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Tutong Camp (Malay: Kem Tutong), also sometimes referred to as in Malay, Tutong Kem,[1] is one of the military bases of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), and it is also home to the RBLF Second Battalion (2Bn).[2] The RBLF have two garrisons of army and military police stationed in the Tutong District, namely the Tutong and Penanjong Camp, as well as a shooting range in Binturan.[3]

It can be noted that the camp was previously referred to as Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (RBMR) Camp, Tutong.[4] In 2021, the population was 1,213.[5]

History

The military base was completed by late April 1976, and later on 10 May 1976, the 2Bn officially moved into Tutong Camp after being temporarily based at Bolkiah Camp.[2][6] A total of six blocks of flats within the camp were scheduled to be completed on 26 November 1978.[4] On 2 September 1965, the 22nd Special Air Service (22 SAS) undergone a month long training period at the camp.[7] The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah presented the Royal Brunei Armed Forces with scented water during a ceremony at the Tutong Camp Parade Ground on 12 July 1994.[8]

The Tutong District tug-of-war competition was held at the Tutong Camp Sports Complex for the competition's final match on 10 July 2005.[9] A fire was put out on the 3rd floor of a barrack with no injuries reported on 21 March 2015.[10] Floods caused by heavy rain on 7 December 2019, prompt the Tutong District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to identify both Tutong and Penanjong Camps to be used as a place of refuge.[11] Delegation from the Ministry of Defence was participated in the Fardu Maghrib prayer at the camp's Surau Pengiran Ratna Indera on 14 April 2022.[12]

Facilities

There are several facilities built within the base:

  • Tutong Camp Sports Complex
  • Tutong Camp Drill Square
  • Tutong Camp Parade Ground
  • Tutong Camp Primary School
  • Tutong Camp Religious School[13]
  • Surau Pengiran Ratna Indera[14]

References

  1. ^ Puak Tutong: sejarah dan perkembangan awal sosiobudaya : hasil projek 'Perkampungan Sejarah' di Mukim Pekan Tutong (in Malay). Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Kementerian Kebudayaan Belia dan Sukan. 2002. p. 1966.
  2. ^ a b "MINDEF - RBLF Organisation". MinDef.gov.bn. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ Tutong District. Department of Broadcasting and Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1988.
  4. ^ a b Report. Printed at the Brunei Press. 1977. p. 452.
  5. ^ "ANNEX B" (PDF). Department of Economic Planning & Statistics. October 2021.
  6. ^ Brunei (1976). Annual Report - State of Brunei. p. 361.
  7. ^ Pugsley, Christopher (2003). From emergency to confrontation: the New Zealand Armed Forces in Malaya and Borneo, 1949-1966. Oxford University Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-19-558453-0.
  8. ^ Brunei Darussalam. Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office. 1994. p. 137.
  9. ^ "Tutong tug-of-war finals". Sultanate.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Military barrack on fire at Tutong Camp". Borneo Post Online. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  11. ^ Bakar, Rasidah Hj Abu (20 December 2019). "Tutong remains on alert for more flooding". The Scoop. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim". Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim. Media Permata Online. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  13. ^ Brunei Darussalam Newsletter. Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1994. p. 7.
  14. ^ "MINDEF AND RBAF SURAUS GET OFFICIAL NAMES" (PDF). www.mindef.gov.bn. 12 December 2016. p. 35. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

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