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HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GRACED THE COMMISSIONING CEREMONY OF PATROL VESSEL KDB AS-SIDDIQ
MUARA NAVAL BASE, Tuesday, 21 March 2023 – 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 graced the Commissioning...
THE 10TH ASEAN CHIEFS OF MILITARY MEDICINE CONFERENCE (ACMMC) IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
BANGKOK, KINGDOM OF THAILAND, Monday, 13 March 2023 – The 10th ASEAN Chiefs of Military Medicine Conference (ACMMC) was held at the Conrad Bangkok Hotel, the Kingdom of Thailand from 13 to 17 March 2023. The delegates from Brunei Darussalam were led by Colonel (Dr)...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ORGANISED A KHATAM AL-QUR’AN FUNCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 39TH NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 17 March 2023 – The Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) organised a Khatam Al-Qur’an function in conjunction with Brunei Darussalam’s 39th National Day celebration at Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah...
THE 12TH JAPAN-ASEAN DEFENCE VICE-MINISTERIAL FORUM AND JAPAN-ASEAN SEMINAR ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY
TOKYO, JAPAN, Wednesday, 15 March 2023 – The 12th Japan-ASEAN Defence Vice-Ministerial Forum and Japan-ASEAN Seminar for Climate Change and Security were held in Hotel Chinzanso, Tokyo, Japan from 14 to 17 March 2023. The forum, chaired by His Excellency...
THE 16TH NETWORK OF ASEAN DEFENCE AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS (NADI) ANNUAL MEETING
JAKARTA, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 – The 16th Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) Annual Meeting was held at the Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia, from 13 to 16 March 2023. The meeting was chaired by First Marshall Hendro Arief H.,...
PATROL VESSEL HANDING OVER, TAKING OVER CEREMONY BETWEEN REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY AND ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY
CHANGI NAVAL BASE, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Wednesday, 15 March 2023 – The Patrol Vessel Handing Over, Taking Over Ceremony between the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) took place in Changi Naval Base today. The ceremony was another...
RBAF COMMANDER RECEIVED COURTESY CALL FROM CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE INDONESIAN ARMY
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 13 March 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from His Excellency General Dudung Abdurachman, Chief of Staff of the...
ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES SWIMMING AND WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
RIMBA AIRFORCE BASE, Friday, 10 March 2023 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Swimming and Water Polo Championship came to a close at the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) Swimming Pool Gym complex. The event was organised by the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) and...
MINISTER OF DEFENCE II RECEIVED COURTESY CALL FROM CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE INDONESIAN ARMY
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 14 March 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, received a courtesy call from His...
THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 7th ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE FOR FOREIGN ARMED FORCES 2022/2023
PENANJONG GARRISON, Thursday, 9 March 2023 – The Closing Ceremony of the 7th English Language Course for Foreign Armed Forces 2022/2023 that was conducted for five weeks from 6 February to 10 March 2023 was held today at Halbi Lecture Theatre, Evolution Centre...
MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE II RECEIVES AN INTRODUCTORY CALL FROM THE NON-RESIDENT DEFENCE ATTACHÉ OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 9 March 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 received an introductory call from Colonel...
THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE INAUGURAL SOUTH EAST ASIA CONFERENCE OF COMMANDANTS 2023
TANAH JAMBU, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 – The Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF) and the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom officially closed the inaugural South East Asia Conference of Commandants today at the DA RBAF’s Auditorium. Present as...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES HOLDS NISFU SYA’BAN 1444 HIJRAH EVENT
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 7 March 2023 – The Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held a Nisfu Sya’ban 1444 Hijrah event simultaneously across all Ministry of Defence and RBAF suraus including Pulau Baru-Baru Mosque...
THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INAUGURAL SOUTH EAST ASIA CONFERENCE OF COMMANDANTS 2023
TANAH JAMBU, Tuesday, 7 March 2023 – The Defence Academy of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF) and the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom held the inaugural South East Asia Conference of Commandants from 7 to 8 march 2023, bearing the theme of ‘Professional...
MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE II RECEIVED FAREWELL CALL FROM THE CHIEF OF MALAYSIAN ARMY
BOLKIAH GARISSON, Monday, 6 March 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 received a farewell call from Yang...
MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE II RECEIVES COURTESY CALL FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM PRIME MINISTER’S TRADE ENVOY TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, MYANMAR AND THAILAND
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 3 March 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, received a courtesy call from His...
FLAG LOWERING CEREMONY IN CONJUNCTION WITH BRUNEI DARUSSALAM’S 39th NATIONAL DAY
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Saturday, 25 February 2023 – Brunei Darussalam’s giant-sized national flag that was hoisted since 16 February has been lowered in a ceremony marking the conclusion of the Brunei Darussalam’s 39th National Day celebrations. The ceremony took...
COMMANDER RBAF RECEIVES INTRODUCTORY CALL FROM COLONEL ROYAL GURKHA RIFLES AND GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 UK DIVISION (CYBER)
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), received an introductory call from Major General Gerald Mark Strickland, Colonel of the...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES JOINED BRUNEI DARUSSALAM’S 39th NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Thursday, 23 February 2023 – 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 and members of the Royal Family,...
DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE RECEIVES COURTESY CALL FROM GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6TH UNITED KINGDOM DIVISION BRITISH ARMED FORCES
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 – Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Deputy Minister of Defence received a courtesy call from Major General Gerald Mark Strickland, General Officer Commanding,...
ASEAN DEFENCE SENIOR OFFICIALS’ MEETING WORKING GROUP (ADSOM WG) AND ADSOM-PLUS CONVENES IN THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
JAKARTA, Thursday, 16 February 2023 – The first ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) and ADSOM-Plus WG meetings under the Republic of Indonesia’s Chairmanship of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) concluded on Thursday, following a...