Tutong Camp Explained

Tutong Camp
Native Name:Kem Tutong
كيم توتوڠ
Country:Brunei
Type:Military training base
Pushpin Map:Brunei
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brunei
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Used:1976–present
Condition:Operational
Garrison:RBLF Second Battalion
Website:land.mindef.gov.bn
Location:Pekan Tutong, Tutong

Tutong Camp [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:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Puak Tutong: sejarah dan perkembangan awal sosiobudaya : hasil projek 'Perkampungan Sejarah' di Mukim Pekan Tutong. 2002. Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Kementerian Kebudayaan Belia dan Sukan. 1966. ms.
  2. Web site: MINDEF - RBLF Organisation. 2022-07-11. MinDef.gov.bn.
  3. Book: Tutong District. 1988. Department of Broadcasting and Information, Prime Minister's Office.
  4. Book: Report. 1977. Printed at the Brunei Press. 452.
  5. Web site: Department of Economic Planning & Statistics. October 2021. ANNEX B.
  6. Book: Annual Report - State of Brunei. 1976. 361 . Brunei .
  7. Book: Pugsley, Christopher. From emergency to confrontation: the New Zealand Armed Forces in Malaya and Borneo, 1949-1966. 2003. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-558453-0. 274.
  8. Book: Brunei Darussalam. 1994. Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office. 137.
  9. Web site: Tutong tug-of-war finals. 2022-07-11. Sultanate.com.
  10. Web site: Military barrack on fire at Tutong Camp. 2022-07-11. Borneo Post Online. 21 March 2015 .
  11. Web site: Bakar. Rasidah Hj Abu. 2019-12-20. Tutong remains on alert for more flooding. 2022-07-11. The Scoop. en-GB.
  12. Web site: 2022-04-15. Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim. Media Permata Online. 2022-07-11. Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim.
  13. Book: Brunei Darussalam Newsletter. 1994. Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office. 7.
  14. Web site: 2016-12-12 . MINDEF AND RBAF SURAUS GET OFFICIAL NAMES . 2024-06-12 . www.mindef.gov.bn . 35.

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