BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sunday, 17 June 2018 – Minister of Defence II, The Honourable Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, today received a courtesy Hari Raya visit from the Senior Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs, Republic of Singapore, Dr Mohamad Maliki bin Osman and his spouse, Mrs Sadiah Shahal, at the Minister of Defence II’s residence. The Singapore delegation also consisted of the Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Manpower, Mr. Zaqy Mohamad, and the Republic of Singapore High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, His Excellency Lim Hong Huai.
Accompanying The Honourable Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi was his spouse, Datin Hajah Kalshom binti Haji Suhaili, along with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Captain (Retired) Dato Paduka Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, RBN.
The visit from the Republic of Singapore’s delegation is a testament of the warm and close relationship enjoyed by Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Singapore.
MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN MUHIBBAH HARI RAYA DARI MENTERI-MENTERI REPUBLIK SINGAPURA
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Ahad, 17 Jun 2018 – Menteri Pertahanan II, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof telah menerima kunjungan muhibbah sempena Sambutan Hari Raya Aidilfitri dari Menteri Negara Kanan Kementerian Pertahanan dan Kementerian Hal Ehwal Luar Negeri, Republik Singapura Tuan Yang Terutama Dr. Mohamad Maliki Osman dan isteri beliau, Puan Sadiah Shahal di tempat kediaman Menteri Pertahanan II. Juga dalam delegasi Republik Singapura tersebut ialah Menteri Negara di Kementerian Pembangunan Negara dan Kementerian Tenaga Manusia, Tuan Yang Terutama Zaqy Mohamad dan Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Republik Singapura ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Tuan Yang Terutama Lim Hong Huai.
Turut hadir bersama Yang Mulia Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi adalah isteri beliau, Datin Hajah Kalshom binti Haji Suhaili, dan Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan, Kepten (Bersara) Dato Paduka Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, TLDB.
Kunjungan muhibbah dari delegasi Republik Singapura mencerminkan persahabatan dan hubungan mesra di antara kedua-dua buah negara.