March 28th 2018 Transnational organized crime is a global concern that has detrimental affects for people’s lives in the countries where the networks operate. Timor-Leste may be at risk of READ MOREREAD MORE
Category: Mahein’s Voice
FALINTIL-FDTL: From a Politicized Military to a Professional MilitaryFALINTIL-FDTL: From a Politicized Military to a Professional Military
March 28th 2018 “FALINTIL-FDTL personnel cannot enter political parties and they cannot make policy, but they must know the democratic policies of the state” – Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister and READ MOREREAD MORE
Possession of Illegal and Unaccounted-for Weapons ContinuesPossession of Illegal and Unaccounted-for Weapons Continues
28 February 2018 Problems with unregulated weapons in Timor-Leste have caused concern ever since the 2006 Crisis. The weapons in question were either lost during the Crisis or smuggled illegally READ MOREREAD MORE
Organized Crime Expands its Network in Timor-LesteOrganized Crime Expands its Network in Timor-Leste
31 January 2018 On 23 January 2018 the Maritime Police Unit of the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) carried out a successful operation. The police confiscated 9 containers holding 5767 READ MOREREAD MORE