente TMR

1. Tuir ita nia Konstituisaun, Presidente da Repúblika iha mandato tinan 5 deit!
Ne’e, atu impede katak ema kaer ukun...kleur demais! Tamba sá? Tamba buat nebé akontese iha mundu tomak, uluk–iha Amérika no Àsia, agora – iha rai barak iha Áfrika, Presidentes sira lakohi lakon no bain-hira sira lakon, sira lakohi tun!

Tuir mós ita nia Konstituisaun, Presidente da Repúblika bele hala’o mandato, tinan 5, ida tan! Né akontese, kuandu povo fó fiar nafatin ba nia, hodi hili nia; né mós katak, nia hetan duni konfiansa husi povo, tamba nia ukun ona durante tinan lima.

2. Agora, ita atu ba Segunda Volta, tamba la iha candidato ida nebé manán ho 50­+1%.

Ita hotu tenki hamutuk fó apoio ba candidato Taur Matan Ruak. Tamba sá maka ha’u rasik, Xanana, fó apoio ba Taur Matan Ruak? Tamba ha’u konhese nia... hori uluk kedas!

Agora, ha’u sei fo hatene ba imi, oinsá ha’u konhese nia, Taur Matan Ruak!

a- Ha’u, iha Setembro 1975, CCF hili ha’u tama nudar membro CCF, hanesan Vice-Secretário ba Departamento Informação.

b- Iha mós Setembro 1975, bain-hira TNI komesa ataka husi fronteira jovem José Vasconcelos ba apresenta-an hodi simu kilat no hamutuk ho FALINTIL ba tiru malu...to’o invazaun 7 de Dezembro.

c- Iha Janeiro 1976, tamba inimigo tama tiha ona Aileu, iha reunião CCF iha Maubisse, Nicolau Lobato propoen atu ami hotu namkari no ida-idak fila ba nia rain, hodi organiza. Ha’u liu husi Turiskai, hasoru tiha Xavier do Amaral, ba Laklúbar, hodi tun ba Manatuto, kaer pelotão ida, nudar comandante pelotão, iha Marabain.

d- Iha Maio 1976, iha 1ª reunião histórica iha Soibada, CCF hasai Estratégia atu organiza funu no hili ha’u nudar Adjunto ba Região Vikeke, hodi kaer Vikeke, Ossú, Uatu Lari no Uatu Karbau.

e- Iha nebá, dalaruma ha’u ba Região Baukau, no hasoru Taur Matan Ruak comanda ona Companhia ida.

f- Iha Julho 1977, ha’u kaer tutan Venilale, Baukau, Kelikai, Laga no Baguia no hamutuk ho Sub-região Leste Vikeke nian, tama hotu ba Sector Ponta Leste. Iha Outubro 1977, ha’u kolokado fali atu kaer Tutuala, Lospalos, Lautém, Iliomar no Luro. Iha Setembro 1978, hahú mobiliza populasaun atu mai hotu Matebian, hodi resiste ba kampanha serku no anikilamento husi inimigo ba base de apoio Ponta Leste.

g- Iha Novembro 1978, inimigo hahú nia kampanha ba foho Matebian. Taur Matan Ruak kaer Companhia ida, hodi defende Uadaboro. Iha Comando Sector, ami hasoru malu beibeik, hodi diskute problemas militares kona ba defesa ba foho Matebian, nudar ponto estratégiku nebé hamahon hela populasaun besik rihun atus ida tolunulo.

h- Direcção Sector (Comissário Politiku Sera Key, Adjuntos Solan, Má Hunu, Txai, ha’u–ami, membros CCF-no Comandantes Sector Kilik no Olo Kasa) ami reúne atu analisa situação nebé difísil tebes, tamba populasaun mate barak ona, tan deit bombardeamentu husi avião, canhões no morteiros. Ho rakal, ami kontakta Comando Superior da Luta (Nicolau Lobato, Carvarino, Sahe no Estado-Maior), iha Centro, hodi relata situasaun Matebian nian. Husi Comando Superior da Luta ami simu orientasoens katak:

1 - Tamba bases de apoio sira seluk mós rahun tiha ona, Sector Ponta Leste lalika ona buka defende nafatin Matebian;

