Brunei, Singapore mark 50 years of defence ties


Awang Halbi, Muhammad Haszaimi, Aaron Beng and Singapore High Commissioner to Brunei Laurence Bay cutting a cake to mark the occasion. - Photo: Infofoto

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Singapore’s Chief of Defence Force, Vice-Admiral (VADM) Aaron Beng, hosted a commemorative dinner with current and former defence leaders from Brunei Darussalam to mark the 50th anniversary of defence relations between the two countries.

The dinner, held last Monday (Jan 12) evening at the Indera Samudera Hall, The Empire Brunei, was attended by Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II Pehin Datuk Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Datuk Paduka Seri Awang Halbi Mohd Yussof as guest of honour.

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