TANAH JAMBU CAMP, Thursday, 27 June 2019 – The Regional Jungle Warfare Symposium (RJWS) 2019 was officiated today by the Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, at the Defence Academy RBAF, Tanah Jambu.
Held from 27 June 2019 to 02 July 2019, the RJWS is jointly organised by RBAF and British Forces Brunei (BFB), with the theme “What are the ends, ways and means for delivering Joint and Inter Agency effects within the Jungle Environment” this year. The symposium consists of keynote presentations and discussions with topics ranging from potential security trends and threats to collective capacity-building for jungle-orientated operations. Among the keynote speakers presenting are Major General Timothy Hyams, Director Land Warfare British Army who will share on “Vietnam War” and Colonel Adi Ridzwan bin Abdullah, Commandant of Special Forces Training Warfare Centre, Malaysia who will discuss “Lahad Datu Incident at Operational and Strategic Level Planning and Lesson Learnt”.
Since the RJWS’ inception in 2017 with the aim to develop Brunei Darussalam as a Centre of Excellence for Jungle Warfare, the number of participating countries has increased from 11 to 12, which are Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, United Kingdom and United States of America.
The RJWS also serves as a platform to build cooperation in the area of information exchange and to promote future collaborations in training and multilateral exercises between participating countries. The opening ceremony of the Symposium was attended by more than 200 invited guests, Defence Attachés/Advisors, senior officers and personnel from Ministry of Defence and RBAF, as well as other government agencies such as Royal Brunei Police Force, Brunei Internal Security Department, and Brunei Forestry Department.
MAJLIS PEMBUKAAN SIMPOSIUM PEPERANGAN HUTAN 2019
PERKHEMAHAN TANAH JAMBU, Khamis, 27 Jun 2019 – Regional Jungle Warfare Symposium (RJWS) 2019 telah dirasmikan oleh Pemerintah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), Brigedier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Hj Lampoh dalam majlis pembukaan yang diadakan di Akademi Pertahanan ABDB, Tanah Jambu.
Simposium yang bermula pada 27 Jun hingga 02 Julai 2019 adalah hasil kerjasama antara ABDB dan British Force Brunei (BFB) dengan tema “What are the ends, ways and means for delivering Joint and Inter Agency effects within the Jungle Environment” pada tahun ini. Simposium ini terdiri dari pembentangan-pembentangan utama dan sesi perbincangan, dengan topik-topik yang terdiri antara trend dan cabaran keselamatan yang berpotensi, kepada perkembangan kapasiti bersama untuk perlaksanaan operasi hutan. Antara penyampai-penyampai ucaptama yang diundang ialah Mejar General Timothy Hyams, Director Land Warfare British Army dengan pembentangan yang bertajuk “Vietnam War” and Kolonel Adi Ridzwan bin Abdullah, Komandan Pusat Latihan Peperangan Khusus (PULPAK) dengan pembentangan bertajuk “Lahad Datu Incident at Operational and Strategic Level Planning and Lesson Learn”.
Sejak pelaksanaan RJWS pada tahun 2017 dengan tujuan untuk membangunkan Negara Brunei Darussalam sebagai satu Pusat Kecemerlangan bagi Latihan Peperangan Hutan, tahun ini terdapat peningkatan jumlah negara yang terlibat daripada 11 negara kepada 12 negara yang termasuk Amerika Syarikat, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapura, Thailand, Vietnam dan United Kingdom.
RJWS ini menyediakan platform untuk mempromosi kerjasama dalam bidang pertukaran maklumat serta mengukuhkan lagi kolaborasi masa depan dalam latihan dan eksesais pelbagai hala antara negara-negara peserta. Majlis Pembukaan Simposium berkenaan telah dihadiri oleh lebih daripada 200 para jemputan, Atase/Penasihat Pertahanan, pegawai-pegawai kanan dan anggota-anggota dari Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB serta agensi-agensi Kerajaan seperti Pasukan Polis Diraja Brunei, Jabatan Keselamatan Dalam Negeri dan Jabatan Perhutanan.