2 - Hanesan iha bases de apoio seluk halo ona, Sector Ponta Leste organiza populasaun hodi ba rende;

3 - Haruka Forças hotu-hotu husi Ponta Leste ba hamutuk ho Brigada de Choque iha Centro, iha Comando Superior da Luta nia ókos;

4 - Sector Ponta Leste sai hanesan Região de Guerrilha, sob comando Adjunto Xanana nian. Adjunto Xanana tenki hili Companhia ida, atu halo guerrilha no mós hili quadros de confiança (civis no militares) atu apoia nia. Iha 22 de Novembro 1978, ami fahe malu iha Matebian.

i- Quadros sira nebé ha’u hili atu hamutuk ho ha’u: civis–Mau Hodu, Lere, Holi Natxa, Bere Malai Laka, Afonso Henriques, Harin Nere no seluk tan; militares–Kilik, Taur Matan Ruak, Paulino Gama, Rodak, Sakin Nere, Dinis Carvalho, .....no seluk tan.

j- Iha tinan 1979, ami hamutuk buka organiza forças iha Ponta Leste. Iha Abril 1980, ami hala’o reunião ida iha Iliomar, hodi decide katak ha’u tenki mai Centro to’o fronteira, hodi buka Membros Direcção Superior ruma nebé sei moris no forças ruma nebé sei iha ai-laran. Iha Maio 1980, ha’u mai Centro ho companhia ida, hamutuk ho Comandante Ko’o Susu/Uato Lari no Johny/Kelikai.

k- Iha Março 1981, ami halo Reorganização Luta. Taur Matan Ruak sai nudar Colaborador do Estado-Maior.

l- Iha 1984, tamba iha problemas barak iha Centro, ha’u mai Centro atu reúne no resolve. Hasoru malu ho Olo Gari (2º comandante da Brigada) no Taur Matan Ruak, maibé inimigo halo hela operação boot. Ami subar iha Liaruka no iha tempo nebá, ami hotu hán deit ai-tahan. Bain-hira operação inimigo nian hotu, ha’u haruka Olo Gari atu ba buka tuir Estado-Maior (Kilik, Mauk Moruk no Bere Malai Laka) hodi reúne atu resolve problemas inactividade forsas nian. Tamba Olo Gari la kumpre no la fo hatene nia iha nebé no halo sá-ida, ha’u haruka Taur Matan Ruak ba to’o fronteira buka tuir Estado-Maior. Iha Ainaro, Taur Matan Ruak koalia ho Comissário Lere Anan Timor, hodi esclarece situação nebé mosu.

m- Taur Matan Ruak kumpre nia missaun ho diak no kaer metin forças sira, hodi esclarece didiak kona ba situação, ida nebé tenki hadia, lae ita lakon deit guerrilheiros no reduz ita nia kbit atu halo funu.

n- Iha Abril 1984, ami halo reunião ida (Falur, Mau Nana, Konis, Ular no seluk tan) hodi reorganiza fali. Olo Gari, maski bolu, la mosu. Taur Matan Ruak sei hala’o nafatin nia knar iha Centro Sul, hodi esklarese quadros, comandantes no guerrilheiros sira kona ba situação nebé tenki korrije, lae ita lakon funu.

o- Iha Reunião ida nebá, ami decide hili Taur Matan Ruak ba Vice-Chefe do Estado-Maior das FALINTIL, tamba nia kapasidade militar no komando, nudar ema ida nebé iha prinsipius no firmeza iha hanoin no iha actuasoens, quadro ida mós nebé hakarak aprende beibeik hodi aumenta nia kbit atu partisipa diak liu iha funu. Ho Taur Matan Ruak nia lideransa, forsas iha Centro no Fronteira komesa actua ho diak, ho inisiativa nebé boot. Depois, ami mós deside atu hasai Lere Anan Timor husi Comissário Político, hodi sai fali Comandante no, iha né, maka Lere komesa hatudu lolós nia qualidade militar, hodi kaptura kilat barak no inimigo mós komesa tauk, kuando ba halo operasaun iha Centro.

