BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 14 January 2026 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, received a courtesy call from His Excellency Rear Admiral Sean Wat Jianwen, Chief of Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).
Also present were Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence; Yang Mulia First Admiral Sahibul Bahari bin Zainal Abidin, Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN); and senior officials from the Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam, and RSN.
During the call, both sides reaffirmed the longstanding and special defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Singapore including between the RBN and RSN. This relationship is underpinned by numerous exchanges of visits, courses and training, meetings including Navy-to-Navy Talks, and military exercises including Exercise Pelican.
His Excellency Rear Admiral Sean Wat Jianwen was also in Brunei Darussalam and attended an Opening Dinner to mark the commencement of joint activities commemorating the Golden Jubilee of defence relations between the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).
MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA
PANGLIMA TENTERA LAUT REPUBLIK SINGAPURA
BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu, 14 Januari 2026 - Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Tuan Yang Terutama Laksamana Muda Sean Wat Jianwen, Panglima Tentera Laut Republik Singapura (RSN). Turut hadir ialah Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Setiausaha Tetap di Kementerian Pertahanan; Yang Mulia Laksamana Pertama Sahibul Bahari bin Zainal Abidin, Pemerintah Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB); dan pegawai-pegawai kanan daripada Kementerian Pertahanan, Negara Brunei Darussalam dan RSN.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua-dua belah pihak mengesahkan hubungan pertahanan yang kian lama terjalin dan istimewa di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Singapura termasuk di antara TLDB dan RSN. Hubungan ini telah diperkukuhkan melalui pelbagai interaksi, pertukaran lawatan, kursus, mesyuarat termasuk
Navy-to-Navy Talks dan eksesais dua hala termasuk
Exercise Pelican.
Tuan Yang Terutama Laksamana Muda Sean Wat Jianwen, Panglima Tentera Laut Republik Singapura (RSN) turut berada di Negara Brunei Darussalam untuk menghadiri Majlis Makan Malam Pembukaan bagi menandakan permulaan aktiviti bersama sempena Sambutan Jubli Emas hubungan pertahanan di antara Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) dan Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Singapura (ABRS).
