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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE HELD ISRA’ AND MI’RAJ 1447 HIJRAH CELEBRATION CEREMONY
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Friday, 23 January 2026 – The Ministry of Defence held an Isra’ and Mi’raj Celebration Ceremony for the year 1447 Hijrah at Masjid Kampong Belimbing, Subok. Present at the ceremony were Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major...
MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE II RECEIVES FAREWELL CALL FROM THE HIGH COMMISSIONER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, Thursday, 22 January 2026 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II received a farewell call from...
RBAF COMMANDER RECEIVES FAREWELL CALL FROM REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE HIGH COMMISSIONER TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 21 January 2026 – Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), received a farewell call from His Excellency Laurence Bay Siow Hon, the Republic of...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ATTEND THE 14TH IISS SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE SHERPA MEETING
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Monday, 19 January 2026 - The Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam, attended the 14th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue Sherpa Meeting, held from 18 to 20 January 2026 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Republic...
SUNAT HAJAT PRAYER, RECITATION OF SURAH YASIN AND DOA KHAS FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Thursday, 15 January 2026 – Muslims throughout the country today held the Sunat Hajat prayer, recitation of Surah Yasin and Doa Khas for the health and well-being of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum...
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE HAJI AL-MUHTADEE BILLAH, THE CROWN PRINCE AND SENIOR MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE GRACED THE SOVEREIGN’S PARADE FOR THE 24TH INTAKE OF OFFICER CADETS, OFFICER CADET SCHOOL, DEFENCE ACADEMY ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES
TANAH JAMBU, Thursday, 15 January 2026 - His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, today graced the...
UCAPAN YANG BERHORMAT PEHIN DATU LAILARAJA MEJAR JENERAL (BERSARA) DATO PADUKA SERI AWANG HAJI HALBI BIN HAJI MOHD YUSSOF MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II SEMPENA TAHUN BAHARU MASIHI 2026
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِاَلْحَمْدُ للهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى أَشْرَفِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِيْنَسَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِيْنَ،...
MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE II RECEIVES A COURTESY CALL FROM THE CHIEF OF NAVY OF SINGAPORE
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 14 January 2026 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, received a courtesy call from His...
RBAF COMMANDER RECEIVES COURTESY CALL FROM CHIEF OF NAVY, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 14 January 2026 – Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from Rear Admiral Sean Wat Jianwen, Chief of Navy, Republic of Singapore...
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF 16TH COMMAND AND STAFF COURSE
TANAH JAMBU, Tuesday, 13 January 2026 – The opening ceremony of the Command and Staff Course (CSC) 16/2026 was held today at the Auditorium of the Defence Academy, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF), Kampung Tanah Jambu. Present as the Guest of Honour to...
SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Tuesday, 13 January 2026 - 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, has consented to award the 2025...
OPENING DINNER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF DEFENCE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES AND THE SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES
THE EMPIRE BRUNEI, Monday, 12 January 2026 – The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) hosted an Opening Dinner at the Indera Samudera Hall, The Empire Brunei, to mark the commencement of joint activities commemorating the Golden Jubilee of defence relations between the...
RBLF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF RESPONSE
BRUNEI, Saturday, 10th January 2026 – In response to continuous heavy rainfall and unstable weather conditions affecting several areas across Negara Brunei Darussalam, the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) continues to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster...
146 ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES CHILDREN RECEIVE OUTSTANDING AWARDS
TANAH JAMBU, Friday, 9 January 2026 - The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held an Outstanding Awards Ceremony at the Auditorium, Defence Academy RBAF, Tanah Jambu, to celebrate the academic achievements of the children of RBAF officers and personnel for the year...
CONVERSION CEREMONY OF A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES
KAMPONG BUKIT BERUANG, TUTONG, Friday, 9 January 2026 — With the blessings and hidayah of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta‘ala, Sergeant (Udara) Patra bin Kunchil from the Survival Equipment Flight, 560 Squadron, No. 5 Wing, Support Group, Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF),...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE CONDUCTS CLEANING CAMPAIGN IN BELAIT DISTRICT
BELAIT, Saturday, 27 December 2025 – The Ministry of Defence successfully conducted a Cleaning Campaign today at several designated locations in the Belait District, organised under the concept of promoting shared responsibility and the spirit of gotong-royong or...
DOA KESYUKURAN CEREMONY FOR THE RETURN OF THE RBAF CONTINGENT PARTICIPATING IN MALBATT 850-12 FOR THE UNIFIL PEACEKEEPING MISSION
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 26 December 2025 – A Doa Kesyukuran ceremony was held this morning at Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah Garrison, to welcome the return of 29 Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) personnel who participated in the United Nations Interim...
CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL CONVERSION TO ISLAM
KAMPONG SUNGAI DAMIT, UKONG, TUTONG, Friday, 19 December 2025 – With the blessings and hidayah of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, Private Norsyaheerah Azurien binti Sahrezal from the Directorate of Personnel, Ministry of Defence has embraced Islam...
PASSING-OUT PARADE FOR MALE RECRUITS OF THE 178TH INTAKE AND FEMALE RECRUITS OF THE 60TH INTAKE THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES
PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 19 December 2025 – A total of 122 male recruits of the 178th Intake and 48 female recruits of the 60th Intake of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) have successfully completed their Basic Military Training (BMT) through the Passing-Out...
19th BRUNEI DARUSSALAM-UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JOINT DEFENCE WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING
HONOLULU, Tuesday, 16 December 2025 – The Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam and the United States of America successfully convened the 19th Joint Defence Working Committee (JDWC) Meeting at the United States Indo-Pacific Command (US INDOPACOM) Headquarters in...
ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY HELD STUDY DAY ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES 2025 AND PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY FOR THE RBAF ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION 2023
BERAKAS GARRISON, Tuesday, 16 December 2025 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Study Day, organised by Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) was held today at Dewan Pahlawan, Berakas Garrison. Present as the Guest of Honour was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major...