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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE HELD A THANKSGIVING PRAYER CEREMONY IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCE 51ST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Sunday, 16 February 2025 – The Ministry of Defence held a Thanksgiving Prayer Ceremony in conjunction with His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince...
NATIONAL FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY TO MARK BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 41ST NATIONAL DAY
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam – Sunday, 16 February 2025 –The 41st National Day celebration began with a grand flag-hoisting ceremony in Bandar Seri Begawan. The event was officiated by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda bin Haji...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE HELD NISFU SYA’ABAN 1446 HIJRAH EVENT
MUARA, Thursday, 13 February 2025 - The Ministry of Defence held a Nisfu Sya'aban 1446 Hijrah Event simultaneously across all suraus in the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) camps, with the focal event at Surau Al-Huda, Royal Brunei Naval...
DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES ATTENDED THE 15TH EDITION OF AERO INDIA 2025
BENGALURU, REPUBLIC OF INDIA, Monday, 10 February 2025 – Yang Mulia Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohd Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Deputy Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), represented the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Brunei...
THE 14TH JAPAN-ASEAN DEFENSE VICE-MINISTERIAL FORUM AND 2ND BRUNEI DARUSSALAM-JAPAN DEFENCE POLICY DIALOGUE
FUKUOKA, JAPAN, Tuesday, 11 February 2025 – The 14th Japan-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Forum was held today at Hotel Okura, Fukuoka, Japan. The forum, chaired by His Excellency KANO Koji, Vice-Minister of Defense for International Affairs, Ministry of...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL RECEIVED DATES AS A PERSONAL GIFT FROM HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 12 February 2025 – The Ministry of Defence held a Ceremony for the Distribution of Dates, as a Personal Gift from His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul...
RBAF COMMANDER RECEIVES COURTESY CALL FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DEFENCE ADVISER ACCREDITED TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 10 February 2025 - Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from Yang Mulia Air Vice Marshall Razaq...
RBAF COMMANDER RECEIVES A PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION FROM THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 10 February 2025 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), received a courtesy call this morning from Yang Mulia Colonel Garry L Atienza, Defence and...
ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES SWIMMING AND WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP 2024/2025
Rimba Air Force Base, Friday, 7 February 2025 - The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Swimming and Water Polo Championship 2024/2025 was held from 3 to 7 February 2025, at the Sports Complex in Rimba Air Force Base. Present as the Guest of Honour was Yang Mulia...
ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES DEPUTY COMMANDER ATTENDS THE 2025 INDO-PACIFIC CHIEFS OF DEFENSE (CHOD) VIRTUAL MEETING
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 05 February 2025 – Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif, Deputy Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) attended the 2025 Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) virtual meeting. The virtual...
OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE HOLY QURAN MEMORISATION COMPETITION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL IN MECCA AL-MUKARRAMAH, THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
MECCA AL-MUKARRAMAH, Saturday, February 1, 2025 – The Opening Ceremony for the 10th International Competition For The Holy Quran Memorisation For Military Personnel was held today at the Hilton Hotel and Convention Centre, Jabal Omar, Mecca. This competition is...
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF RESPONSE BY THE CIVIL MILITARY COOPERATION (CIMIC) SECTION OF THE THIRD BATTALION ROYAL BRUNEI LAND FORCES IN BELAIT DISTRICT
BELAIT DISTRICT, Thursday, 30 January 2025 - The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), in collaboration with the Belait District Office, has swiftly provided humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to flood-affected areas in the Belait District. In response to the...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE HELD ISRA’ AND MI’RAJ CELEBRATION FOR 1446 HIJRAH
LUMUT CAMP, Thursday, 30 January 2025 – The Ministry of Defence conducted simultaneous Isra’ and Mi’raj celebrations for 1446 Hijrah across all suraus in the Ministry and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) camps, with the main event held at Surau Ar-Rahman, Lumut...
ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATION IN THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE HOLY QURAN MEMORISATION COMPETITION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL IN MECCA AL-MUKARRAMAH, THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Tuesday, 28 January 2025 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) will participate in the 10th International Quran Memorisation Competition for military personnel, which will be held from 30 January 2025 to 9 February 2025 in Mecca...
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF RESPONSE BY THE CIVIL-MILITARY COORDINATION PLATOON OF THE SECOND BATTALION ROYAL BRUNEI LAND FORCES
TUTONG, Monday, 27 January 2025 – The Civil-Military Coordination (CIMIC) Platoon of the Second Battalion Royal Brunei Land Forces (2Bn RBLF) has been deployed to assist residents affected by recent flooding in the Tutong District, in collaboration with the...
ASEAN DEFENCE SENIOR OFFICIALS’ MEETING WORKING GROUP (ADSOM WG) AND ASEAN DEFENCE SENIOR OFFICIALS’ MEETING-PLUS WORKING GROUP (ADSOM-PLUS WG) CONVENED IN PENANG, MALAYSIA
PENANG, Friday, 24 January 2025 - The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) and the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting - Plus Working Group (ADSOM-Plus WG) convened for the first time under Malaysia’s chairmanship of the ASEAN Defence...
ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES COMMANDER RECEIVES COURTESY CALL FROM DEPUTY COMMANDER, UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from Yang Mulia Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd Deputy...
HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GRACED THE SOVEREIGN’S PARADE FOR THE 23RD INTAKE OF OFFICER CADETS, THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES’ OFFICER CADET SCHOOL
TANAH JAMBU, Thursday, 23 January 2025 - 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 Negara Brunei Darussalam, today graced the Sovereign’s...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM WELCOMES FAREWELL VISIT FROM THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE OF THE MALAYSIAN ARMED FORCES
BOLKIAH GARISON, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 - The Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam received a farewell visit from Yang Berbahagia General Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohammad bin Ab. Rahman, Chief of Defence Force of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), this...
HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM RECEIVES IN AUDIENCE THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE OF THE MALAYSIAN ARMED FORCES
ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 – 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 received in audience Yang...
DEPUTY PERMANENT SECRETARY ATTENDED THE 13TH IISS SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE SHERPA MEETING
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Monday, 20 January 2025 - Yang Mulia Poh Kui Choon, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam, attended the 13th International Institute for Strategic Studies’ (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue Sherpa Meeting, which...