Tutong Camp

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]

Tutong Camp
Perkhemahan Tutong
Near Tutong, Tutong District in Brunei
Aerial view of Tutong Camp in 2023
Tutong Camp is located in Brunei
Tutong Camp
Tutong Camp
Location in Brunei
Coordinates4.8275485°N 114.6699567°E / 4.8275485; 114.6699567
TypeTraining base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator Royal Brunei Land Forces
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1976 (1976)
In use1976 – present
Garrison information
GarrisonSecond Battalion

It can be noted that the camp was previously referred to as Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (RBMR) Camp, Tutong.[4] In 2016, the population was 1,099.[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. "MINDEF - RBLF Organization". mindef.gov.bn. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  3. Tutong District. Department of Broadcasting and Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1988.
  4. Brunei (1977). Report. Printed at the Brunei Press. p. 452.
  5. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 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 (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 2022-07-11.
  10. "Military Barrack on Fire at Tutong Camp". Borneo Post Online. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  11. Bakar, Rasidah Hj Abu (2019-12-20). "Tutong remains on alert for more flooding". The Scoop. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  12. gp (2022-04-15). "Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim » Media Permata Online". Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  13. Brunei Darussalam Newsletter. Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1994. p. 7.
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