REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Saturday, 30 May 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, attended the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Breakfast which was held on the sidelines of the 23rd Institute for Strategic Studies’ (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Shangri-La Hotel.
The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Breakfast was co-hosted by His Excellency Chan Chun Sing, Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence, Republic of Singapore, and The Honourable Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr., Secretary of National Defense of the Republic of Philippines, in his capacity as Chairman of the ADMM for 2026. During the Breakfast, the ASEAN defence ministers and representatives reaffirmed their commitment to regional peace and stability through the spirit of ASEAN Centrality and looked forward to the 20th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and 13th ADMM-Plus this year.
On a separate event, Yang Berhormat Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II along with defence ministers and representatives from several ASEAN Member States and Europe witnessed the launching of the Guiding Principles for Underwater Infrastructure Defence Exchange (GUIDE) by His Excellency Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence, Republic of Singapore. The GUIDE is a non-binding, multilateral and cross-regional initiative spearheaded by the Republic of Singapore to bring together like-minded defence partners from Europe and Southeast Asia to shape broader norms for defence cooperation in the Critical Underwater Infrastructure (CUI) security.
On the sidelines of the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Yang Berhormat Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II held bilateral calls with The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia; His Excellency Chan Chun Sing, Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence, Republic of Singapore; and His Excellency K. Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, Republic of Singapore. Also in attendance during the bilateral calls was Her Excellency Hajah Noor Qamar binti Haji Sulaiman, High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam to the Republic of Singapore.
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, attended the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Breakfast, which was held on the sidelines of the 23rd Institute for Strategic Studies’ (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Shangri-La Hotel on 30 May 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, in a group photo following the convening of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Breakfast, which was held on the sidelines of the 23rd Institute for Strategic Studies’ (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Shangri-La Hotel on 30 May 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 along with Defence Ministers and representatives including from several ASEAN Member States, Europe in a group photo at the launching of the Guiding Principles for Underwater Infrastructure Defence Exchange (GUIDE)
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, held a meeting with His Excellency K. Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, Republic of Singapore.
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, held a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia, The Honourable Richard Marles.
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, held a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Chan Chun Sing, Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence, Republic of Singapore.
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 in a group photo with the Brunei Darussalam delegation.
ASEAN DEFENCE MINISTERS BREAKFAST DAN PELANCARAN GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR UNDERWATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEFENCE EXCHANGE (GUIDE)
REPUBLIK SINGAPURA, Sabtu, 30 May 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 menghadiri Sarapan Pagi Bersama Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN yang diadakan di samping IISS Shangri-La Dialogue ke-23, di Shangri-La Hotel.
Sesi tersebut telah dianjurkan bersama oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Chan Chun Sing, Menteri Koordinasi bagi Perkhidmatan Awam dan Menteri Pertahanan, Republik Singapura, dan Yang Berhormat Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr., Setiausaha Pertahanan Negara Republik Filipina, selaku Pengerusi ADMM bagi tahun 2026. Semasa acara tersebut, menteri-menteri pertahanan dan wakil-wakil ASEAN telah mengesahkan komitmen teguh terhadap keamanan dan kestabilan serantau, berteraskan semangat kesepaduan ASEAN dan mengalu-alukan anjuran Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN (ADMM) ke-20 dan ADMM-Plus ke-13 pada tahun ini.
Dalam acara berasingan, Yang Berhormat Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II bersama beberapa menteri-menteri pertahanan serta wakil-wakil daripada negara-negara anggota ASEAN dan Eropah telah menyaksikan pelancaran Guiding Principles for Underwater Infrastructure Defence Exchange (GUIDE) oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Menteri Koordinasi bagi Perkhidmatan Awam dan Menteri Pertahanan, Republik Singapura. GUIDE adalah inisiatif tidak mengikat, pelbagai hala dan rentas wilayah yang diterajui oleh Republik Singapura bagi membawa bersama rakan-rakan pertahanan daripada Eropah dan Asia Tenggara untuk membentuk norma-norma kerjasama pertahanan dalam sekuriti Critical Underwater Infrastructure (CUI).
Di samping IISS Shangri-La Dialogue ke-23, Yang Berhormat Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II telah mengadakan perjumpaan dua hala bersama The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Timbalan Perdana Menteri merangkap Menteri Pertahanan Australia; Tuan Yang Terutama Chan Chun Sing, Menteri Koordinasi bagi Perkhidmatan Awam dan Menteri Pertahanan, Republik Singapura; dan Tuan Yang Terutama K. Shanmugam, Menteri Koordinasi bagi Keselamatan Negara dan Menteri Dalam Negeri Republik Singapura. Turut menyertai perjumpaan dua hala tersebut ialah Puan Yang Terutama Hajah Noor Qamar binti Haji Sulaiman, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Negara Brunei Darussalam ke Republik Singapura.