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| 6/8/2023 3:50 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 8 June 2022 – With the consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, a Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) senior officer was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General effective today.
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| 6/7/2023 10:35 PM |
BALI, INDONESIA, Wednesday, 07 June 2023 – Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), attended the 20th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting (20th ACDFM) at Bali, Indonesia, chaired by Admiral Yudo Margono, Chief of Defence Force of Indonesia with the theme “Peace, Prosperity and Security” today.
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| 6/5/2023 4:05 PM |
MUARA, Monday, 5 June 2023 – QI JIGUANG of the People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) has arrived at Muara Commercial Port for a goodwill visit to Brunei Darussalam from 5 to 8 June 2023, led by Rear Admiral Su Yinsheng, Political Commissar of PLA-N Dalian Naval Academy.
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| 6/5/2023 6:12 PM |
BALI, Monday, 5 June 2023 – The 20th ASEAN Military Intelligence Meeting (20th AMIM) was held by the Defence Force of Indonesia (TNI) at Bali, Republic of Indonesia, with the theme “Strengthening The ASEAN Military Intelligence Community in Response to New Regional Security Challenges”. The 20th AMIM was chaired by Rear Admiral Angkasa Dipua, Assistant for Intelligence to the C-in-C of TNI. Leading the Brunei Darussalam delegation was Colonel (U) Hj Mohammad Muluddin bin Haji Latif, Director of Intelligence, Ministry of Defence.
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| 6/6/2023 2:12 PM |
BALI, Monday, 5 June 2023 – The 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Military Operations Meeting (AMOM) 2023 was held at Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort, Bali, Republic of Indonesia on 5 June 2023 and was chaired by Major General Muhammad Nur Rahmad, Assistant for Operations to The Defence Force of Indonesia (TNI) Commander-In-Chief.
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| 6/3/2023 12:18 PM |
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Friday, 2 June 2023 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II led the Ministry of Defence’s delegation to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) 20th Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) held from 2 to 4 June 2023 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Republic of Singapore.
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| 6/1/2023 11:40 PM |
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Thursday, 1 June 2023 - A total of fourteen babies were born on the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) 62nd Anniversary Celebration on 31 May 2023. Twelve of them were born at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital and two babies were born at Suri Seri Begawan (SSB) Hospital, Kuala Belait.
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| 6/1/2023 11:22 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 1 June 2023 - Prospective Hajj Pilgrims are considered the chosen Muslims by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala for they have been selected as His special guests to perform the Hajj. The Hajj is not an easy pilgrimage, therefore it is necessary for every pilgrim to prepare themselves with a journey towards piety and constantly express gratitude to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala for the opportunity to improve spirituality from the very beginning, understand and appreciate the meaning of the Hajj so that the Hajj to be performed later achieves a Mabroor Hajj which has no reward for it other than Jannah.
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| 6/1/2023 9:30 PM |
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE, Wednesday, 31 May 2023 - His Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam consented to attend the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) 62nd Anniversary Celebration Grand Parade, which was held at the Rimba Air Force Base, Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) today.
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| 6/5/2023 11:07 AM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), received a courtesy call from Colonel Stewart Taylor, Defence Attache Canadian Armed Forces to Brunei Darussalam. Also present were Acting Chief of Staff RBAF and Director of Intelligence.
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| 5/31/2023 12:47 AM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 - The 31st of May is a significant date in the history of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), as it was on this date in 1961 that the RBAF, formerly known as the Brunei Malay Regiment (BMR), was officially established. This year, the Doa Kesyukuran Ceremony to bless and express gratitude for RBAF's 62nd anniversary was held concurrently at all Ministry of Defence and RBAF suraus including Masjid Pulau Baru-Baru with the focus of event at Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah Garrison in the late afternoon today.
