NEWS
DONATIONS FOR THE EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN FUND FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TURKIYE AND THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Wednesday, 10 May 2023 - The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) had received donations for the Earthquake Humanitarian Fund for the Republic of Turkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic with a total amount of Twenty Two Thousand Ringgit...
DOA KESYUKURAN CEREMONY FOR THE RETURN OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES CONTINGENT INDEPENDENT DECOMMISSIONING BODY, VERIFICATION, MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE TEAM 4/2022
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...
DEFENCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ATTENDS TOP POLICY ANALYSIS EXERCISE PAPER PRESENTATIONS FOR THE 16TH AND 17TH EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 10 May 2023 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Md Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II, attended a presentation session of the...
RBAF CONTINGENT FOR THE 4TH INDEPENDENT DECOMMISSIONING BODY, VERIFICATION, MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE TEAM 4/2022 RETURNED HOME
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 9 May 2023 – The 4th Independent Decommissioning Body, Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team 4/2022 (IDB VMAT 4/2022), which was led by Lieutenant Colonel Hairin bin Japar, safely returned to Brunei Darussalam on 3 May 2023...
ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY PARTICIPATED IN THE ASEAN-INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE (AIME) 2023
SOUTH CHINA SEA, 8 MAY 2023 – KDB DARULEHSAN embarked on a 14-day deployment beginning on 27 April 2023 to participate in the Warship Display of the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2023 in Singapore and set sail once again to participate in...
ACTING COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY ATTENDED IMDEX ASIA 2023, 8TH INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SECURITY CONFERENCE, AND THE INAUGURAL INDO-PACIFIC NEXUS INSITU USERS CONFERENCE IN REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Friday, 5 May 2023 – Captain Haji Mohamad Sarif Pudin bin Matserudin, Acting Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), attended the International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX) Asia 2023 from 2 to 5 May 2023 at Changi...
ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATED IN THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Saturday, 6 May 2023 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) marched along with 40 other armed forces from the Commonwealth and British Overseas Territories as it participated in the grand procession for the Coronation of His Majesty King...
PASSING OUT PARADE CEREMONY FOR ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES MALE RECRUITS OF THE 170TH INTAKE
PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 5 May 2023 – A total of 299 male recruits of the 170th intake had concluded their 3 months basic military training with a Passing Out Parade Ceremony held at the Parade Square of Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF),...
UNITED NATIONS NATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL PARADE FOR THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES CONTINGENT WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN BATTALION UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFIL)
MARAKAH CAMP, Tuesday 2 May 2023 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Contingent together with the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Contingent under the peacekeeping mission within the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) 850-10, United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon...
JS URAGA AND JS AWAJI OF THE JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENCE FORCE IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM FOR A GOODWILL VISIT
MUARA NAVAL BASE, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 – JS URAGA and JS AWAJI of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) have arrived at Muara Commercial Port for a goodwill visit to Brunei Darussalam from 30 April to 02 May 2023 led by Captain Nakai Eiichi, Commander of...
RBAF COMMANDER RECEIVED COURTESY CALL FROM THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR LESTE
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 – 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 His Excellency Abel Guterres, Ambassador Extraordinary and...
KDB DARULEHSAN SET SAIL TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DEFENCE EXHIBITION (IMDEX) AND ASEAN-INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE (AIME) 2023
MUARA NAVAL BASE, Thursday, 27 April 2023 – KDB DARULEHSAN set sail to embark on a 14-day deployment to participate in the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) and ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME) held in the Republic of Singapore. Present as...
DOA SELAMAT CEREMONY FOR MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT DECOMMISSIONING BODY VERIFICATION, MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE TEAM 5/2023 (IDB VMAT 5/2023)
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 28 April 2023 – A Doa Selamat ceremony for members of the Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team 5/2023 (IDB VMAT 5/2023) was held this morning at Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah Garrison. Present at the...
FLAG HANDOVER CEREMONY TO MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT DECOMMISSIONING BODY VERIFICATION, MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE TEAM 5/2023 (IDB VMAT 5/2023)
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 27 April 2023 – Brunei Darussalam will deploy four officers from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) as members of the Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB VMAT 5/2023) in Mindanao, Republic...
RBAF DELEGATION PARTICIPATES IN THE GRAND PROCESSION FOR THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III
BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 – In conjunction with the upcoming coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, the Royal Brunei Armed Forces will participate in the grand procession that will be held on 6 May 2023 in London, United Kingdom. The...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES HOLD SEMBAHYANG SUNNAT HARI RAYA ‘AIDILFITRI 1444H / 2023M
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Saturday, 22 April 2023 - Muslims throughout the country today celebrated Hari Raya ‘Aidilfitri with mass prayers held in mosques and suraus nationwide, including the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) suraus. In an...
UCAPAN SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI TAHUN 1444H/2023M YANG BERHORMAT MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيْماَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ اْلعَالَمِـيْنَ وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى سَيِّـدِنَا مُحَمَّـدِ أَشْرَفِ اْلأَنْبِـيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِـيْنَ وَعَلَى ءَالِ...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES HOLD TAKBIR RAYA ‘AIDILFITRI FUNCTION 1444H/2023M
PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 21 April 2023 – The Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) celebrated the beginning of the month of Syawal 1444H with the recital of Takbir Raya at Al-Hikmah Surau, Penanjong Garrison tonight. Present was Yang Berhormat...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES HOLD KHATAM AL-QURAN AND IFTAR EVENT
BOLKIAH GARRISON, THURSDAY, 20 April 2023 – The Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Outreach and Ihya Ramadhan Programme conducted throughout the holy month of Ramadhan for the year 1444H concluded today with a Khatam Al-Quran and...
MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE II EXTENDS HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI GREETINGS TO OVERSEAS ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL VIA VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 20 April 2023 – 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 extended Hari Raya Aidilfitri...
COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES RECEIVES COURTESY CALL FROM THE AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday 20 April 2023 – 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 His Excellency Luke Arnold, Australian High Commissioner...