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| THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 20TH EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (EDP) FOR SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOSTED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
Thursday, 23 October 2025 – A total of 28 participants received certificates of completion at the Closing Ceremony of the 20th Executive Development Programme (EDP) for Senior Government Officials on Public Policy and Management organised by the Ministry of Defence. The event was held at the Officer's Mess, Bolkiah Garrison, this afternoon.
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| SHHBIDSS PERSONNEL RECEIVE AWARDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CIVIL SERVICE DAY 2025 |
BERAKAS, Monday, 29 September 2025 - His Majesty Sultan Haji
Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali
Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei
Darussalam, has graciously consented to present awards to civil servants in
conjunction with the 32nd Civil Service Day Celebration, held at the
International Convention Centre, Berakas.
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| 17TH ASEAN-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND (AANZ) DIALOGUE 2025 |
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) attended the 17th ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand (AANZ) Dialogue, co-organised by the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, Asia Link Australia and Asia New Zealand Foundation from 17 to 19 September 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Representing the Institute were Dr Sabrina Daud, Assistant Director, and Ms Muizzah Harun, Research Officer.
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| SHHBIDSS SHARING SESSION 05/2025 ON ‘COUNTOURS OF CONFLICT: NAVIGATING THE THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE AND ITS STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS’ |
Thursday, 4 September 2025 - The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) held its fifth Sharing Session of the year at SHHBIDSS Executive Smart Class today, on “Contours of Conflict: Navigating the Thai-Cambodian Border Dispute and Its Strategic Implications".
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| MINISTRY OF DEFENCE’S 20TH EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (EDP 20/2025) OVERSEAS STUDY VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE |
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Wednesday, 17 September 2025 – A total of 28 participants of the Ministry of Defence’s 20th Executive Development
Programme (EDP) for Senior Government Officials in Public Policy and Management
(EDP 20/2025) undertook a study visit to the Republic of Singapore from 15 to
17 September 2025.
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| DELEGATION FROM THE EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM VISIT SHHBIDSS |
Wednesday, 3 September 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) welcomed a delegation from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Brunei Darussalam this afternoon.
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| INDIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE (NDC) VISITS SHHBIDSS |
Tuesday, 2 September 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) today welcomed a delegation of 16 participants from the Indian National Defence College (NDC), Republic of India, as part of their three-day study tour to Brunei Darussalam.
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| TRACK II NETWORK OF ASEAN DEFENCE AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS (NADI) MEETING ON “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DEFENCE: POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES FOR ADMM COOPERATION” |
PATTAYA, Thailand, Wednesday, 27 August 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) attended the
Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) Meeting
themed ‘Artificial Intelligence: Potential and Challenges for ADMM Cooperation'. The meeting was organised by the Strategic Studies Center (SSC), National Defence Studies Institute (NDSI), Royal Thai Armed Forces, and was held from 26 to 29 August 2025 at the Heritage Pattaya Beach Resort, Chonburi Province, Kingdom of Thailand.
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| THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 20TH EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (EDP 20/2025) FOR SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
Monday, 4 August 2025 – The Ministry of Defence officially launched the 20th Executive Development Programme for Senior Government Officials in Public Policy and Management (EDP 20/2025) at an opening ceremony held at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS), Bolkiah Garrison.
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| SHHBIDSS SPECIAL SHARING SESSION ON ‘NAVIGATING TRUMP’S SECOND TERM: STRATEGIC CHOICES AND CHALLENGES’ |
Thursday, 14 August 2025 - The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) held a Special Sharing Session at its Board Meeting Room today, titled 'Navigating Trump's Second Term: Strategic Choices and Challenges'.
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| TOP FIVE POLICY ANALYSIS EXERCISE (PAE) PRESENTATIONS FOR THE 19TH EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2024 (EDP 19/2024) FOR SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
Monday, 11 August 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) today conducted the presentation session of the Top 5 Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) Papers for the 19th Executive Development Programme 2024 (EDP 19/2024) for Senior Government Officials on Public Policy and Management by the Ministry of Defence. The session was held at the Institute's Lecture Hall.
