BERAKAS GARRISON, Monday, 8th April 2024 - Brigadier General Haji Muhammad Shanonnizam bin Sulaiman, the Commander of Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) received a courtesy call from Senior Group Captain Woravit Pranet, the new Defence Attaché of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to Brunei Darussalam at RBLF Headquarters.
During the call, both sides expressed appreciation for the close and strong bonds as well as long-standing relations between Royal Brunei Armed Forces and Royal Thai Armed Forces. Such long-standing commitment was fostered through a multitude of bilateral and multilateral engagements such as training and courses whereby many RBLF officers were trained at Royal Thai Armed Forces Institutions.
The Commander of RBLF extended his express hoped for further defence cooperation opportunities between the two armies. In enhancing defence diplomacy, both sides also discussed engagements such as training, exercises, and visits to enhance knowledge and experiences among the personnel of both forces. Both the Commander of RBLF and the Royal Thai Armed Forces to Brunei Darussalam look forward to more active engagements between the two armed forces in the near future.
Senior Group Captain Woravit Pranet has taken over duties from the former Thailand Defence and Armed Forces Attaché to Brunei Darussalam, on 1st April 2024 and will commit to a tour of three years as resident Defence Attaché to Brunei Darussalam.
PEMERINTAH TENTERA DARAT DIRAJA BRUNEI TERIMA KUNJUNGAN DARIPADA ATASE PERTAHANAN THAILAND YANG BARU
BERAKAS GARISON, Isnin, 8 Februari 2024 – Brigedier Jeneral Haji Muhammad Shanonnizam bin Sulaiman, Pemerintah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Senior Grup Kapten Woravit Pranet, Atase Pertahanan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Thailand (ABDT) ke Negara Brunei Darussalam yang baru bertempat di Markas TDDB, Berakas Garison.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua belah pihak merakamkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan terhadap jalinan hubungan pertahanan yang akrab dan kukuh di antara Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei dan ABDT. Komitmen di antara kedua belah pihak telah lama dipupuk melalui kerjasama dua hala seperti latihan dan kursus di mana banyak pegawai-pegawai TDDB menjalani Latihan di institusi ABDT.
Pemerintah TDDB menyatakan harapan untuk peluang kerjasama pertahanan yang berterusan di antara kedua tentera. Dalam meningkatkan hubungan diplomasi pertahanan, kedua belah pihak juga membincangkan hubungan kerjasama dalam latihan, eksesais dan lawatan bagi meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pengalaman anggota kedua angkatan tentera. Kedua belah pihak mengharapkan penglibatan yang lebih aktif antara kedua-dua angkatan tentera dalam masa terdekat.
Senior Grup Kapten Woravit Pranet telah mengambil alih tugas daripada bekas Atase Pertahanan dan Angkatan Tentera Thailand ke Brunei Darussalam, pada 1 April 2024 dan akan memberi komitmen untuk lawatan selama tiga tahun sebagai Atase Pertahanan residen ke Brunei Darussalam.
