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.
Present at the ceremony and presented the Certificate of Participation to the contingent members was 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. Also in attendance were Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Acting Permanent Secretary, Services Commanders, Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Directors, Commandants, officers and staff of the Ministry of Defence and RBAF.
RBAF has participated in the IDB VMAT since 2019 to support the peace process in Mindanao, which is part of the Brunei Darussalam’s commitment towards regional and international peace and security which is in line with the country’s aspirations as underscored in the Defence White Papers. Recently four RBAF officers were deployed as members of the IDB VMAT 5/2023 to continue the mission.
MAJLIS DOA KESYUKURAN SEMPENA KEPULANGAN KONTINJEN ABDB BAGI INDEPENDENT DECOMISSIONING BODY, VERIFICATION, MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE TEAM 4/2022
BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis, 11 Mei 2023 – Majlis Doa Kesyukuran bagi meraikan kepulangan empat orang anggota kontinjen Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) yang telah menyertai penugasan sebagai ahli Independent Decommissioning Body, Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team 4/2022 (IDB VMAT 4/2022) di Mindanao, Republik Filipina telah diadakan di Surau Ad-Difa’ Bolkiah Garison pada hari ini. Kontinjen yang diketuai oleh Leftenan Kolonel Hairin bin Japar telah kembali ke Negara Brunei Darussalam pada 3 Mei 2023.
Hadir di majlis berkenaan dan menyempurnakan penyampaian Sijil Penghargaan kepada ahliahli kontinjen adalah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II. Turut hadir ialah Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), Pemangku Setiausaha Tetap, Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera, Timbalan-Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap, Pengarah-Pengarah, Komandan-Komandan, pegawai-pegawai dan staf Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.
ABDB telah mengikuti IDB VMAT sejak tahun 2019 untuk mendokong proses damai di Mindanao, yangmana merupakan komitmen Negara Brunei Darussalam ke arah keamanan dan kestabilan serantau dan antarabangsa, selaras dengan aspirasi negara seperti yang digariskan di dalam Kertas Putih Pertahanan. Baru-baru ini empat orang pegawai ABDB telah di hantar bertugas sebagai ahli IDB VMAT 5/2023 bagi meneruskan misi tersebut.