p- Depois de reorganização ida né, ha’u bele fokus ka haré liu ba estratégia política funu nian, tamba ha’u fiar tiha ona katak, iha parte militar, forsas sira iha líder ida, Taur Matan Ruak, nebé consistente, dinâmico no buka hadia beibeik nia hanoin, atu enfrenta situasoens foun.

q- Depois de ema kaptura ha’u, ha’u hatene forsas tomak hakfodak no nakdoko oitoan, maibé ha’u la iha dúvida, iha kualker momento, katak Taur Matan Ruak ho nia Comandantes superiores sira sei kontinua, ho diak, funu nebé sira komanda. E Taur hatudu katak nuné duni!

r- Funu la’o ho fazes oi-oin, iha cada faze foun ida, funu rasik presiza quadros políticos ka militares atu hatán ba dezafios oi-oin.

s- Iha Base de Apoio, iha tinan tolu nia laran, hahú husi 7 Dezembro 1975 to’o 22 Novembro 1978, funu konhese kuadrus políticos ho militares mesak boot, husi Direcção Superior no husi Comando Superior da Luta.

t- Iha tinan 1979 tomak, depois de destrói tiha Bases de Apoio, inimigo komesa operasaun mesak maka’as hasoru ita nia Forsas Konsentradas no Comando Superior da Luta, to’o hetan susesu. Depois de membros CCF no Comandantes sira mate ida-idak, Nicolau Lobato mate iha 31 de Dezembro 1979.

u- Funu tama iha Etapa foun ida, nebé ita hanaran ‘Guerra de guerrilha’. Guerrilha, hahú kedas iha 1979 (husi Ponta Leste) to’o 1999–TINAN RUANULU RESIN IDA!

v- Iha Guerrilha, Funu konhese kuadrus hanesan Kilik, Mauk Moruk no Olo Gari, iha faze konkreta ida, nebé sira fó sira nia kbit tomak. Maibé prosesu funu husu beibeik atu iha hanoin nebé bele ajusta-an ba ezijensias foun. Funu mós konhese quadros hanesan Má Hunu no Mau Hodu, to’o iha faze konkreta ida. Funu mós konhese Konis, Sabalae, David Alex, nebé fó ho laran tomak sira nia partisipasaun nebé boot, enkuanto sira moris.

w- Hanesan né mós, iha Frente Clandestina no Frente Diplomática.

x- Ha’u konhese Taur Matan Ruak i ha’u hatene nia konviksoens, nia prinsípius, nia firmeza, nia integridade pessoal, nia humildade, nia vontade nebé boot tebes atu defende povo ida né no rai doben ida né.

y- Taur Matan Ruak sei sai aman diak ba Nasaun ida né! Taur Matan Ruak, nudar candidato independente, mak sei hametin Unidade Nasional!

z- Mai bá, mai hotu, ita hamutuk fó apoio ba Taur Matan Ruak! Hili Taur Matan Ruak ba período 2012-2017!

Husi imi nia Maun:

Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão

Timor-Leste, Estado Independente

Pierre-Richard Prosper

 

ECNOMICO, 10 Dez 2014

 

http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/timorleste-estado-independente_207785.html

É fácil para sistemas judiciais com mais de 250 anos criticar uma jovem democracia. Mas pedir que um sistema judicial infalível seja criado da noite para o dia é irrealista e revela uma postura paternalista.

O Parlamento de Timor-Leste deliberou, recentemente, a revogação dos contratos dos profissionais internacionais que operavam no sector da Justiça. Esta deliberação deve ser vista como um enorme passo em frente dado por Timor-Leste no sentido da sua verdadeira auto-determinação e não como uma afronta à comunidade internacional.

Timor revelou ao Mundo que está empenhado em conquistar a sua independência também no domínio do poder judicial, ao fazer cessar o papel que os magistrados internacionais desempenhavam enquanto principais decisores e ao retirar o poder, não escrutinado, que estes detinham sobre o sistema judicial.