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| 6/5/2023 11:02 AM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), received a courtesy call from Colonel N.J. (Norbert) Moerkens, Defence Attache Netherlands to Brunei Darussalam. Also present were Acting Chief of Staff RBAF and Director of Intelligence.
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| 6/5/2023 11:13 AM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), received a courtesy call from Colonel Seongkyun Lee, Defence Attache Republic of Korea to Brunei Darussalam. Also present were Acting Chief of Staff RBAF and Director of Intelligence.
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| 5/31/2023 10:46 PM |
LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA, Monday, 29 May 2023 - KDB DARULEHSAN of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) has successfully participated in the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2023 (LIMA) hosted by the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) which was held in Langkawi, Malaysia from the 22 to 28 May 2023.
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| 5/23/2023 8:19 PM |
LANGKAWI, Tuesday, 23 May 2023 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at The Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II led a delegation of Negara Brunei Darussalam to the 16th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2023 (LIMA ‘23) held from 23 May until 27 May 2023 at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC) Langkawi, Malaysia.
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| 5/20/2023 2:07 PM |
TUTONG, Friday, 19 May 2023 – Private Najziem bin Juani from the Royal Guards Regiment, Royal Brunei Land Force (RGdR RBLF) embraced Islam as his new way of life as he recited Syahadah at his family residence in Kampung Lamunin, Tutong today.
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| 5/20/2023 2:48 PM |
SELANGAN, Friday 19 May 2023 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held a handing-over ceremony to signify the completion of a charity project on the construction of a new funeral rites room at Masjid Kampung Selangan, Temburong District.
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| 5/18/2023 11:41 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 18 May 2023 – A handover ceremony for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) 62nd Anniversary posters was held at Wira Seni Concert Hall, RBAF Band Building, Bolkiah Garrison symbolising the upcoming celebration of the RBAF 62nd Anniversary on 31st May 2023.
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| 5/17/2023 11:34 PM |
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 – In conjunction of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) 62nd Anniversary, the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held the reading of Surah Yaa Sin and Tahlil predominately for the late parents of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam and Al-Marhumah Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman; and His Majesty’s late son, Al-Marhum His Royal Highness Prince Haji 'Abdul 'Azim.
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| 5/17/2023 11:55 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 – The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Brunei Darussalam and the Department of Defence of Australia conducted the 19th Joint Defence Working Committee (JDWC) Meeting physically at the Officer’s Mess, Bolkiah Garrison.
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| 5/18/2023 8:33 AM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), received a farewell call from Group Captain Graeme Davis, United Kingdom Defence Adviser to Brunei Darussalam. Also present were Acting Chief of Staff RBAF and Director of Intelligence.
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| 5/16/2023 12:19 PM |
PHILIPPINES, Tuesday, 16 May 2023 - KDB DARUTTAQWA and KDB AFIAT of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) had successfully participated in the 2nd ASEAN Multilateral Naval Exercise 2023 (AMNEX 2/2023) and the ASEAN Fleet Review (AFR) held in conjunction with the 17th ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting hosted by the Philippine Navy which was held at Subic Bay, Philippines from the 11th to 16th May 2023.
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| 5/14/2023 6:56 PM |
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Friday, 12 May 2023 - The 17th ASEAN Navy Chiefs' Meeting (ANCM), held from 8 to 12 May 2023 in Manila, Republic of the Philippines, was hosted by the Philippine Navy (PN) and attended by navy chiefs and representatives across all ASEAN member states. In correspondence with the 17th ANCM, PN also organised a Maritime Security Symposium (MSS) 2023 and an ASEAN Fleet Review (AFR).
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| 5/11/2023 8:54 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 11 May 2023 – A Doa Kesyukuran ceremony was held at Surau Ad-Difa', Bolkiah Garrison this morning to welcome the return of four Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) personnel who had been deployed as part of the Independent Decommissioning Body, Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team 4/2022 (IDB VMAT 4/2022) in Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines. The contingent, led by Lieutenant Colonel Hairin bin Japar, returned to Brunei Darussalam on 3 May 2023.
