Tutong Camp
| Tutong Camp | |
|---|---|
Perkhemahan Tutong | |
| Part of Royal Brunei Armed Forces | |
| Near Tutong, Tutong District in Brunei Darussalam | |
 Aerial view of Tutong Camp in 2023 | |
  Tutong Camp Location in Brunei Darussalam | |
| Coordinates | 4°49′39″N 114°40′12″E / 4.8275485°N 114.6699567°E |
| Type | training base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  Royal Brunei Land Force |
| Controlled by | Royal Brunei Armed Forces |
| Open to the public | no |
| Condition | operational |
| Website | RBLF official website |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1976 |
| In use | 1976 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Second 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 Force (RBLF / TDDB), 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "MINDEF - RBLF Organisation". MinDef.gov.bn. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Tutong District. Department of Broadcasting and Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1988.
- ^ a b Report. Printed at the Brunei Press. 1977. p. 452.
- ^ "ANNEX B" (PDF). Department of Economic Planning & Statistics. October 2021.
- ^ Annual Report - State of Brunei. 1976. p. 361.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brunei Darussalam. Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office. 1994. p. 137.
- ^ "Tutong tug-of-war finals". Sultanate.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Military barrack on fire at Tutong Camp". Borneo Post Online. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Bakar, Rasidah Hj Abu (20 December 2019). "Tutong remains on alert for more flooding". The Scoop. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim". Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim. Media Permata Online. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Brunei Darussalam Newsletter. Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1994. p. 7.
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