Na qualidade de um dos primeiros prosecutores junto de um tribunal penal internacional e de Embaixador nas Administrações de Bill Clinton e de George Bush, tive a responsabilidade de liderar esforços junto da comunidade internacional para o desenvolvimento de Estados de Direito. Prestei e coordenei assistência técnico-jurídica em países em desenvolvimento e em situação de pós-conflito, tais como o Ruanda, o Camboja, a Serra Leoa e os Balcãs. Tal como previsto no meu mandato, recrutei para esses países advogados e magistrados para prestarem assistência no desenvolvimento de competências e na promoção da responsabilização. No início de 2000, sob a direcção e à luz das directrizes políticas da Administração do Presidente Bill Clinton, fui enviado para Timor para desenvolver esforços no sentido da criação do primeiro sistema judicial de um Timor independente. O nosso objectivo declarado era recrutar peritos internacionais para formar, aconselhar e prestar assistência no âmbito do novo sistema judicial - mas nunca para o liderar. Aliás, a comunidade internacional rejeitou a criação de um tribunal internacional, pois acreditava que a administração interna do sistema judicial era fundamental.

Embora sensíveis à necessidade de assistência internacional, os responsáveis timorenses nunca deixaram de almejar a total soberania do sector judicial. Contudo, com o passar do tempo, os juristas internacionais passaram a deter o controlo sobre o sistema judicial timorense, surgindo, assim, em Timor uma cultura de total dependência judicial. Esta dependência tolheu o desenvolvimento das capacidades judiciais internas de Timor e levou a que muitos juristas timorenses relegassem as suas decisões para os mais experientes juristas internacionais. Acresce que alguns dos juristas internacionais revelaram flagrantes incapacidades, sendo que os seus actos não eram sindicados por quanto o seu órgão de supervisão estava a milhares de quilómetros de distância.

É fácil para sistemas judiciais com mais de 250 anos criticar uma jovem democracia. Mas pedir que um sistema judicial infalível seja criado da noite para o dia é irrealista e revela uma postura paternalista. Os sistemas judiciais europeus e dos Estados Unidos, apontados como exemplos, precisaram de séculos de julgamentos, erros, controvérsia e reformas para ganharem a aceitação e a confiança que depositamos neles, e, ainda assim, estão longe da perfeição.

O Parlamento de Timor assumiu uma perspectiva de longo prazo no sentido da independência, tomando medidas contra os erros graves cometidos pelos juristas nacionais e internacionais e criando, ainda, uma comissão independente constituída por peritos nacionais e internacionais, que irá realizar uma auditoria ao sistema judicial.

Timor deu um enorme passo em frente no sentido de controlar o seu futuro e deve ser aplaudido por este progresso. 

(*) Representa o Governo de Timor-Leste em vários assuntos jurídicos.

Government invests to kick start development

Government invests to kick start development

*Cosme da Costa Araujo

 

Timor-Leste’s 2015 budget is currently being discussed in the National Parliament. Lawmakers unanimously approved “the generalities” last week and they will continue to discuss “the specifics” over the next two weeks until the whole budget discussion concludes on the 19^th December 2014.

 

A great achievement starts with a dream

 

Timor-Leste once dreamt of independence, of which then so-called “realists” saw as an impossible dream. Now Timor-Leste dreams of development and skeptics see it as an unrealistic dream. The truth is that every great achievement is a dream before it becomes reality. It requires a plan, hard work and persistence to make a dream comes true.

 

As with the other previous year budgets, 2015’s budget will continue to focus on funding Government’s strategies designed towards achieving Timor-Leste’s aspiration to transition from a low-income to an upper-middle income country by 2030 with a prosperous, healthy and educated population. The Strategic Development Plan (SDP) sets outs “a pathway” to make this dream come true. In doing so, the Plan aims to develop core infrastructure, human resources and economic development in priority sectors such as agriculture, tourism and oil and gas.

 

 “Frontloading” to fast track development

 

Petroleum Fund is the cornerstone of the Government’s policy for economic development. Most Government’s investments were financed by Petroleum Fund with additional financing from domestic taxes, loans and donors’ assistance. The Petroleum Fund is a fiscal tool that helps to manage petroleum revenues wisely to benefit both current and future generations. By doing so, it plays the roles of both saving and stabilizing mechanisms. For the former, the Petroleum Fund ensures that future generations have an equitable access to and share of the nation’s wealth, and with the latter it helps to minimize budget volatility and ensure macroeconomic stability.