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| 5/11/2023 10:41 AM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 10 May 2023 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Md Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II, attended a presentation session of the 16th and 17th Executive Development Programmes’ (EDP) Top Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) papers.
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| 5/11/2023 9:01 PM |
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Wednesday, 10 May 2023 - The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) had received donations for the Earthquake Humanitarian Fund for the Republic of Turkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic with a total amount of Twenty Two Thousand Ringgit (BND22,000.00) from the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) which amounted to BND2,000.00 and BND20,000.00 respectively. The event took place at the MCYS building.
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| 5/9/2023 4:09 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 9 May 2023 – The 4th Independent Decommissioning Body, Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team 4/2022 (IDB VMAT 4/2022), which was led by Lieutenant Colonel Hairin bin Japar, safely returned to Brunei Darussalam on 3 May 2023 after successfully completing their tours of duty in Mindanao, the Republic of the Philippines.
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| 5/9/2023 3:59 PM |
SOUTH CHINA SEA, 8 MAY 2023 – KDB DARULEHSAN embarked on a 14-day deployment beginning on 27 April 2023 to participate in the Warship Display of the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2023 in Singapore and set sail once again to participate in AIME 2023 held from 2 until 8 May 2023.
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| 5/7/2023 7:33 PM |
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Saturday, 6 May 2023 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) marched along with 40 other armed forces from the Commonwealth and British Overseas Territories as it participated in the grand procession for the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III in London, the United Kingdom.
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| 5/6/2023 12:06 AM |
PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 5 May 2023 – A total of 299 male recruits of the 170th intake had concluded their 3 months basic military training with a Passing Out Parade Ceremony held at the Parade Square of Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF), Penanjong Garrison this morning. This was the first intake to undergo 14 weeks training instead of the usual training period of 24 weeks.
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| 5/9/2023 3:19 PM |
THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Friday, 5 May 2023 – Captain Haji Mohamad Sarif Pudin bin Matserudin, Acting Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), attended the International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX) Asia 2023 from 2 to 5 May 2023 at Changi Exhibition Centre, Republic of Singapore.
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| 5/3/2023 11:14 AM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), received a courtesy call from His Excellency Abel Guterres, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of The Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. Also present were Acting Chief of Staff RBAF and Director of Intelligence.
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| 5/3/2023 12:16 PM |
MUARA NAVAL BASE, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 – JS URAGA and JS AWAJI of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) have arrived at Muara Commercial Port for a goodwill visit to Brunei Darussalam from 30 April to 02 May 2023 led by Captain Nakai Eiichi, Commander of Minesweeper Division 1, JMSDF.
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| 5/4/2023 5:28 PM |
MARAKAH CAMP, Tuesday 2 May 2023 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Contingent together with the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Contingent under the peacekeeping mission within the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) 850-10, United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were awarded a United Nations National Service Medal in a ceremony held at the United Nations Post (UNP) 2-1, Marakah Camp, South Lebanon.
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| 4/28/2023 3:34 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 28 April 2023 – A Doa Selamat ceremony for members of the Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team 5/2023 (IDB VMAT 5/2023) was held this morning at Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah Garrison.
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| 4/27/2023 3:27 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 27 April 2023 – Brunei Darussalam will deploy four officers from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) as members of the Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB VMAT 5/2023) in Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines. A flag handing-over ceremony was held at Bolkiah Garrison this morning.
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| 4/29/2023 6:47 PM |
MUARA NAVAL BASE, Thursday, 27 April 2023 – KDB DARULEHSAN set sail to embark on a 14-day deployment to participate in the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) and ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME) held in the Republic of Singapore.
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| 4/27/2023 11:26 AM |
BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 – In conjunction with the upcoming coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, the Royal Brunei Armed Forces will participate in the grand procession that will be held on 6 May 2023 in London, United Kingdom.
