Headquarters, January 6, 2025.
The National Flag Raising Ceremony of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (RDTL) was held for the first time in January 2025 at the Fatuhada Headquarters in Dili.
After the national flag raising ceremony, the Chief of the General Staff of FALINTIL-FDTL, Lieutenant General Domingos Raúl “FALUR RATE LAEK” as Inspector of the ceremony said, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year.
“You celebrate the new year by saying goodbye to the old year with your family and friends that we make a good reflection in each family and institution, so that in this new year we can improve better”.
He also stressed that after the new year, we immediately received a major problem, especially flooding in the Naval Component of the F-FDTL that we also express our solidarity with the Naval Component.
Our motto is to modernize and professionalize. With this strength we can do this, so we do the work to improve first in the present to continue a safe future, if we think first about the future we will make mistakes in the present.
Here I want to say just two words like Tranquility and Serenity, Tranquility because our spirit of patriotism and nationalism rises, serenity because we are Christians as believers.
“At the meeting of the Superior Council for Defense and Security, our high authorities of Timor-Leste congratulated and appreciated us, especially the security operations during important visits, especially in 2024”, concluded the Lieutenant General.
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The National Flag Raising Ceremony of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (RDTL) was held for the first time in January 2025 at the Fatuhada Headquarters in Dili.
After the national flag raising ceremony, the Chief of the General Staff of FALINTIL-FDTL, Lieutenant General Domingos Raúl “FALUR RATE LAEK” as Inspector of the ceremony said, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year.
“You celebrate the new year by saying goodbye to the old year with your family and friends that we make a good reflection in each family and institution, so that in this new year we can improve better”.
He also stressed that after the new year, we immediately received a major problem, especially flooding in the Naval Component of the F-FDTL that we also express our solidarity with the Naval Component.
Our motto is to modernize and professionalize. With this strength we can do this, so we do the work to improve first in the present to continue a safe future, if we think first about the future we will make mistakes in the present.
Here I want to say just two words like Tranquility and Serenity, Tranquility because our spirit of patriotism and nationalism rises, serenity because we are Christians as believers.
“At the meeting of the Superior Council for Defense and Security, our high authorities of Timor-Leste congratulated and appreciated us, especially the security operations during important visits, especially in 2024”, concluded the Lieutenant General.
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Hera, January 2, 2025
The Commander of the Naval Component of the F-FDTL, Commodore Higino das Neves, said that the rain that occurred yesterday on Wednesday (01/01/2025) in Hera resulted in damage to 90 percent of the military infrastructure of the Naval Component.
He said, the dam that the company made is small in size so it cannot block the small river in the Hera area so when the high intensity mountain rain could not block the intensity of the river then and the river must flow to the Naval Component base to damage the military facilities in the Hera Naval base.
The Commander of the Naval Component of the F-FDTL, Commodore Higino das Neves, said that the rain that occurred yesterday on Wednesday (01/01/2025) in Hera resulted in damage to 90 percent of the military infrastructure of the Naval Component.
He said, the dam that the company made is small in size so it cannot block the small river in the Hera area so when the high intensity mountain rain could not block the intensity of the river then and the river must flow to the Naval Component base to damage the military facilities in the Hera Naval base.
Yesterday afternoon it started to rain a little suddenly three rivers in Hera meet the dam that the company made for the Naval Component is very short so the three rivers meet then drill the dam and the water enters the Naval base destroyed the infrastructure of the naval military base here. The facilities that were damaged all consist of two cars, but some are still fine, the military motorcycles are almost completely damaged and water from the weapons got in, all of them were damaged, the barracks are not being used because the water got in, including computers as well,” said the Commander of the Naval Component, Commodore Higino das Neves. He said that since last night until today the Naval Component has not been working because all the materials were washed away. This morning we cleaned up, since last night we have not had any drinks because water got in and since last night we have not had any drinking water. There is no water to offer to the Naval Component, he added. Neves said that the Baucau Land Force also came down to help, to clean up the garbage, including the FALINTIL Unit, the Military Police Unit, the Headquarters, the Metinaro Training Center, the Engineering Force, including the Fire Department, the Institute for the Management of Infrastructure Development Support Equipment (IGEADI) and the Ministry of Works. Publish, to help normalize the river so that if it rains the river cannot enter the Naval Component.
He explained that the dam that the company built was supposed to reach the sea but the company was unable to do so and he left the dam that came to the Naval Component short so that until the rainy season the river runs destroyed thus causing the floods that the Naval Compound is suffering today.
"This was the fourth flood, but this is the worst. And it will take a week for this place to return to normal," he said.
