RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Tuesday 14 November 2017 – Commander Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah received a farewell call by Colonel Lee Yong Heng, Singapore Defence Adviser.
Also in attendance was Colonel Desmond Yeo Joon Hua, the incoming Defence Adviser of Singapore who is also conducting his introductory visit.
During the call, Commander RBAirF welcomed both Colonel Lee Yong Heng and Colonel Desmond Yeo Joon Hua to the RBAirF. Commander RBAirF expressed his appreciation to Colonel Lee Yong Heng for rendering great assistance to the RBAirF throughout his tenure as a Defence Adviser. Commander RBAirF also congratulated Colonel Desmond Yeo Joon Hua on his appointment as the new Defence Adviser.
Both sides reaffirmed to have a continuous defence relationship between RBAF and the Repulic of Singapore Armed Forces (RSAF).
PEMERINTAH TENTERA UDARA DIRAJA BRUNEI MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN PERPISAHAN DARI PENASIHAT PERTAHANAN SINGAPURA
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Selasa 14 November 2017 – Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB), Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah telah menerima kunjungan perpisahan daripada Kolonel Lee Yong Heng, Penasihat Pertahanan Singapura.
Turut hadir di dalam kunjungan tersebut ialah Kolonel Desmond Yeo Joon Hua, bakal Penasihat Pertahanan Singapura yang juga membuat kunjungan pengenalan.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Pemerintah TUDB mengalu-alukan kunjungan Kolonel Lee Yong Heng dan Kolonel Desmond Yeo Joon Hua ke TUDB. Pemerintah TUDB menyatakan penghargaan kepada Kolonel Lee Yong Heng di atas sumbangan beliau kepada TUDB di sepanjang tempoh perkhidmatan beliau sebagai Penasihat Pertahanan. Pemerintah TUDB juga mengucapkan tahniah kepada Kolonel Desmond Yeo Joon Hua di atas pelantikan beliau sebagai bakal Penasihat Pertahanan Singapura.
Kedua-dua pihak bersepakat untuk meneruskan perhubungan pertahanan yang baik yang telah terjalin di antara ABDB dan Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Singapura (ABRS).