Singapore and Malaysian Armies Conclude Bilateral Military Exercise

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Singapore and Malaysian Armies Conclude Bilateral Military Exercise 23 Nov 2017 Chief of Army of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkiple Bin Haji Kassim (left) and Chief of Army Major-General Melvyn Ong co-officiating the closing ceremony of Exercise Semangat Bersatu. 1 Earlier this afternoon, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Chief of Army Major-General (MG) Melvyn Ong and the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Chief of Army General (GEN) Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkiple Bin Haji Kassim co-officiated the closing ceremony of Exercise Semangat Bersatu (XSB) at Lim Chu Kang Training Area in Singapore. This year's exercise, the 23rd edition in the series, saw the participation of around 750 troopers from the 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards and the 5th Royal Malay Regiment. The exercise, held in Singapore from 12 to 25 November 2017, included professional exchanges and culminated in a combined battalion field exercise. At the closing ceremony, MG Ong said, "The SAF lends heavy emphasis on this exercise as we value the opportunity to interact and to exchange professional military knowledge and expertise, with our friends from the MAF. The regional security environment that we face today is full of complexities and uncertainity, and that is why we need friends." GEN Zulkiple also added that "I believe that the most important aspect of this exercise is to foster a greater relationship between our armies despite all the challenges that we have to face. I am confident that as time goes by, the continuation of this bilateral exercise will bring us closer together as brothers in arms." First held in 1989, XSB underscores the warm and long-standing defence relations between Singapore and Malaysia. It provides a valuable platform for professional interactions and people-to-people interactions. The SAF and MAF interact regularly across a wide range of activities, which include bilateral exchanges, cross-exchange of courses, as well as multilateral activities under the ambit of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting and the Five Power Defence Arrangements. On the sidelines of the closing ceremony of XSB, both armies also concluded the Terms of Reference for new Army-to-Army Talks. From 2018, both armies will hold regular dialogues to exchange views on regional and global security developments as well as look into further enhance defence cooperation. 2 The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and MAF soldiers interacting during the professional sharing session on rappelling at Exercise Semangat Bersatu 2017. 3 SAF and MAF soldiers during the final combined battalion field exercise. Fact Sheet: - Fact Sheet: Singapore Army and Malaysian Army relations (MINDEF_20171123001_1.pdf) 4 .

