BERAKAS GARRISON, Wednesday, 01 December 2021 – The Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) participated in the 3^rd Annual Meeting of the Network of ASEAN Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Defence Experts, chaired by the ASEAN CBR Network, Republic of Singapore, virtually. The one-day event was attended by CBR Defence and Technical experts from all the 10 ASEAN Member States.

Representing the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces were Lieutenant Colonel Haji Rony Zai bin Haji Zaini, Head of Land Force Capability RBLF and Major Abd Rahim bin Hj Adris, Officer Commanding CBRE Defence Unit, Support Battalion RBLF. Also in attendance were representatives from Brunei Darussalam Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA).

The meeting was officiated by Mr Teo Eng Dih, Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Defence, Singapore, where in his keynote address, Mr Teo Eng Dih emphasised the importance of enhancing ASEAN cooperation and collaboration amongst the regional CBR Defence Experts to combat CBR Terrorism in today's uncertain security environment. 

With this year's theme "Deterring Terrorist Use of Toxin Weapons - Role of Chemical Investigations and International Cooperation", the meeting continued with a series of plenary sessions by various institutions and countries, including Australia, Singapore and Indonesia. The meeting then concluded with a review by the ASEAN CBR Defence Experts on the Network's Activities for 2021 and the proposed Workplan for 2022.

The ASEAN CBR Defence Experts Network was established at the 12^th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) in October 2018 to strengthen regional counter-terrorism preparedness and cooperation against CBR threats.

TENTERA DARAT DIRAJA BRUNEI SERTAI 3^rd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NETWORK OF ASEAN CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL (CBR) DEFENCE EXPERTS

BERAKAS GARISON, Rabu, 01 Disember 2021 – Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) telah menghadiri Mesyuarat 3^rd Annual Meeting of the Network of ASEAN Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Defence Experts yang telah dipengerusikan oleh ASEAN CBR Network, Republik Singapura secara dalam talian. Acara sehari itu telah dihadiri oleh pakar CBR Defence and Technical dari semua 10 buah negara ahli ASEAN.

Hadir bagi mewakili Kementerian Pertahanan dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei ialah Leftenan Kolonel Haji Rony Zai bin Haji Zaini, Ketua Perkembangan dan Keupayaan Tentera TDDB dan Mejar Abd Rahim bin Hj Adris, Pegawai Memerintah Unit Pertahanan Kimia, Biologi, Radiologi dan Letupan, Batalion Bantu TDDB. Turut hadir ialah perwakilan daripada Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) Brunei Darussalam.

Mesyuarat telah dibuka rasmi oleh Mr. Teo Eng Dih, Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar), Kementerian Pertahanan, Republik Singapura. Dalam ucapan beliau, Mr. Teo Eng Dih menekankan akan kepentingan kerjasama diantara pakar-pakar ASEAN dalam menangani ancaman penyalahgunaan bahan-bahan Kimia, Biologi, dan Radiologi oleh pihak pengganas di sekitar rantau ASEAN. 

Dengan tema "Deterring Terrorist Use of Toxin Weapons - Role of Chemical Investigations and International Cooperation", mesyuarat diteruskan dengan beberapa sesi plenari yang disampaikan oleh beberapa institusi dan negara termasuk Australia, Singapura dan Indonesia. Mesyuarat tersebut kemudian diakhiri dengan menyemak aktiviti-aktiviti yang telah dilaksanakan di sepanjang tahun 2021 dan seterusnya merangka Rancangan Kerja bagi aktiviti-aktiviti yang akan dilaksanakan pada tahun 2022.

Penubuhan Network of ASEAN CBR Defence Experts telah diterimapakai pada Mesyuarat 12^th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) yang telah diadakan pada Oktober 2018 di mana objektif utamanya adalah untuk mengukuhkan kesiapsediaan dan kerjasama sesama negara di rantau ASEAN dalam menangani ancaman Kimia, Biologi dan Radiologi.