​AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, Wednesday 16 November 2016 – The Eleventh Meeting of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting – Plus Experts’ Working Group on Maritime Security (11th ADMM-Plus EWG on MS) was held on 13 to 16 November 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. This meeting is...

​SINGAPORE, Saturday, 19 November 2016 – The 21st series of Exercise Maju Bersama between the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) and the Singapore Army ended today in Mandai Camp Hill, Republic of Singapore. The closing ceremony was attended by Brigadier General Pg Dato...

​MUARA, Friday 18 November 2016 – The 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Brunei Darussalam has concluded with a closing ceremony held this morning at the Nakhoda Hall, Training Centre Royal Brunei Navy in Muara. The closing event...

​VIENTIANE, Wednesday 16 November 2016 -  The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) is hosted this year in Don Chan Palace Hotel, Vientiane on 16 November. ASEAN Defence Ministers and senior defence officials were in attendance for the Retreat,...

​VIENTIANE, Wednesday 16 November 2016 - At the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat), the ASEAN – Japan Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting was held in the Don Chan Palace Hotel in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 16 November 2016. The...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday 16 November 2016 - The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Sepak Takraw Tournament for 2016/2017 was concluded this afternoon at the Ministry of Defence Sports Complex in Bolkiah Garrison. The Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) was crowned...

​MUARA, Monday 14 November 2016 – A launching ceremony for the 22nd Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Exercise was held this morning at the Nakhoda Hall, Training Centre Royal Brunei Navy, Muara. The event was officiated by Rear Admiral Donald D....

​SINGAPORE, Wednesday 9 November 2016 - The Deputy Minister of Defence, First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit was in Singapore for an official visit from 9 to 11 November 2016 to commemorate the 40th year of defence relations...

BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday 10 November 2016 - The 9th East Asia Security Outlook (EASO) seminar was held today at the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Band Building, Bolkiah Garrison. The seminar, conducted by the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and...

​RIMBA, Sunday, 6 November 2016 - The Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) conducted the RBAirF Obstacle Challenge today at the RBAirF Sports Complex in Rimba. The challenge which was open to the public saw more than 3,000 participation. This challenge featured six...

​JAKARTA, Friday 4 November 2016 – The Deputy Minister of Defence First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit attended the 7th Indo Defence 2016 Expo and Forum in Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia which ran from 2 to 4 November 2016....

BERAKAS GARISSON, Friday 4 November 2016 - The Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) celebrated its 55th anniversary today with a parade comprising of 1055 personnel at the First Battalion RBLF parade square. The Commander of the RBLF Brigadier General Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan...

​ISTANA NEGARA, KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday 3 November 2016 - His Majesty Al-Sultan Almu’tasimu Billah Muhibbuddin Tuanku Al-Haj Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the 14th Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, today consented to confer a prestigious...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 31 October 2016 – The Deputy Minister of Defence, First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit today received a courtesy call from Her Excellency Hajah Johariah binti Haji Abdul Wahab, the new Ambassador...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday 26 October 2016 – The Deputy Minister of Defence, First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit today received an introductory call from Mr W. Patrick Murphy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia,...

TANAH JAMBU, Monday 24 October 2016 – The Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam is hosting the Third Ad-Hoc Working Group Meeting on Establishing a Direct Communications Link (DCL) in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Process from 24 – 26 October 2016. The...

​RIMBA AIR BASE, Friday 21 October 2016 - The Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) won the Ladies RBAF Athletics Championship 2016/2017 that drew to a close today after three days of competition at the Royal Brunei Air Force Sports Complex. The RBLF captured the most medals...

​TUTONG, Friday 21 October 2016 - A Ministry of Defence civilian staff converted to Islam today. Muzni bin Bangsa and his wife were celebrated at the conversion ceremony, witnessed by the guest of honour, First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Abd...

BERAKAS, Thursday 20 October 2016 - His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa‘adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, today presented the Excellent Civil Service...

BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday 20 October 2016 – First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Deputy Minister of Defence today received a call from The Honourable Ricardo Aguirre David Jr, Undersecretary for Defense Policy/Acting Undersecretary...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday 18 October 2016 - The Deputy Minister of Defence, First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, today received farewell calls from His Excellency Fikret Ogus Ates, the outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and...