REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Tuesday, 18 October 2022 – First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Spry bin Haji Serudi @Haji Seruji, Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), was conferred Singapore’s prestigious military award, the Meritorious Service Medal (Military) [MSM(M)] by Her Excellency Dr Hajah Halimah binti Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore. The award was presented by His Excellency Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence, Republic of Singapore, to Commander RBN at an investiture held at the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) Singapore.
Prior to the investiture, Commander RBN inspected the Guard of Honour followed by a courtesy call to His Excellency Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence Republic of Singapore, Lieutenant General Melvyn Ong, Chief of Defence Force, and Rear Admiral Aaron Beng, Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).
Commander RBN was conferred the award in recognition of his significant contributions towards strengthening the naval cooperation between the RSN and the RBN. Both navies have enhanced their bilateral cooperation and interactions through official visits, courses and professional exchanges. Their cooperation has also deepened in multiple areas, such as maritime domain awareness, maritime interoperability, and the development of confidence-building measures through multilateral platforms such as the ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting, which has yielded significant professional benefits for Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Singapore.
First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Spry, who is in Singapore from 15th October to 19th October 2022, also had the opportunity to visit SAFTI Military Institute (SAFTI MI) and RSN’s Naval Diving Unit (NDU).
PEMERINTAH TENTERA LAUT DIRAJA BRUNEI MENERIMA
PINGAT JASA GEMILANG (TENTERA)
REPUBLIK SINGAPURA, Selasa, 18 Oktober 2022 – Laksamana Pertama Dato Seri Pahlawan Spry bin Haji Serudi @Haji Seruji, Pemerintah Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB), telah dianugerahkan Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) [MSM(M)] oleh Puan Yang Terutama Dr. Hajah Halimah binti Yacob, Presiden Republik Singapura. Pingat tersebut telah disampaikan oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Dr Ng Eng Hen, Menteri Pertahanan Republik Singapura di sebuah majlis yang diadakan di Kementerian Pertahanan Republik Singapura.
Sebelum majlis penyampaian pingat tersebut, Pemerintah TLDB telah memeriksa perbarisan kawalan kehormatan dan membuat kunjungan hormat kepada Tuan Yang Terutama Dr Ng Eng Hen, Menteri Pertahanan Republik Singapura, Leftenan Jeneral Melvyn Ong, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Singapura, dan Laksamana Muda Aaron Beng, Pemerintah Tentera Laut Republik Singapura (TLRS).
Pemerintah TLDB dianugerahkan pingat tersebut atas sumbangan beliau dalam usaha memperkukuh kerjasama tentera laut di antara TLRS dan TLDB. Kedua-dua belah angkatan laut telah meningkatkan kerjasama dua hala dan interaksi melalui lawatan rasmi, kursus dan pertukaran profesional. TLDB dan TLRS juga telah mengukuhkan kerjasama dalam beberapa bidang seperti maritime domain awareness, interoperability di laut, dan langkah membina keyakinan melalui interaksi di tahap pelbagai hala seperti ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting, yang telah menghasilkan manfaat yang signifikan untuk Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Singapura.
Laksamana Pertama Dato Seri Pahlawan Spry, yang berada di Singapura dari 15 Oktober hingga 19 Oktober 2022, juga berpeluang melawat SAFTI Military Institute dan Naval Diving Unit TLRS.