Tutong Camp

Tutong Camp
Tutong Camp
Kem Tutong; كيم توتوڠ
Pekan Tutong, Tutong in Brunei
	Aerial view of the base in 2023
	Tutong Camp Location in Brunei
Coordinates	4°49′39″N 114°40′12″E / 4.8275485°N 114.6699567°E
Type	Military training base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Brunei Land Force
Condition	Operational
Website	land.mindef.gov.bn
Site history
Built	1976; 48 years ago
In use	1976–present
Garrison information
Garrison	RBLF Second Battalion

Tutong Camp (Malay: Kem Tutong)^[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:

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^[14]

References

^ 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.
^ Brunei (1976). Annual Report - State of Brunei. 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. 21 March 2015. 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.
^ "MINDEF AND RBAF SURAUS GET OFFICIAL NAMES" (PDF). www.mindef.gov.bn. 12 December 2016. p. 35. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

[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.

[:0-2] "MINDEF - RBLF Organisation". MinDef.gov.bn. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[3] Tutong District. Department of Broadcasting and Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1988.

[:1-4] Report. Printed at the Brunei Press. 1977. p. 452.

[5] "ANNEX B" (PDF). Department of Economic Planning & Statistics. October 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 Darussalam. Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office. 1994. p. 137.

[9] "Tutong tug-of-war finals". Sultanate.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[10] "Military barrack on fire at Tutong Camp". Borneo Post Online. 21 March 2015. 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] "Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim". Ihya Ramadan eratkan silaturahim. Media Permata Online. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[13] Brunei Darussalam Newsletter. Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1994. p. 7.

[14] "MINDEF AND RBAF SURAUS GET OFFICIAL NAMES" (PDF). www.mindef.gov.bn. 12 December 2016. p. 35. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

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