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MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE II RECEIVES COURTESY CALL FROM THE ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR FOR INDO-PACIFIC SECURITY AFFAIRS / PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR FOR INDO-PACIFIC SECURITY AFFAIRS
PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, Monday, 15 December 2025 – 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...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE CROWNED CHAMPION OF THE INTER-MINISTRY DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 32ND CIVIL SERVICE DAY CELEBRATION 2025
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sunday, 14 December 2025 - The Ministry of Defence’s Darts Team emerged as champions after defeating the Prime Minister's Office Darts Team in the final match of the Inter-Ministry Darts Championship held in conjunction with the 32nd Civil...
INAUGURAL JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING BETWEEN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA
NEW DELHI, INDIA Tuesday, 09 December 2025 – The inaugural Joint Working Group (JWG) Meeting between Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of India was successfully convened at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by Yang Mulia Poh Kui Choon,...
BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL CADET EXCHANGE PROGRAMME 2025 CLOSING DINNER CEREMONY
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Friday, 5 December 2025 - The Brunei International Cadet Exchange Programme (BICEP) 2025 concluded this evening with a warm and meaningful Closing Dinner Ceremony held at Badi’ah Hotel. The event was graced by the Guest of Honour, Yang...
INTER-SERVICES GOLF TOURNAMENT 2025 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES 64TH ANNIVERSARY
BERAKAS GARRISON, Saturday, 6 December 2025 – The Inter-Services Golf Tournament 2025 in conjunction with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) 64th Anniversary, was held at the RBAF Golf Club, Berakas Garrison from 5 to 6 December 2025....
DISBANDMENT PARADE CEREMONY OF THE MALAYSIAN BATTALION (MALBATT) 850-12 CONTINGENT
MALAYSIA, Thursday, 4 December 2025 – A Disbandment Parade Ceremony for the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) 850-12 contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was held this morning at Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, commemorating the...
PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES WELFARE FUND VOUCHERS TO ORPHANS AND SELECTED PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UPCOMING 2026 SCHOOL YEAR
BERAKAS GARRISON, Friday, 05 December 2025 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held a ceremony to present the RBAF Welfare Fund (TK) Vouchers to the RBAF orphans and selected RBAF personnel in conjunction with the upcoming 2026 school year. A total of 111...
ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES (RBAF) CONTINGENT MALAYSIAN BATTALION (MALBATT) 850-12 RETURNS HOME SAFELY
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Friday, 5 December 2025 – A total of 29 personnel from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), comprising three officers and 26 other ranks, two of whom are female personnel, have returned safely to Brunei Darussalam this afternoon after...
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE HAJI AL-MUHTADEE BILLAH, THE CROWN PRINCE AND SENIOR MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE RECEIVES IN AUDIENCE YANG TERHORMAT LIEUTENANT GENERAL TNI DJON AFRIANDI, S.I.P., MS.DA, COMMANDER OF THE KOPASSUS TNI-AD
QASHR AL-MEEZAN, Thursday, 4 December 2025 - 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 received in audience Yang...
HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM RECEIVES IN AUDIENCE YANG TERHORMAT TNI LIEUTENANT GENERAL DJON AFRIANDI, S.I.P., MS.DA, COMMANDER OF THE INDONESIAN NATIONAL ARMY SPECIAL FORCES COMMAND (KOPASSUS TNI-AD)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Thursday, 4 December 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...
THE 21st ASEAN DEFENCE MINISTERS’ MEETING-PLUS EXPERTS’ WORKING GROUP ON PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS HELD IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Thursday, 4 December 2025 – The 21st ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations (ADMM-Plus EWG on PKO) was convened from 1 to 4 December 2025 at the Rizqun International Hotel, Gadong. The meeting was...
COMMANDER OF THE INDONESIAN NATIONAL ARMY SPECIAL FORCES COMMAND (KOPASSUS TNI-AD) OFFICIAL VISIT TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 3 December 2025 – The Ministry of Defence received an official visit from Yang Terhormat Lieutenant General TNI Djon Afriandi, S.I.P., MS.DA, Commander of the Indonesian National Army Special Forces Command (KOPASSUS TNI-AD), this morning....
OPENING CEREMONY OF THE BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL CADET EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (BICEP) 2025
RIMBA CAMP, Monday, 1 December 2025 — The Opening Ceremony of the Brunei International Cadet Exchange Programme (BICEP) 2025 was held this morning at the Intelligence Training Wing (ITW), Rimba Camp, marking the start of a week-long bilateral youth development...
SENIOR FEMALE OFFICER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AT THE WOMEN IN DEFENCE UK AWARDS DINNER 2025
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Tuesday, 25 November 2025 – Yang Mulia Colonel Norsuriati binti Haji Sharbini, Head of Judge Advocate General, represented the Ministry of Defence at the Women in Defence UK Awards Dinner 2025, held at the London Hilton on Park Lane, United...
37 OFFICERS COMPLETE THE 15TH ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF COURSE
KAMPONG TANAH JAMBU, Wednesday, 26 November 2025 – A total of 37 local and international officers received their certificates today upon successfully completing the 15th Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Command and Staff Course (CSC) during a Closing...
13TH EAST ASIA SECURITY OUTLOOK (EASO) SEMINAR ON ‘BORNEO AS A NEXUS: KEY TO REGIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY’
JERUDONG, Tuesday, 25 November 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS), Ministry of Defence convened the 13th East Asia Security Outlook (EASO) Seminar with the theme, “Borneo as a Nexus: Key to Regional...
DEFENCE ACADEMY ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATES IN THE 27TH ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM HEADS OF DEFENCE UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND INSTITUTIONS MEETING
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, Friday, 21 November 2025 – The Defence Academy of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF) participated in the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum Heads of Defence Universities, Colleges, and Institutions Meeting (ARF HDUCIM), held at the Sokha Hotel,...
SERGEANT MAJOR EXCHANGE PROGRAM 02/2025 BETWEEN THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES AND THE SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2025 – The Sergeant Major Exchange Program (SMEP) 02/2025 between the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) was conducted from 18 to 22 November 2025. Hosted by the SAF, this annual...
HANDOVER CEREMONY FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES NARCOTICS CONTROL CENTRE COMMITTEE
BERAKAS GARRISON, Wednesday, 19 November 2025 - A Handover Ceremony for the Chairman of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Narcotics Control Centre Committee was held at the Officers’ Mess, Berakas Garrison, between the outgoing Chairman, Yang Mulia Brigadier...
MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE II RECEIVES A FAREWELL CALL FROM HIS EXCELLENCY XIAO JIANGUO, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, Thursday, 20 November 2025 – 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...
COMMANDER OF ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES (RBAF) ATTENDS THE HANDOVER CEREMONY OF MALBATT COMMANDER AND THE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY (TOA) PARADE CEREMONY BETWEEN MALBATT 850-12 AND MALBATT 850-13 IN LEBANON
MARAKAH CAMP, LEBANON, Saturday, 15 November 2025 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) attended the Handover Ceremony of MALBATT Commander and the Transfer of Authority...