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INCOMING UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEFENCE REPRESENTATIVE PAYS INTRODUCTORY CALL ON THE COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY

MUARA NAVAL BASE, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, TUESDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2026 – Lieutenant Commander Sarah Jones, the incoming Chief of the United States Military Group to Brunei Darussalam, paid an introductory courtesy call on First Admiral Sahibul Bahari bin Haji Zainal Abidin,...

HIGH COMMISSIONER OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN PAYS FAREWELL CALL ON THE COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY

MUARA NAVAL BASE, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, FRIDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2026 – His Excellency Janbaz Khan, High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Brunei Darussalam, paid a farewell call on First Admiral Sahibul Bahari bin Haji Zainal Abidin, Commander of the Royal...

ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY AND VIET NAM PEOPLE’S NAVY CONVENE 4TH NAVY-TO-NAVY TALKS

MUARA NAVAL BASE, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, WEDNESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2026 – The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) successfully hosted the 4th Navy-to-Navy Talks with the Viet Nam People's Navy (VPN) at the RBN Officers' Mess, Muara Naval Base. ​Prior to the commencement of the bilateral...

ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY PERSONNEL COMPLETE BASIC COOK AND SERVER COURSE

MUARA, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, WEDNESDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2026 – Sixteen personnel from the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) successfully completed the Basic Cook and Server Course 2026. To mark the occasion, a Closing and Certificate Presentation Ceremony was held at the Warrant...

ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY PROMOTES 41 PERSONNEL IN LATEST PROMOTION SERIES

MUARA NAVAL BASE, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, FRIDAY, 30 CTOBER 2026 – A total of 41 personnel from the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) Headquarters and Fleet Headquarters were promoted during the Senior and Junior Non-Commissioned Officers Promotion Ceremony Series 03/2026. The...

ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY CONDUCTS CEMETERY CLEANING CAMPAIGNS AND SURAH YASIN AND TAHLIL RECITATIONS TO MARK THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES

​BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, FRIDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2026 – The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) conducted cemetery cleaning campaigns, alongside the recitation of Surah Yasin and Tahlil, at the Serai Pimping Muslim Cemetery in Muara and the Meritus Kambar Muslim Cemetery in Kampung Manggis...

ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY HOSTS HALF-MARATHON AND 10KM RUN

​MUARA, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, THURSDAY, 29 OCTOBER 2026 – The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) hosted a Half-Marathon and 10KM Run at the Muara Naval Base and its surrounding vicinity. The sporting event was graced by First Admiral Sahibul Bahari bin Haji Zainal Abidin, Commander...

CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE JUNIOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS’ (JNCOs) LEADERSHIP COURSE SERIES 02/2026

MUARA, FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2026 – The Certificate Presentation and Closing Ceremony of the Junior Non-Commissioned Officers’ (JNCOs) Leadership Course Series 02/2026 was held at Samudera Hall, Muara Naval Base. The event was graced by the Officer Commanding, Base...

14 ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY PERSONNEL GRADUATE AT THE 34TH IBTE CONVOCATION CEREMONY

BERAKAS, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2026 – Fourteen personnel from the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) were among the graduates recognised during the 34th Convocation Ceremony of the Institute of Brunei Technical Education (IBTE), held at the International...

RBN JUNIOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS’ COURSE SERIES 02/2026 CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL VISIT, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP TALK

​MUARA, WEDNESDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 - The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) Junior Non-Commissioned Officers’ (JNCO) Course Series 02/2026 successfully organised a three-day series of aevents comprising an educational visit to the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Pusat...