AUS Aid offers $.1, 6 million to Timorese Government

*Radio Televizaun de Timor-Leste September 3, 2012 language source: Tetun

AUS aid has offered Aus $ 1, 6 million to Timor-Leste’s ministry of
education and ministry of finance to improve quality of education in the
country.

Director General for ministry of Education, Apolinario Magno said this
research project would benefit education sector due to many schools were
still in poor condition.

“The benefit of the fund is to support education sector, especially to
improve schools in the remote area and to better facilitate researcher to
hold survey,” Magno said.

Director General of Research and Analyses from Ministry of Finance Antonio
Freitas said the Australian Government offered $.1, 6 million to be used for
research.

“The Australian government offer $.1, 6 million to support the research
activity and to pay 140 people to hold survey throughout the country,”
Freitas said.