At the same location, the Chief of Staff of the F-FDTL, Brigadier General José da Costa Soares "TRIX" stated that the military infrastructure and military installations of the Hera Naval Component - 90% of all assets - were destroyed due to the heavy rains yesterday afternoon, at 2 pm.
In addition, the Vice Chief of Staff of the F-FDTL, Major General Calisto Santos Coliati, stressed that all weapons and equipment, military clothing and barracks were completely damaged.
"The infrastructure of the Hera naval base was destroyed, including weapons. This requires urgent intervention by Public Works because the naval base belongs to the country, not to an individual, it is not a private company that provides the country's infrastructure. I believe that in situations like this, the political power in the area of infrastructure must be alert and provide urgent support because at this moment we do not know whether it is a hot day but in the mountains it is dark if the river goes down again," he said. He did not criticize, but this is just an appeal for the country's political power to pay attention to this situation because the infrastructure at the Hera Naval Base is bought with bones and blood. "In twenty years, our State, our Government has lost a lot of money, now for all of us who are servants of the State, servants of the Nation, each one of us must pay attention to our role to look at issues like this. We are now in the phase of building the State. We are not demanding, we are not angry, all our weapons and clothes ended up in the sea," he said. The Head of the IGEADI Dili Brigade, António Sarmento, said: ̈ IGEADI always provides support to those affected by floods, both in Dili and in the municipalities.
̈ Our Naval Component provided two pieces of heavy equipment to normalize the river, but tomorrow we will support two more Bludosers to address the sedimentation that is here.
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He explained that the dam that the company built was supposed to reach the sea but the company was unable to do so and he left the dam that came to the Naval Component short so that until the rainy season the river runs destroyed thus causing the floods that the Naval Compound is suffering today.
"This was the fourth flood, but this is the worst. And it will take a week for this place to return to normal," he said.
At the same location, the Chief of Staff of the F-FDTL, Brigadier General José da Costa Soares "TRIX" stated that the military infrastructure and military installations of the Hera Naval Component - 90% of all assets - were destroyed due to the heavy rains yesterday afternoon, at 2 pm.
In addition, the Vice Chief of Staff of the F-FDTL, Major General Calisto Santos Coliati, stressed that all weapons and equipment, military clothing and barracks were completely damaged.
"The infrastructure of the Hera naval base was destroyed, including weapons. This requires urgent intervention by Public Works because the naval base belongs to the country, not to an individual, it is not a private company that provides the country's infrastructure. I believe that in situations like this, the political power in the area of infrastructure must be alert and provide urgent support because at this moment we do not know whether it is a hot day but in the mountains it is dark if the river goes down again," he said. He did not criticize, but this is just an appeal for the country's political power to pay attention to this situation because the infrastructure at the Hera Naval Base is bought with bones and blood. "In twenty years, our State, our Government has lost a lot of money, now for all of us who are servants of the State, servants of the Nation, each one of us must pay attention to our role to look at issues like this. We are now in the phase of building the State. We are not demanding, we are not angry, all our weapons and clothes ended up in the sea," he said. The Head of the IGEADI Dili Brigade, António Sarmento, said: ̈ IGEADI always provides support to those affected by floods, both in Dili and in the municipalities.
̈ Our Naval Component provided two pieces of heavy equipment to normalize the river, but tomorrow we will support two more Bludosers to address the sedimentation that is here.
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Dili, 31 December 2024.
The Chief of Staff of FALINTIL-East Timor Defence Forces, Brigadier General José da Costa Soares “TRIX” participated in the celebration of National Hero's Day at the Nicolau Lobato Roundabout, in Dili.
The celebration ceremony began with a march (walk) from the Bairo-Pite Presidential Palace to the Nicolau Lobato Comoro Roundabout to lay flowers.
Ceremony with military parade minus the Naval Component Company.
Participating in this CEM celebration are Brigadier General José da Costa Soares “TRIX”, the Commander of the Naval Component Comodoro Higino das Neves, retired Lieutenant General Lere Anan Timur, the Commander of the Light Air Component Colonel Grad. Helder da Costa, Second Commander of the PNTL, Member of the Government, including MACLN officials and relatives of the deceased.
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Headquarters, December 28, 2024.
FALINTIL-Força de Defesa de Timor-Leste F-FDTL together with the Ministry of Defense to jointly reflect and celebrate the successful victory during international visits to Timor-Leste in 2024.
The Chief of General Staff of FALINTIL-Força de Defesa de Timor-Leste F-FDTL Lieutenant General Domingos Raúl “Falur Rate Laek” congratulates the family for their full support and dedication to the commitment in 2024.
“Today we reflect together to celebrate the victorious victory of security in 2024, which has already passed, soon we will welcome the new year 2025, so the old year that has passed has become a positive and negative experience that we have made. I hope that this will become a reference to improve in the next year.
