TANAH JAMBU, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 – The Closing Ceremony of the two-day Defence Attache/Adviser Conference 2023 was held today at the auditorium of Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF), Tanah Jambu.
The conference featured a series of plenary sessions that sparked insightful discussions and fostered collaboration amongst attendees and participants. With the theme, ‘Navigating Regional Security Challenges: Perspectives, Priorities and Practice’, this year’s conference focuses on three issues of common concerns and steered by a moderator for each plenary.
The first plenary covered on the ‘Perspectives on Maritime Security Development in the Region’, the second plenary addressed the Climate Change: Challenges to Defence Roles & National Security and final plenary focused on Major Power Competition: Its Impact to Regional Security. Each plenary were moderated by senior officers from the Ministry of Defence namely Director of Defence Force and Capability Development, Lieutenant Colonel (U) Peter bin Ulat/Yulat as moderator for the first plenary, Senior Research Officer from Permanent Secretary Secretariat Office, Norzaidah binti Mardani as the moderator for second plenary and Senior Research Officer from Directorate of Intelligence, Haji Azlan bin Haji Abdul Ghani as the moderator for the final plenary respectively. The conference was further enlivened with a sharing by invited guest speaker, Professor Jatswan Singh, an academic from Malaysia.
Present as the guest of honour during the opening ceremony yesterday was Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Permenant Secretary of the Ministry of Defence. Whereas, the presence of Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the RBAF as the guest of honor for the closing ceremony.
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN MENGADAKAN PERSIDANGAN PENASIHAT/ATASE PERTAHANAN 2023 SELAMA DUA HARI KE ARAH MEMPROMOSIKAN DIPLOMASI PERTAHANAN DAN KESTABILAN SERANTAU
TANAH JAMBU, Rabu 28 Februari 2024 – Majlis Penutup Pesidangan Atase/Penasihat Pertahanan 2023 telah berlangsung pada hari ini bertempat di auditorium Akademi Pertahanan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (AP ABDB), Tanah Jambu.
Persidangan tersebut yang berlangsung selama dua hari membentangkan beberapa sesi plenari yang mencetuskan perbincangan yang mendalam dan memupuk persefahaman di antara peserta-peserta dan sekalian yang hadir. Persidangan tersebut membawakan tema iaitu ‘Navigating Regional Security Challenges: Perspectives, Priorities and Practice’ dimana pada tahun ini memfokuskan kepada tiga isu-isu yang menjadi perhatian bersama dan dipandu oleh seorang moderator bagi setiap plenari.
Plenari pertama membincangkan ‘Perspectives on Maritime Security Development in the Region’, di plenari kedua pula membawakan tajuk ‘The Climate Change: Challenges to Defence Roles & National Security dan plenari terakhir membincangkan ‘Major Power Competition: Its Impact to Regional Security’. Setiap plenari juga memanggil moderator yang terdiri daripada Pegawai-pegawai Kanan Kementerian Pertahanan iaitu Pengarah Jabatanarah Perkembangan Keupayaan Tentera, Leftenan Kolonel (U) Peter bin Ulat/Yulat sebagai moderator plenari pertama, Pegawai Kajiselidik Kanan, Pejabat Urusetia Setiausaha Tetap, Puan Norzaidah binti Mardani bagi moderator plenari kedua dan Pegawai Penyelidik Kanan Jabatanarah Perisikan iaitu Haji Azlan bin Haji Abdul Ghani sebagai moderator plenari ketiga. Persidangan kali ini turut dimeriahkan lagi dengan perkongsian oleh penceramah undangan, iaitu Profesor Jatswan Singh, seorang ahli akademik dari Malaysia.
Hadir sebagai tetamu kehormat semasa Majlis Pembukaan kelmarin adalah Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan. Manakala, kehadiran Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah ABDB selaku tetamu kehormat bagi Majlis Penutup.