 

Over the last ten years, the Government executed $6.4 billion out of the total $8.6 billion budgeted. The Petroleum Fund financed $5.5 billion of that investment (Estimated Sustainable Income + Excess Withdrawal). Of the $1.7 billion in excess of the ESI to be withdrawn from the Fund, $1.2 billion was executed. Not withdrawing the full budgeted amount is not a bad thing. The Government is aware of the opportunity costs associated with parking the unspent amount in the Treasury account, therefore money is withdrawn only when it is needed and left in the Fund as long as possible to earn a higher return. If none of us busy “facebooking”, the alleged $1.7 billion unaccounted for would not have come up.

 

The rationale behind withdrawing temporary excess withdrawal, which is the Government’s “frontloading” policy, is to fast track the development of basic infrastructure. Temporary excess withdrawals are necessary to ensure major investments in building important basic infrastructures and human resources in the country. Big investments in these two areas are the only way to raise productivity and promote job growth in the long-run. Of the total $2.4 billion budgeted for Infrastructure Fund, $1.3 billion was withdrawn from the Fund and $1.2 billion was executed. The unspent amount was rolled over to the next budget year.

 

It is a natural process where “at the first development stage, Government takes the leading role to get the investment going”, especially at the time when private sector was “still fledging and not yet ready to assume its leading role as driver of the economy”. The investments in infrastructure and human resources benefit both current and future generations alike. Once most of the necessary infrastructures are in place, the Government’s capital investment can then be reduced. The Government’s fiscal policy would then be for total expenditures to equal domestic revenues plus ESI. With Petroleum Fund’s assets diversified into return seeking assets to earn an average long-term real return of 3%, fiscal policy will be aligned with investment policy, leaving the Fund’s capital intact for the foreseeable future. 

 

A lot was done in ten years

 

Arguing that all of the Government’s investments so far have gone down the drain is simply unfair and misleading. Being independent for just 12 years old, Timor-Leste is “making significant progress in such a short time in a post-conflict society”. Of nearly $9 billion spent by donors in Timor-Leste between 1999 and 2009, less than 10% benefited Timorese and what Timor-Leste left with were thousands of unread reports and a crisis. With about two third of that amount Timor-Leste has accomplished a lot. Ramos Horta, former President of Timor-Leste, agreed when he observed that “not all was bad and a lot was done in ten years”.

 

A peaceful and stable country - Timor-Leste managed to say “goodbye to conflict” and achieve peace and stability in just a short period of time. Without peace and stability there can be no development. Significant progress made to date would not be possible without the Government’s effort to consolidate peace and stability. Timor-Leste cannot afford to lose the momentum and the benefits forgone while dwelling with resolving the conflict. Therefore, the Government will continue to maintain peace and stability at whatever cost.

 

An impressive economic growth - Timor-Leste’s economy has continued to show impressive double-digit growth since 2007, which prompted the Economist to name Timor-Leste among the nine fastest growing economies of the world in 2011. In addition, Timor-Leste has one of the world’s most investment friendly environments. Apart from lower tax rate and business costs, the ease of doing business improved considerably as evidenced by the recent 2014’s WB Doing Business Report. The improvement was attributed to the creation of SERVE – the one-stop-shop for starting up a business.

 

A private sector starts to take hold - the Government has issued 163 certificates of investment for 112 foreign investors and 51 national investors. Investors from 18 countries are investing in construction, hospitality, trade, transportation, tourism and many other industries, creating 4,524 jobs for the Timorese. Private sector growth has translated into domestic revenue that has grown strongly in recent years. A total $900 million was collected from domestic tax in the last ten years, averaging about $100 million per year.  The amount forecasted to be collected in 2015 amounts to $170 million, 62% higher than the amount collected in 2011. Agriculture production, measured in real term, increased from 0.30% in 2008 to 14% in 2012.

 

An improved living standard - the 2011’s UNDP Human Development Report placed Timor-Leste in the medium human development category. Timor-Leste ranked 120 out of 169 countries and moved ahead of other countries in the region like Cambodia, Lao, and Myanmar and ranked higher than PNG, and most Sub-Saharan African countries. Household consumption increased from 22% in 2007 to 53% in 2013 and further compounded as inflation falls to a record low averaging at 1.3% in the first 2 quarters of 2014. Average life expectancy increased from 57 in 2005 and 67 in 2014.