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| SHHBIDSS SHARING SESSION 03/2025 ON ‘WARFARE TRENDS: GREY ZONE CONFLICTS AND CONVENTIONAL WARS IN A SHIFTING GLOBAL LANDSCAPE’ |
Thursday, 10 July 2025 - The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) held its third Sharing Session of the year at the SHHBIDSS Executive Smart Class today, titled “Warfare Trends: Grey Zone Conflicts And Conventional Wars In A Shifting Global Landscape".
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| SHHBIDSS RECEIVES FAREWELL CALL FROM HIGH COMMISSIONER OF CANADA TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
Wednesday, 2 July 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) hosted a farewell call from Her Excellency Ambra Dickie, the High Commissioner of Canada to Brunei Darussalam this afternoon.
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| SHHBIDSS PARTICIPATED IN THE 3RD CHINA-ASEAN DEFENCE THINK TANKS EXCHANGE |
GUIYANG, China, Thursday, 19
June 2025 – The 3rd China-ASEAN
Defense Think Tanks Exchange (CADTE) was held from 18 to 21 June 2025 in Guiyang,
China. Leading the delegation from the Institute was Dk Dr Noor Hasharina binti
Pg Haji Hassan, Director of SHHBIDSS, accompanied by Siti Nurnabilah binti Haji
Abdul Rahman, SHHBIDSS Research Officer
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| TRACK II NETWORK OF ASEAN DEFENCE AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS (NADI) MEETING ON “CONCRETIZING DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION IN THE HEIGHT OF GEOECONOMIC CONFRONTATIONS” |
ALABANG, Philippines, Wednesday, 18 June 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) attended the Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) Meeting themed 'Concretizing Defense Industrial Cooperation in the Height of Geoeconomic Confrontations'. The meeting was co-organised by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Office for Strategic Studies and Strategy Management (AFP OSSSM) and the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) and was held from 17 to 20 June 2025 at the Crimson Hotel, Filinvest City, Alabang, Philippines.
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| THE NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY, PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA VISITS SHHBIDSS |
Tuesday, 10 June 2025 – A delegation of 44 participants from the National Defence University (NDU), People's Liberation Army (PLA), The People's Republic of China, visited the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) today as part of their four-day study tour to the Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) in Brunei Darussalam. The delegation was led by Major General Li Yanhua, Political Commissar of Military Management College, NDU.
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| SHHBIDSS HOSTS DIALOGUE SESSION FOR THE RBAF COMMAND AND STAFF COURSE 15/2025 |
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) hosted a dialogue session with participants from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Command and Staff Course (CSC) 15/2025 in SHHBIDSS Lecture Hall today.
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| SHHBIDSS BRIEFING DURING NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE OF NIGERIA VISIT TO BRUNEI |
TANAH JAMBU, Monday, 26 May 2025 - Hajah Siti Diana binti Haji Othman, Acting Senior Research Officer at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS), delivered a briefing entitled 'Regional Security Outlook' to the National Defence College (NDC) of Nigeria during their visit to the Defence Academy, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF) this morning.
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| TRACK II NETWORK OF ASEAN DEFENCE AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS (NADI) ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON “ASEAN UNITY FOR SECURITY AND PROSPERITY” |
MALAYSIA, Tuesday, 29 April 2025 – The Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) Annual General Meeting (AGM) themed ‘ASEAN Unity for Security and Prosperity’ was organised by the Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security (MiDAS), Ministry of Defence, Malaysia at the Awana Hotel, Genting Highlands, Pahang from 29 to 30 April 2025.
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| SHHBIDSS SHARING SESSION 02/2025 ON ‘BEYOND DEEPSEEK: THE GEOPOLITICS OF INNOVATION AND STRATEGIC IMPACTS’ |
Thursday, 27 March 2025 - The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) held its second Sharing Session of the year at the SHHBIDSS' Executive Smart Class today, titled “Beyond Deepseek: The Geopolitics Of Innovation And Strategic Impacts".