He also stressed that the mission that the State of Timor-Leste offers to the F-FDTL Institution must be ensured and well executed, although it faces deficiencies, constraints and difficulties, but the military is a trained person with the training available to comply with the Order to serve the people and the Nation of Timor-Leste.
The CEMGFA states that the meeting of the Superior Council for Defence and Security led by the President of the Republic José Ramos Horta expressed its appreciation and congratulated the F-FDTL institution for the operation that supported the PNTL Institution to ensure security during the successful visit of Pope Francis to Timor-Leste.
“At the meeting of the Superior Council for Defence and Security, our high-ranking officials in Timor-Leste congratulated us with great appreciation, especially for the security operation that we supported the PNTL, a great success, we received the visit of Pope Francis to Timor-Leste, which is very good.” He stated that these high-ranking officials in Timor-Leste congratulate this as a criticism of the F-FDTL Institution to continue improving the errors that exist and what is not there, they seek to resolve and what is not done, trying to do all this is important. In addition, the commander of the F-FDTL Institution represents you all to express our apologies to the public, but I also ask that in the new year of 2025, civil society and the community support and cooperate well with the military to help the Government develop our country, make a good investment to reduce our economic and financial difficulties in our country. “I ask all military personnel to reflect on each of us this time to improve family life and the institution so that our careers run smoothly. continue to strengthen good relations with the National Police of Timor-Leste to serve the people and the nation of Timor-Leste. East”, concluded the CEMGFA.
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(𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐅𝐓). Every day, every month, every year, there are always holidays that everyone should celebrate and be with their family, to celebrate important days such as the day of the dead, Christmas, New Year, and other holidays.
But from today onwards, for the military, it is considered an ordinary day, because from today onwards, sometimes the military cannot be together to celebrate with their family, colleagues, especially the people they love and care about.
Although the heart and brain have feelings and thoughts to be happy with the family, reality and opportunity do not give way to these imaginations.
Do not feel tired, do not feel bored, do not feel far from the family, because only with heart and soul did you give to the nation, so just fulfill the sacred order of the commandments, to continue assuming the sacred mission with the warriors' motto is " Pronto e Determinado".
Prompt and determined as an objective that comes with a sense of being ready to take on any order according to the hour, according to the minute, to guarantee peace and stability in this country of RDTL, when the country needs it.
During the joint Christmas that the command and the military celebrated at the CFT Base on Thursday 26/12/2024, the CFT representative commander, second acting commander Lieutenant Colonel, João Bosco Ximenes “LENOK”, also asked that the military be strong to fulfill the mission. “Tonight we gathered here to celebrate Christmas together, although we do not celebrate Christmas with our families at this time, I believe that we still have the means to successfully complete the mission during Christmas and New Year,” said Lieutenant Colonel Lenok.
On this occasion, the acting second commander kept an eye on all soldiers to demonstrate discipline to complete all missions in order.
Metinaro Democracy Garden, December 26, 2024.
FALINTIL – The Timor-Leste Defence Forces lost a good member named Armelindo da Cruz (Rede), Infantry Lieutenant, from the Fatuhada General Headquarters, in Dili.
The deceased paid his last respects in the village where he worked, after the translation of the Requem Mass in the Metinaro chapel for the last funeral ceremony in the Democracy Garden.
Ensign Armelindo da Cruz is a permanent member of the F-FDTL who began recruiting in Aileu until today he has become a veteran of the F-FDTL and the dedication of our Ensign at the Comandante Nicolau Lobato Metinaro Training Center (CICNL) as a Communication and service also sees war material.
The late Colonel Armelindo da Crus “Rede” was born in Soibada on February 25, 1969.
The late Ensign, son of Mateus da Cruz (Deceased) and Mother Claudina da Costa (Deceased), the late Ensign Armelindo married his wife Edia Fernandes and had 7 children. Late transformation into FALINTIL F-FDTL on 2 February 2001, the deceased posted to the 1st Battalion in C company as a private, on 23 July 2003, the deceased was redeployed to FCU Metinaro on 13 December 2003 promoted to Furiel on 17 December 2005 and the deceased was redeployed to the Communications Directorate headquarters on 23 July 2007, promoted to second sergeant, on 11 December 2016, the deceased was promoted to first sergeant, on 13 April 2023, the deceased was redeployed to the Armagen section Headquarters Support Unit on 13 April 2024 and promoted to Ensign as Head of Armagen section. The late Ensign Armelindo dedicated himself to the F-FDTL Institution for 23 years and the deceased did many things such as military service and participated in various training and courses.
Thus, on December 23, 2024, the late Rede passed away at the Guido Valadares National Hospital in Dili.
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