REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Friday, 29 May 2026 – A delegation from the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Brunei Darussalam attended the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 23rd Asia Security Summit, held from 29 to 31 May 2026 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Republic of Singapore. The Ministry of Defence delegation comprised of Dayangku Dr Noor Hasharina binti Pengiran Haji Hassan, Director of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) and Colonel Erwan bin Haji Ibrahim, Chief of Staff, Royal Brunei Land Forces. The delegation also included senior officials and officers from the Directorate of Intelligence, and SHHBIDSS.
The 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue convened over 550 participants from 44 countries, including defence ministers, military leaders, senior defence officials, strategic experts and business leaders from across the Asia-Pacific and beyond to deliberate on evolving regional and global security developments. The Dialogue also featured a distinguished line-up of speakers, including General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, His Excellency Tô Lâm, who delivered the Keynote Address during the Opening Dinner. President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, His Excellency José Ramos-Horta, also delivered a Special Address. Their participation underscored the Summit’s standing as Asia’s premier platform for high-level exchanges on defence and security issues.
Throughout the Dialogue, the delegation attended plenary sessions and simultaneous special sessions discussing developments related to geopolitical competition, maritime security, regional tensions, strategic stability, defence-industrial resilience and emerging security challenges affecting the wider Asia-Pacific region. The discussions held during the Summit were highly relevant to today’s evolving security landscape, particularly amid intensifying geopolitical competition, continuing maritime tensions, growing demands for defence-industrial resilience and the emergence of new strategic challenges. These discussions are especially significant for the Asia-Pacific region, which remains at the centre of major power interests and increasingly faces pressures associated with a more complex and fragmented international environment.
Since its inception in 2002, the Shangri-La Dialogue has evolved into Asia’s premier defence and security summit. It continues to serve as a vital platform for building trust, encouraging transparency and fostering practical cooperation among regional and international defence stakeholders. The regular participation of the Ministry of Defence reflects Brunei Darussalam’s commitment to staying abreast of evolving regional and global security developments while strengthening strategic engagement with defence leaders, policymakers and strategic experts from around the world.
DELEGASI KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN HADIRI DIALOG SHANGRI-LA SIDANG KEMUNCAK KESELAMATAN ASIA KE-23 ANJURAN IISS
REPUBLIK SINGAPURA, Jumaat, 29 Mei 2026 – Delegasi daripada Kementerian Pertahanan, Negara Brunei Darussalam telah menghadiri Dialog Shangri-La Sidang Kemuncak Keselamatan Asia Ke-23 anjuran International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) yang berlangsung dari 29 hingga 31 Mei 2026 di Hotel Shangri-La, Republik Singapura. Delegasi Kementerian Pertahanan terdiri daripada Dayangku Dr Noor Hasharina binti Pengiran Haji Hassan, Pengarah Institut Pengajian Pertahanan dan Strategik Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (IPPSSHHB) dan Kolonel Erwan bin Haji Ibrahim, Ketua Staf Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei. Delegasi tersebut turut terdiri daripada pegawai-pegawai kanan serta pegawai-pegawai daripada Jabatanarah Perisikan dan IPPSSHHB.
Dialog Shangri-La Ke-23 telah menghimpunkan lebih 550 peserta dari 44 buah negara, termasuk menteri-menteri pertahanan, pemimpin tentera, pegawai kanan pertahanan, pakar strategik serta pemimpin industri dari rantau Asia-Pasifik dan luar rantau bagi membincangkan perkembangan keselamatan serantau dan global yang semakin berkembang. Dialog tahun ini menampilkan barisan penceramah terkemuka, termasuk Setiausaha Agung Jawatankuasa Pusat Parti Komunis Viet Nam dan Presiden Republik Sosialis Viet Nam, Tuan Yang Terutama Tô Lâm, yang telah menyampaikan Ucapan Utama semasa Majlis Makan Malam Pembukaan. Presiden Republik Demokratik Timor-Leste, Tuan Yang Terutama José Ramos-Horta, turut menyampaikan Ucapan Khas. Penyertaan kedua-dua pemimpin tersebut menyerlahkan kedudukan Sidang Kemuncak ini sebagai platform utama Asia bagi pertukaran pandangan peringkat tinggi mengenai isu-isu pertahanan dan keselamatan.
Sepanjang Dialog berkenaan, delegasi Kementerian Pertahanan telah menghadiri sesi-sesi plenari dan sesi khas serentak yang membincangkan perkembangan berkaitan persaingan geopolitik, keselamatan maritim, ketegangan serantau, kestabilan strategik, ketahanan industri pertahanan serta cabaran keselamatan semasa yang memberi kesan kepada rantau Asia-Pasifik secara lebih meluas. Perbincangan yang diadakan semasa Sidang Kemuncak ini dinilai relevan dengan landskap keselamatan semasa, khususnya dalam konteks persaingan geopolitik yang semakin sengit, ketegangan maritim yang berterusan, keperluan untuk memperkukuhkan ketahanan industri pertahanan, serta kemunculan cabaran strategik baharu. Perbincangan ini dilihat signifikan bagi rantau Asia-Pasifik yang terus menjadi tumpuan kepentingan kuasa-kuasa besar serta berhadapan dengan tekanan yang timbul daripada persekitaran strategik yang semakin kompleks dan berpecah-belah.
Sejak penubuhannya pada tahun 2002, Dialog Shangri-La terus berkembang sebagai sidang kemuncak pertahanan dan keselamatan terkemuka di Asia. Ia berperanan sebagai platform penting bagi membina persefahaman, menggalakkan ketelusan dan memupuk kerjasama praktikal dalam kalangan pihak berkepentingan pertahanan serantau dan antarabangsa. Penyertaan berterusan Kementerian Pertahanan mencerminkan komitmen Negara Brunei Darussalam untuk terus memperkukuhkan diplomasi pertahanan, keterlibatan strategik serta kefahaman terhadap perkembangan keselamatan yang mempengaruhi rantau Asia-Pasifik.