PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, Thursday, 22 January 2026 – 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 received a farewell call from His Excellency Laurence Bay Siow Hon, High Commissioner of the Republic of Singapore to Brunei Darussalam.
During the call, both sides expressed delight on the longstanding and special defence relations shared by Brunei Darussalam and Republic of Singapore. This includes active exchanges of visits, defence-related agreements, meetings including the Defence Policy Dialogue, military exercises, courses, and several initiatives under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) framework.
Yang Berhormat Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II conveyed the Ministry’s warmest appreciation for His Excellency's contributions towards deepening the friendship and people-to-people cooperation between both countries.
His Excellency Laurence Bay Siow Hon presented his Letter of Credence to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on 13 September 2023.
MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II
MENERIMA
KUNJUNGAN PERPISAHAN DARIPADA PESURUHJAYA TINGGI
REPUBLIK SINGAPURA KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI, Khamis, 22 Januari 2026 –Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II telah menerima kunjungan perpisahan daripada Tuan Yang Terutama Laurence Bay Siow Hon, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Republik Singapura ke Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua-dua belah pihak merakamkan rasa gembira di atas hubungan pertahanan yang akrab dan kian lama terjalin di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Singapura. Ini termasuk pertukaran lawatan-lawatan yang aktif, perjanjian-perjanjian pertahanan, mesyuarat-mesyuarat termasuk Dialog Dasar Pertahanan, eksesais ketenteraan, kursus-kursus, dan beberapa inisiatif di bawah rangka kerja Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN (ADMM).
Yang Berhormat Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II merakamkan penghargaan Kementerian Pertahanan kepada Tuan Yang Terutama Laurence Bay Siow Hon atas sumbangan beliau dalam mengukuhkan lagi persahabatan dan hubungan rakyat dengan rakyat di antara kedua-dua negara.
Tuan Yang Terutama Laurence Bay Siow Hon menghadapkan Surat Lantikan ke hadapan majlis Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam pada 13 September 2023.
