NEWS HEADLINES
SCHOOL OF INFANTRY AND THIRD BATTALION CONDUCT INTEGRATED EXERCISE GEMPUR WIRA
PENANJONG GARRISON, Tuesday, 28th April 2026 – School of Infantry, Royal Brunei Land Forces (SOI RBLF) has successfully conducted a Live-Firing Exercise codenamed ‘Exercise Gempur Wira’ from 20th to 28th April 2026 at the Field Firing Area, Binturan Range, Penanjong...
SUNAT AIDILFITRI PRAYER 1447 HIJRAH / 2026 MASIHI
BERAKAS GARRISON, Saturday, 21st March 2026 – The Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) marked the arrival of Syawal 1447 Hijrah with the recitation of Takbir Raya and the congregational Sunat Aidilfitri prayer at all RBLF suraus, including Pulau Baru-Baru mosque,...
TAKBIR RAYA AIDILFITRI 1447 HIJRAH
BERAKAS GARRISON, Friday, 20th March 2026 – The Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) held a Takbir Raya Aidilfitri to celebrate the beginning of Hari Raya Aidilfitri 1447 Hijrah at all RBLF suraus, including Pulau Baru-Baru Mosque, with the focal one held at Surau...
FOOD HANDLING AND PRESENTATION WORKSHOP
BERAKAS GARRISON, Thursday, 19th March 2026 – The First Battalion Royal Brunei Land Forces (1Bn RBLF) organised a Food Handling and Food Presentation Workshop held at the Dewan Pahlawan, Berakas Garrison. A total of 47 personnel from various Royal Brunei Armed Forces...
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 Relief (HADR) response in close coordination with relevant government agencies.
LETTERS OF CREDENCE, SERGEANT MAJOR INSIGNIA PRESENTATION AND PROMOTION CEREMONY FOR RBLF WARRANT OFFICERS
BERAKAS GARRISON, Friday, 09 January 2026 – The Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) held the Letters of Credence, Sergeant Major Insignia Presentation and Promotion Ceremony for RBLF Warrant Officers at the Warrant Officers’, Staff Sergeants’ and Sergeants’ Mess, Berakas Garrison. A total of 12 Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) received the Letters of Credence, two Sergeant Major from Third the Battalion and Engineer Regiment RBLF received the Sergeant Major Insignia, and 31 SNCOs were promoted during the ceremony.The ceremony was officiated by Brigadier General Aldi bin Haji Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces. Also present were the RBLF Board of Executives, Senior Officers, Officers, Land Forces Sergeant Major, Regimental Sergeant Majors, as well as family members of celebrated personnel.
EXERCISE BRIEF FOR FTX SEMANGAT WAJA 08/2026
DEWAN PAHLAWAN, Friday, 9th January 2026 – The Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) Headquarters held an Exercise Brief for the upcoming Field Training Exercise (FTX) of Exercise SEMANGAT WAJA (SW) 08/2026 at Dewan Pahlawan, Berakas Garrison. The briefing was attended by Colonel Mohammad Fakaruddin Zuraidie bin Haji Ramli, RBLF Field Commander, and Colonel Erwan bin Haji Ibrahim, the Chief of Staff of the RBLF, who also serves as SW 08/2026 Exercise Director, together with Senior Officers and Officers from all RBLF sub-units.
RBLF INTER-WOMEN’S FINAL NETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2025
BERAKAS GARRISON, Friday, 9th January 2026 – The Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) held the Inter-Women’s Final Netball Championship 2025 from 8th to 9th January 2026 at the Berakas Garrison Gymnasium. The championship was participated in by three teams, which consisted of a combined team from the RBLF Headquarters (RBLF HQ) and HQ Company RBLF (HQ Coy RBLF), a combined team from the Field HQ RBLF, Medical Services and Dental Services, as well as a team from Combat Service Support RBLF (CSS RBLF).
