BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 30 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 Major General Cai Dexian, Chief of Singapore Army.
Also present were Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence; Yang Mulia Brigadier General Aldi bin Haji Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF); and senior officials from the Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam.
During the call, both sides reaffirmed the longstanding and special defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Singapore including between the RBLF and the Singapore Army. The partnership continued to be strengthened through exchanges of visits; military exercises including Exercise Maju Bersama and Exercise Rintis Bersama; meetings such as the Army Working Group; courses and training such as the Skills at Arms Training.
Both sides looked forward to upcoming events planned in conjunction with the golden jubilee of bilateral defence relations and to further enhancing the active cooperation between the RBLF and the Singapore Army.
MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA
PANGLIMA TENTERA DARAT SINGAPURA
BOLKIAH GARISON, Jumaat, 30 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 Mejar Jeneral Cai Dexian, Panglima Tentera Darat Singapura.
Turut hadir ialah Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan; Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral Aldi bin Haji Hassan, Pemerintah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB); dan pegawai-pegawai kanan daripada Kementerian Pertahanan, Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Semasa kunjungan hormat 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 TDDB dan Tentera Darat Singapura. Hubungan kerjasama ini terus diperkukuhkan melalui pertukaran lawatan, eksesais tentera termasuk Eksesais Maju Bersama dan Eksesais Rintis Bersama; mesyuarat-mesyuarat seperti
Army Working Group; serta kursus dan latihan seperti
Skills at Arms Training.
Kedua-dua belah pihak menyambut baik acara-acara yang telah dirancang sempena jubli emas hubungan pertahanan dua hala dan berhasrat untuk terus mempertingkatkan kerjasama aktif di antara TDDB dan Tentera Darat Singapura.