 

An improved health service - infant and child mortality had been halved. Incidences of malaria and dengue decreased significantly and the World Health Organization (WHO) honored Timor-Leste’s success in 2014. The same world organization also considers Timor-Leste to be free from leprosy. The percentage of children with below average weight fell from 46% in 2001 to 38% in 2013. The ratio between medical staffs and patients also improved. About 710 Timorese medics work in districts, of which 442 were allocated to Sucos and Aldeias and the rest were distributed to regional hospitals. In the next 2-3 years, Timor-Leste will have more medics than any country in Asia. In term of infrastructure, 122 health facilities across 13 districts were built and rehabilitated.

 

An improved education accessibility and professional development - the percentage of children attending school increased considerably from 66% in 2007 to 92% in 2013. By the end of the decade, 60% of young children from the poorest families were in school. As of 2014 Government provided scholarships to about 2,571 Timorese to study in various universities in the country (52%) and overseas. In addition, about 16,931 Timorese attended professional technical trainings provided by training centers in the country (96%) and overseas. A total 311 schools across 13 districts were rehabilitated and a set of 50,000 chairs and tables were purchased and distributed and the remaining 50,000 will be distributed earlier next year.

 

A better accessibility  - more than half of the population has access to electricity, which often make people in the other side of the borders are jealous of. Household access to electricity improved from 22% in 2007 to 53% in 2013. Numerous irrigations schemes, water and sanitation, kilometers of national and rural roads, bridges, markets were rehabilitated and constructed and preliminary studies were done for the construction of ports and airports.

 

Governments’ social programs start to pay dividend - many recipients can now afford to send their children to schools, even to private schools in and out of the country, rebuild their houses, and improve their daily dieta.

 

A bumpy road still lies ahead

 

Despite all of the significant progress made to date, the quality of the investment still needs to be improved. As a dollar spent cannot be spent twice, we therefore need to make sure every dollar spent counts. The Government has taken necessary measures through “organization of procurement and oversights of procedures to ensure better quality minimize waste”.

 

The ride towards achieving the dream of becoming an upper middle-income country with a prosperous, healthy and educated population will be a bumpy one. But just like the road to Maliana, things are improving and our journey is becoming smoother. A lot of challenges still lie ahead and they cannot be overcome in a single generation. Just like Rome, Timor-Leste cannot be built overnight. It may not be us but our children and grand children that will enjoy the full fruit of the development. The Government’s budgets and Strategic Development plan meet our responsibility to ensure that they have the best for themselves.

 

 

Timor stands up, international elites say sit down

By Amb. Pierre-Richard Prosper - - Friday, November 28, 2014

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/28/prosper-timor-stands-international-elites-say-sit-/#!

 

The recent news that Timor-Leste’s parliament voted to terminate contracts of the international judges it has relied upon since the birth of its country should be seen as a major step forward in the small pacific-island nation’s path toward true self-governance.

 

By this act, Timor has shown the world it is committed to gaining its full independence and ending its reliance on the international community. After years of violence, sacrifice and grave human rights abuses committed against it, Timor continues to move forward. It took another step when it ended the United Nation’s operational control over its government and people, despite the fact that many in the UN community deemed the move unacceptable and premature.

 

But Timor officials were committed to get off the world body’s agenda and the international welfare system. Now, the country that became a nation in 2002 is sending another strong and clear message by eliminating the role of international judges as the principle decision makers and removing their hold on the Timor judicial system.

 

As one of the first prosecutors before an international tribunal and a diplomat under Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush, I had the responsibility of leading efforts throughout the world to build the rule of law. I provided and coordinated technical legal assistance to developing and post-conflict countries like Rwanda, Cambodia, Sierra Leone and in the Balkans.

 

As part of that mandate, I played a role in recruiting and placing lawyers and judges in systems to assist in capacity building and promote accountability. In the beginning of 2000, under the direction and pursuant to the policy of President Clinton, I was sent to Timor to initiate the effort to create the first justice system in an independent Timor. Our stated goal was to recruit international experts to train, advise and assist the new system - but not lead it. The international community specifically rejected an international tribunal believing domestic ownership of the judiciary was necessary and proper.

