Tutong Camp

Military base in Brunei

4°49′39″N 114°40′12″E / 4.8275485°N 114.6699567°E / 4.8275485; 114.6699567TypeTraining baseSite informationOwnerMinistry of DefenceOperator Royal Brunei Land ForcesConditionOperationalWebsiteOfficial websiteSite historyBuilt1976 (1976)In use1976 – presentGarrison informationGarrisonSecond Battalion

Tutong Camp (Malay: Perkhemahan Tutong), also sometimes referred to as in Malay, Tutong Kem,[1] is one of the military bases of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) and it is also home to the 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 base was completed by late April 1976 and later on May 10, 1976, the 2Bn officially moved into Tutong Camp after being temporarily based at Bolkiah Camp.[2][6] A total of 6 blocks of flats within the camp were scheduled to be completed on November 26, 1978.[4] On September 2, 1965, the 22nd Special Air Service (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 July 12, 1994.[8]

The Tutong District Tug-of-war competition was held at the Tutong Camp Sports Complex for the competition's final match on July 10, 2005.[9] A fire was put out on the 3rd floor of a barrack with no injuries reported on March 21, 2015.[10] Floods caused by heavy rain on December 7, 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 April 14, 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

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 Organization". mindef.gov.bn. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ Tutong District. Department of Broadcasting and Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1988.
  4. ^ a b Brunei (1977). Report. Printed at the Brunei Press. p. 452.
  5. ^ Department of Economic Planning & Statistics (October 2021). "ANNEX B" (PDF).
  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 (1994). Brunei Darussalam. Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office. p. 137.
  9. ^ "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Tutong tug-of-war finals". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Military Barrack on Fire at Tutong Camp". Borneo Post Online. 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. ^ gp (15 April 2022). "Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim » Media Permata Online". Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  13. ^ Brunei Darussalam Newsletter. Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1994. p. 7.

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