Thai General Visits Brunei’s MinDef
By Lyna Mohammad

Bandar Seri Begawan - Royal Thai Armed Forces Supreme Commander General Chaisit Shinawatra yesterday paid a visit to the Ministry of Defence.

Accompanying the supreme commander and the group of delegates was Sornilp Polteja, Thai Ambassador to Brunei.

During the visit, General Chaisit Shinawatra and the delegates also made separate courtesy calls to Pg Sanggamara Diraja Major General (Rtd) Pg Hj Ibnu Ba'asith Pg Datu Penghulu Hj Apong, Deputy Minister of Defence, and Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General Dato Paduka Seri Hj Awg Halbi Hj Md Yussof¸ Royal Brunei Anned Forces (RBAF) Commander.

Earlier, the supreme commander received and inspected a guard of honour mounted by personnel from the First Battalion of the Royal Brunei Land Force.

This was followed by a courtesy call to the Deputy Minister of Defence and RBAF Commander.

The supreme commander later sat in on a briefing delivered by the Director of Intelligence, who spoke on the organisation structures of both the Minister of Defence and RBAF.

Also in attendance were members of the Thai delegation, military commanders and commandants as well as military directors at the Ministry of Defence.

Later in the afternoon, General Chaisit Shinawatra made a courtesy call to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei at the Istana Nurul Iman.

The three-day official visit aims to strengthen relations and the importance of cooperation between the two armed forces.

During his stay, the supreme commander will visit several places of interest, including the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC) in Seria and Royal Regalia.

The Thai General is scheduled to leave the country today. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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