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| 4/22/2023 8:49 AM |
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيْم اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ اْلعَالَمِـيْنَ وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى سَيِّـدِنَا مُحَمَّـدِ أَشْرَفِ اْلأَنْبِـيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِـيْنَ وَعَلَى ءَالِهِ وَصَحْـبِهِ أَجْـمَعِيْ  
Alhamdulillah, Segala puji-pujian dan syukur ke hadrat Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala yang telah memayungi kita semua dengan nikmat dan rahmat pemeliharaaan serta inayah-Nya, kita seluruh umat Islam berjaya menyempurnakan ibadah Fardhu Puasa di Bulan Ramadhan Al-Mubarak dan kini merayakan Hari Raya Aidil Fitri.
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| 4/23/2023 3:29 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Saturday, 22 April 2023 - Muslims throughout the country today celebrated Hari Raya ‘Aidilfitri with mass prayers held in mosques and suraus nationwide, including the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) suraus.
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| 4/22/2023 8:26 AM |
PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 21 April 2023 – The Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) celebrated the beginning of the month of Syawal 1444H with the recital of Takbir Raya at Al-Hikmah Surau, Penanjong Garrison tonight.
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| 4/21/2023 1:19 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, THURSDAY, 20 April 2023 – The Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Outreach and Ihya Ramadhan Programme conducted throughout the holy month of Ramadhan for the year 1444H concluded today with a Khatam Al-Quran and Iftar event at all RBAF suraus at all Districts, including Masjid Pulau Baru-Baru, with the focal event held at Surau Ad-Difa' Bolkiah Garrison.
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| 4/21/2023 9:09 AM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday 20 April 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from His Excellency Luke Arnold, Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam today. Also in attendance was the Acting Chief of Staff RBAF and the Director of Intelligence, Ministry of Defence.
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| 4/21/2023 1:08 PM |
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 20 April 2023 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II extended Hari Raya Aidilfitri greetings to Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) officers and personnel serving overseas via virtual conference held at Joint Force Headquarters, RBAF (JFHQ RBAF) today. Also present were Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the RBAF and Acting Permanent Secretary, and Joint Force Commander RBAF.
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| 4/19/2023 10:00 PM |
BRUNEI, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 - In conjunction with the holy month of Ramadhan 1444H, the Royal Armed Forces (RBAF) comprising the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) led by their respective leaders continued to provide attention and care for RBAF personnel children with different abilities by holding donation ceremonies throughout the month of Ramadhan 1444H.
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| 4/19/2023 10:07 PM |
PULAU BARU-BARU, Monday, 17 April 2023 – The ongoing Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Outreach and Ihya Ramadhan Programme that have been conducted in all districts throughout the month of Ramadhan continued at Masjid Pulau Baru-Baru (P2B), Brunei-Muara District today.
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| 4/20/2023 7:27 AM |
BRUNEI, Monday, 17 April 2023 – In conjunction with the holy month of Ramadhan 1444H, the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), comprising the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) led by their respective leadership, continued the ongoing annual RBAF Ihya Ramadhan and Outreach Program at various mosques around the country throughout the month of Ramadhan 1444H.
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| 4/15/2023 4:01 PM |
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Friday, 14 April 2023 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held a Sentuhan Kasih Ramadhan ceremony by donating to 143 orphans of dearly departed RBAF personnel at Surau Al-Barakah, Rimba Air Force Base today.
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| 4/13/2023 10:59 PM |
BOLKIAH GARISSON, Thursday 13 April 2023 – The Ministry of Defence held a donation presentation ceremony to orphans and charitable aid recipients donated by officers and staff of the Ministry of Defence at Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah Garrison.
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| 4/14/2023 1:14 PM |
Rimba Air Force Base, Thursday, 13 April 2023- Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) hosted an Iftar at Rimba Air Force Base with former RBAF Commanders and Pioneer Officers of the RBAF.
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