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Chief Of Staff General Visit Timor-Leste Ambassador In The Philippines

Philippines, September 26, 2024
Chief of Staff General FALINTIL-Forsa Defeza Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek, accompanied by Commander of the Naval Component Commodore Higino das Neves paid a working visit to the Ambassador of Timor-Leste to the Philippines, Discovery Center, 25 ADB Avenue , Ortigas Center, Pasing City, Metro Manila.
During the visit, the delegation was received by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Timor-Leste to the Philippines, Mr. Marciano da Silva.
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Armed Forces Of 5 Countries Participate In Joint Exercise In Timor-Leste

Metinaro, 01 October 2024
The Armed Forces of 5 countries participated in the 12th Hari Hamutuk (HH24) exercise with the objective of further strengthening cooperation in the area of ​​engineering. New Zealand.
According to the Chief of Staff General FALINTIL-Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) Lieutenant General Domingos Raúl “Falur Rate Laek” said, this exercise is held for the 12th time.
"This exercise follows the experiences of the F-FDTL military together with 4 countries, we continue to do this exercise to exchange experiences especially, thank the ambassadors especially the community of four countries, which they came to cooperate with we, although we are a small country but they come to project us to the world to know us," said Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek after finished the opening of the Building Together Exercise (HH24) at the Service Support Unit (UAS) Metinaru, Dili.
He said the exercise not only provides capacity and exchange experience but also projects the image of Timor Leste to the world.
He said the activities that will be carried out during the exercise Hari Hamutuk (HH24) are construction activities, horizontal and vertical support called Civil Military (CIMIC) to improve schools in Hato-Udu Ainaro Municipality.
He added that now his part is designing programs and to ask the partner countries will come to teach agriculture to the military, "he concluded.
In the same place, Japanese Ambassador to Timor Leste Tetsuya Kimiura thanked for the cooperation to carry out this joint exercise.
"I wish you all the best and we look forward to the final results of this joint exercise," he said.
Meanwhile, Australian Ambassador to Timor Leste, Caitlin Wilson also said Australia and other countries support F-FDTL to increase their capacity and knowledge in many areas especially in engineering techniques to raise their knowledge.
F-FDTL Media

MD Delivers Arms with Izuzu Car to FALINTIL-FDTL

Headquarters, 29 July 2024
The Government through the Ministry of Defense, handed over vehicles and weapons to the FALINTIL Command-Timor-Leste Defense Force.
"Today we have an opportunity to deliver vehicle transport, personal tactical transport as well as weapons that were part of last year's acquisition, especially all these acquisitions within the framework of the Military Programming Law," said Minister of Defense Contra Admiral Donaciano Costa Gomes then handed over the equipment to the FALINTIL-FDTL, at the Headquarters, Fatuhada.
He said the law of military programming is a law that was issued last year and began to implement and from the implementation of this resulted in the acquisition of some vehicles that today delivered 8 Izuzu cars and weapons with the quantity requested or required also make delivery today.
He said the types of weapons that are more complex and complete and all these weapons to comply with the organic material that exists and also all these weapons to correspond to specific missions or special missions 'that the Armed Forces perform if these weapons are in condition to be able to correspond.
The governor said the military programming law, a law that allows how the armed forces can develop, develop in its means, weapons, equipment and all the resources that are necessary to transform from force one that is operational, proportional according to the military strategic concept that is defined.
He said the cars came from Thailand but all these acquisitions were made in accordance with operational requirements.
"According to the implementation of the first phase of the programming law we spent a total of 9 million, not only to buy personal tactical transportation and weapons but also to buy maritime means such as military naval means in the Naval Component they use, some means take part of this acquisition 'which is framed in the law of military programming.
In the same place, Chief of Staff F-FDTL Brigadier General José da Costa Soares "Trix" said, these equipments FALINTIL-FDTL will see how to use these means to fulfill the mission that politicians give to the Armed Forces.
"These equipments are used for the entire FALINTIL-FDTL, this is part of the military programming law that the force has a principle that says slowly but steadily, not today talk to buy immediately but also depends budget every year, in our purchase, this is the F-FDTL's words said slowly but steadily, "he concluded.
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𝐁𝐍𝐂𝐓𝐋 Initiate to produce Union Pay card to Client CFT

The National Commercial Bank of Timor-Leste (BNCTL) has started making Union Pay cards for customers from the Military Component of the Land Force (CFT) to withdraw money. Union Pay machines in the country and abroad.
According to Account Manager BNCTL Baucau branch, Julião Da Silva said, Union Pay card is an alternative for BNCTL customers to facilitate withdrawals in all countries.
"Union Pay's function is important, we can take money in the country and abroad from all countries in the world, it is important to have a Union Pay typewriter," said Manager Silva at the Baucau Headquarters, Thursday, 03/ 10/2024.
He said that the Union Pay card that customers use in the country, when withdrawing the balance will charge cents, 0.25 abroad will charge $5.
"When customers use Union Pay, it does not mean P24 is valid, still valid. But P24 is only used in the country, Union pay is valid in the country and abroad," he said.
He warned Union Pay card that is currently facilitated, only for customers of BNCTL, each customer will pay four dollars $ 4 to get the card.
Thus, according to the schedule, BNCTL staff began to make the card to the CFT Staff, began to attend first Chief of Staff CFT Lieutenant-Colonel João Bosco Ximenes Lenok, Commander 1° Battalion Lieutenant-Colonel Arlindo da Silva including officers Sergeant and Square. So next to the customer of the Battalions.

FALINTIL_FDTL Finalized Matebian Exercise in Era-Ulo Ermera

The FALINTIL Command-Forças De Defesa De Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) of the Land Force Component (CFT) concluded the Matebian 24.1 exercise, which lasted for two weeks in the village of Era-Ulo, in the administrative post of Lete-Foho , in the municipality of Ermera.
This exercise began on 1 April 2024 and ended on 12 April, including activities such as filming the operations of the Component, the distribution of the KODASLALEK newsletter and the support with sports equipment to local schools, in addition to games of conviviality between the military and students, including also games with the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) of the municipality of Ermera.
In the second week, on 5 April, the forces of the CFT, composed of the 1st Battalion of Fatubesi, the 2nd Battalion of Lauana and the FALINTIL Unit of Seloi, executed a march, ending in the village of Eraulo on 11 April.
After the closing ceremony, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Calisto Dos Santos "Coliati", affirmed that this exercise is an important part of bringing the military closer to the population and increase the technical and tactical capacity in the combat operations.
At the closing ceremony, specialist doctors of the Eduardo Regional Hospital Baucau (HOREX), doctors of the CFT and doctors of the Hospital Santa Bakhita de Era-ulo provided medical assistance to the community.

Teotonia Became Chief Of Staff General F-Fdtl For One Hour

Headquarters, 11 October 2024
Teotônia Beatriz da C. S. Mendonça from School 1.2.3 Cyclo Maubisse, Administrative Post Maubisse Ainaro Municipality, thirteen years became Chief of Staff General FALINTIL-Forsa Defeza Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) one hour, the activity refers held at the F-FDTL Headquarters Fatuhada, Dili.
In an interview with Chief of Staff General FALINTIL-Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek said, this activity today is very important for us to motivate our youth, if tomorrow they want to enter in military life they already know about the work of the Armed Forces.
This program is carried out because of the joint work between FALINTIL-Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) and PLAN International.

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