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| MINISTRY OF DEFENCE HELD THE NUZUL AL-QUR’AN 1446H/2025M CELEBRATION AND DONATIONS TO ORPHANS AND ASNAF GROUPS |
KUALA BELAIT, Thursday, 20 March 2025 – The Ministry of Defence held the Nuzul Al-Qur'an celebration and the presentation of donations to orphans and Asnaf groups at the Masjid Kampong Sungai Teraban, Belait District, today. This event was aligned with the Ihya' and Ramadhan Outreach Programme 1446.
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| SHHBIDSS HOLDS INTRODUCTORY SESSION WITH DIRECTORATE OF ADMINISTRATION AND MANPOWER |
Wednesday, 5 February 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) held an introductory session with the Directorate of Administration and Manpower (DAM) today at the SHHBIDSS Board Meeting Room.
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| SHHBIDSS ATTENDED THE REGIONAL OUTLOOK FORUM 2025 HOSTED BY ISEAS – YUSOF ISHAK INSTITUTE |
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE,
Thursday, 9 January 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of
Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) recently attended the Regional Outlook
Forum (ROF) 2025, hosted by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.
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| MINISTRY OF DEFENCE HELD ISRA' AND MI'RAJ CELEBRATION FOR 1446 HIJRAH |
LUMUT CAMP, Thursday, 30 January 2025 – The Ministry of Defence conducted simultaneous Isra' and Mi'raj celebrations for 1446 Hijrah across all suraus in the Ministry and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) camps, with the main event held at Surau Ar-Rahman, Lumut Camp.
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| SHHBIDSS SHARING SESSION 01/2025 ON ‘2024 IN REVIEW & AN OUTLOOK OF 2025’ |
Thursday,
23 January 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) held its first sharing
session of the year, entitled “2024 in Review & An Outlook of 2025” at the
Institute’s Board Meeting Room.
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| SHHBIDSS ATTENDED THE 13TH IISS SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE SHERPA MEETING |
REPUBLIC
OF SINGAPORE, Tuesday, 21 January 2025 – Representatives from the Ministry of Defence,
Brunei Darussalam led by Yang Mulia Poh Kui Choon, Deputy Permanent Secretary
of the Ministry of Defence, attended the 13th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue Sherpa
Meeting, held from 19 to 21 January 2025 at the Shangri-La Hotel in the
Republic of Singapore.
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| SHHBIDSS HELD END-OF-YEAR TELEMATCH GAMES DAY |
Friday, 6 December 2024 - The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) held its end-of-year staff Telematch Games Day.
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| UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (UBD) STUDENTS FINAL PITCH PRESENTATIONS |
Tuesday, 10 December 2024 – Two Universiti Brunei
Darussalam students who are currently at the Institute on internship programme
presented their final pitch presentations to mark the conclusion of their work
placement at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and
Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) at the SHHBIDSS Board Room this afternoon.
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| SHHBIDSS SPECIAL SHARING SESSION ON ‘DONALD TRUMP’S RETURN TO THE PRESIDENCY: LEADERSHIP AND POLICY EXPECTATIONS’ |
Thursday, 28 November 2024 - The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) held a Special Sharing Session at SHHBIDSS' Board Meeting Room today, titled 'Donald Trump's Return to the Presidency: Leadership and Policy Expectations'. |
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| SHHBIDSS ACTING DIRECTOR RECEIVES OUTGOING AND INCOMING DEFENCE ATTACHÉS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
Friday, 15 November 2024 – Acting Director of the Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS), Haji Abdul Malik
bin Haji Kamis welcomed Colonel Arm (Army) Doddy Suhadiman, the outgoing Indonesian
Defence Attaché to Brunei Darussalam and Colonel Inf. Gamma Arthadilla Sakti,
the incoming Indonesian Defence Attaché to Brunei Darussalam, to the Institute this
morning.
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