Textbooks in Portuguese only not in Tetum

Textbooks in Portuguese only not in Tetum:
The Syndicate of Teachers Timor-Leste (SPTL) is raising an eyebrow at the unavailability of textbooks in Tetum, with books available in Portuguese only.
“We keep talking about promoting Timorese culture. Tetum is part of the original culture of Timor but we are developing it,” said the Secretary General for SPTL, Francisco Fernandes, recently from his office in Farol, Dili.

He added even though all teaching books are in Portuguese, teaching in Portuguese is still not being done at 100 per cent.
“Infant students learning in Portuguese, most of them still play with toys and they count in Indonesian 1, 2, 3. They do not speak it [Portuguese] daily, they do not count in Portuguese,” said SPTL SG Fernandes.