 

Timor officials were sensitive to the need for international assistance early on but wanted sovereign development. However, what has transpired is that with the passage of time, international jurists enjoyed full power and a culture of judicial dependency emerged. This dependency resulted in the internationals maintaining and possessing effective control over the system for the last 12 years.

 

This control has stifled growth in domestic judicial capacity and caused many local jurists to defer judgment to the more experienced internationalists. Meanwhile, some of the international jurists underperformed, were essentially unaccountable since their regulatory body was far away from the courthouse steps in Dili, and believed that Timor should simply be grateful for their presence.

 

The international community talks a lot about capacity building. Many of those advocating for young democracies to do more to engrain the rule of law are the very ones complaining when the new governments begin to make sovereign decisions regarding what is best for their judiciary. It is all too easy to criticize a new democracy from the comforts of 250-plus year old systems. Demanding that gold-plated systems be created overnight is unrealistic and frankly a patronizing expectation. The European and U.S. systems, which are held out as the standard, were not created overnight nor could they have been. It took centuries of trial, error, controversy and reform to gain the acceptance and faith we have in them – generally - today. And yet, they remain imperfect.

 

The Timor parliament has taken the long-view in its path towards independence. It realizes that mistakes have been made by international jurists and local experts alike. It has also created a new independent commission of international and domestic experts to audit and critique the still-new judicial system.

 

While we all hope that young democracies such as Timor will work to minimize the errors that will surely occur, we must recognize that organic and consistent growth is the surest way to create a strong and enduring system. Timor has taken a major step forward in controlling its own future, it should be applauded for the progress. We frankly often see too little of it from fragile and new states.

 

Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper is the former U.S. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes and represents the Government of Timor-Leste in various legal matters.

 

Defesa da soberania implica consolidar funcionamento responsável do Estado -- Xanana Gusmão

02 de Dezembro de 2014, 08:45

 

http://noticias.sapo.tl/portugues/info/artigo/1423306.html

 

O primeiro-ministro, Xanana Gusmão, afirmou ontem que a defesa da soberania implica consolidar a autonomia e o funcionamento responsável de todas as instituições do Estado para garantir a "proteção do bem comum", segundo agência Lusa.
"Timor-Leste está determinado em fazer vencer a sua vontade política coletiva, consubstanciada nos valores democráticos que partilhamos e que estão plasmados na Constituição, e, a defesa da nossa soberania implica também a consolidação da autonomia e funcionamento eficiente, profissional e responsável de todas as instituições do Estado", disse Xanana Gusmão.

O primeiro-ministro discursava no parlamento nacional no início da discussão do Orçamento Geral do Estado para 2015, que deverá terminar no próximo dia 18.

"Se um destes órgãos se encontra debilitado, toda a máquina do Estado é afetada e exige uma ação imediata para a proteção do bem comum. É por isso imperativo garantir que onde são detetadas fragilidades no funcionamento do Estado como um todo, se atue com vista ao seu fortalecimento, usando da interdependência de poderes", salientou.

Xanana Gusmão referia-se, embora sem nunca o afirmar diretamente, às recentes resoluções aprovadas pelas autoridades timorenses que determinaram uma auditoria ao setor da Justiça por razões de "força maior e interesse nacional", que culminaram com a expulsão de magistrados portugueses do país.

"Muitos talvez não compreendam isto e não entendam os mais altos valores de soberania que temos de defender. Muitos ainda não compreenderam os desafios que se colocam a um país jovem como o nosso que foi construído a partir do nada", sublinhou, no discurso de 18 páginas.

Segundo Xanana Gusmão, as particularidades e o futuro de Timor-Leste e os sacrifícios do povo "exigem por vezes tomadas de posição rigorosas ainda que incompreendidas à escala das ditas democracias modernas e seculares".

"Ao que outros chamam de arrogância é, no entanto, para nós timorenses, meramente o reconhecimento da necessidade premente de corrigir aquilo que não nos serve e de reformar aquilo que não protege os interesses superiores da Nação", explicou Xanana Gusmão.
@Lusa