53 RBLF CHILDREN RECEIVES OUTSTANDING AWARDS
TANAH JAMBU, Friday, 09 January 2026 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held an Outstanding Awards Ceremony today at the Defence Academy Auditorium, Tanah Jambu, to honour the academic achievements of the children of its personnel for the year 2025. A total of 146 recipients, including 53 children from the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF), received excellence and appreciation awards in the form of certificates and gifts for their outstanding results in the International Baccalaureate (IB), General Certificate of Education (GCE) ‘A’ Level, GCE ‘O’ Level, Sijil Pelajaran Ugama Brunei (SPUB), Sijil Pelajaran Tinggi Ugama Brunei (SPTUB), Sijil Sekolah-Sekolah Rendah Ugama (SSSRU), and Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (PSR).
THE CLOSING OF APC TROOP SERGEANT COURSE
PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 2 January 2026 – A total of 16 personnel from the First Battalion, Second Battalion and Third Battalion Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) had successfully completed the Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) Troop Sergeant Course in a closing event held at the Armoured Reconnaissance Squadron (ARS RBLF) Auditorium, Penanjong Garrison. The course was conducted from 17th November 2025 to 2nd January 2026.
THE 9TH INTAKE OF CBRE SELECTION
PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 2nd January 2026 – The Second Squadron, (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive), Engineer Regiment, Royal Brunei Land Forces (2Sqn CBRE Engr Regt RBLF) held a closing ceremony for the 9th Intake of the CBRE selection at the First Squadron (Field), Engr Regt RBLF Headquarters in Penanjong Garrison. The selection was conducted over a period of five (05) weeks, from 1st December 2025 until 2nd January 2026. In attendance to officiate the closing was Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ghazali bin Haji Hussin, Engr Regt Commanding Officer.
WORKING VISIT BY LOAN SERVICE MEDICAL OFFICERS FROM THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN TO GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, Wednesday, 31 December 2025 – Loan Service Medical Officers from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, serving with the Medical Services of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF), conducted a series of working visits to government hospitals across all four districts of Negara Brunei Darussalam during the period from November 2025 to December 2025. The working visits covered Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan; Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital, Tutong; Suri Seri Begawan Hospital, Kuala Belait; and Pengiran Isteri Hajjah Mariam (PIHM) Hospital, Bangar.
RBLF COMMANDER HOLDS SESSION WITH RBLF PERSONNEL OF MALBATT 850-12 UNIFIL MISSION
BERAKAS GARRISON, Wednesday, 31 December 2025 – The Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF), Brigadier General Aldi bin Haji Hassan, held a session with two officers and 12 other ranks from the RBLF who had successfully completed their peacekeeping mission with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) under the Malaysian Battalion 850-12 (MALBATT 850-12).
RBLF PARTAKES IN BELAIT DISTRICT CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGN 2025
BELAIT, Saturday, 27th December 2025 – The Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) partook in the Belait District Cleanliness Campaign 2025, which was organised through the collaboration of Calibration Centre, Ministry of Defence (MINDEF); Defence Information Technology Unit, MINDEF; and Third Battalion, RBLF. The campaign was conducted under the concept “Promoting shared responsibility and the spirit of gotong-royong as a symbol of community unity, particularly in the Belait District” and themed “Caring Community, Preserved Nature.” The campaign launch at Taman Jubli Perak, Kuala Belait was officiated by 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.
DOA KESYUKURAN CEREMONY HELD FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF RBLF PERSONNEL OF MALBATT 850-12 UNIFIL PEACEKEEPING MISSION
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 26th December 2025 – A Doa Kesyukuran Ceremony was held at Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah Garrison, to commemorate the safe return of a total of 29 personnel of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), who had successfully completed their deployment with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) under the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) 850-12. The RBAF contingent, comprising three officers and 26 other ranks – including 15 personnel from the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF), was led by Major Pengiran Muhammad Syahir Fadillah bin Pengiran Salleh from the RBLF. The contingent completed a one-year peacekeeping deployment and returned safely to Brunei Darussalam on 5th December 2025, demonstrating the RBAF’s leadership role and strong commitment in international peacekeeping operations.