Copy Link

Recommended publications

Singapore and Malaysian Armies Conclude Bilateral Military Exercise
Singapore and Malaysian Armies Conclude Bilateral Military Exercise 13 Nov 2016 The Chief of Staff-General Staff of the Singapore Army, Brigadier-General (BG) Desmond Tan Kok Ming and the Deputy Chief of Army of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Dato' Seri Panglima Hj Ahmad Hasbullah bin Hj Mohd Nawawi, co-officiated the closing ceremony of Exercise Semangat Bersatu this morning. This year's exercise, the 22nd edition in the series of bilateral exercises between both armies, was conducted in Kluang, Johor from 3 to 13 November 2016. It involved around 980 personnel from both the 1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment, and the 5th Royal Malay Regiment. The exercise included professional exchanges and culminated in a combined battalion field exercise. In his closing speech, BG Tan said, "Today, the armies of Malaysia and Singapore enjoy a deep and abiding respect for each other. Through our defence relations, we find 1 greater areas of convergence between our two countries and therein forge the basis for a lasting bond… I am heartened to know that our soldiers took the opportunity to interact, to build relationships and achieve a deeper understanding of each other during the last two weeks. Through the professional exchanges and outfield exercise, our soldiers have truly demonstrated our armies' "unity in spirit", or semangat bersatu." First conducted in 1989, Exercise Semangat Bersatu serves as an important and valuable platform for professional exchanges and personnel-to-personnel interactions between the SAF and the MAF. The SAF and the MAF also interact regularly across a wide range of activities, which include bilateral exchanges and professional courses, as well as multilateral activities under the ambit of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting and the Five Power Defence Arrangements.
[Show full text]
Introduction
1 Introduction Dennis Blair The second volume of Military Engagement relates the stories of how democratic civil-military relations developed in five world regions and fourteen individual countries. This introduction pro- vides some background on those who authored these stories and describes the patterns observed and the lessons that can be drawn from them. The Authors The regional summaries were written by a team of coauthors, almost all having both practical experience in armed forces or defense ministries of their countries and subsequent careers with security think tanks. They also contributed ideas and criticisms of the analysis and recommendations in the companion volume. Juan Emilio Cheyre, while chief of staff of the Chilean army, took the final steps to bring his service out of the Pinochet era. Matthew Rhodes is a professor at the Marshall Center in Germany, an insti- tution at the center of military-military relations among countries around the world. Istvan Gyarmati, who participated in the early brainstorming sessions for the handbook, was deputy defense minister of Hungary during the Hungarian armed forces’ transi- tion from its Warsaw Pact organization to meet NATO standards. Muthiah Alagappa, a general in the Malaysian Army, has become the foremost scholar of Asian civil-military relations subsequent to 1 01-2478-0 ch1.indd 1 5/16/13 6:03 PM 2 Dennis Blair his retirement. Tannous Mouawad served as Lebanon’s military attaché to the United States and the chief of Lebanon’s military intelligence service. Martin Rupiya was an officer in the Zimbabwean National Army and now heads a security affairs think tank in South Africa Each of the regional coauthors recruited additional authors to write the indi- vidual case studies; two of them wrote a case study as well.
[Show full text]
Effectiveness of Royal Malaysian Navy's Sea Training Program for Work Performance Onboard Ship Lt Kdr Ramli Bin Samsudin TL
Effectiveness of Royal Malaysian Navy’s Sea Training Program For Work Performance Onboard Ship Lt Kdr Ramli Bin Samsudin TLDM Submitted to the Graduate School of Business Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Management Oktober 2009 i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, I would like first to thank Allah the merciful for His continuous and endless blessing for me to complete this research paper. My gratitude also goes out to my family for their encouragement and patience on my endlessly absence from home for the duration of the course. I would like to thank Dr. Chan Wai Meng who supported me in this study. I have learned a lot about researching and writing from my conversations with her over my academic work. I would like to thank her for her support and encouragement in this research. I appreciate her time and thoughtful suggestions. In addition, I would like to thank the Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and Malaysian Armed Forces for giving us the opportunity to further our studies to a higher level. Lastly, I would like to thank all UCMMC 2008/2009 course participants for their support and comradeship for the duration of the course. Finally, I greatly appreciate the participants from KD SULTAN IDRIS 1 who participated in my research project and the management that allowed me to collect data at their site. I could not have succeeded without the care and support from all. RAMLI BIN SAMSUDIN UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA SESSION 2008/2009 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages ABSTRACT ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF TABLES viii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ix CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study 1 1.2 Overview of KD SULTAN IDRIS 1 ( KDSI 1) 2 1.3 Organizational Structu re 3 1.4 Overview of Basic Junior Officer Course 4 1.5 Overview of Sea Training Phase 5 1.6 Objectives of Sea Training Program 6 1.7 Sea Training Program Core Subjects 6 1.7.1.
[Show full text]
2 Managing Malaysian Border
Volume: 1 Issues: 3 [December, 2019] pp.-01-13] International Journal of Politics, Public Policy and Social Work eISSN: 2637-0980 Journal website: www.ijppsw.com 2 MANAGING MALAYSIAN BORDER: THE CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS IN MAINTAINING SECURITY Noor Azmi Mohd Zainol1 Department of Nationhood, Leadership and Civilization, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Email: [email protected] / [email protected]) Anwar Zamani Jusop2 17th Royal Malay Regiment, Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia. (Email: [email protected]) Ahmad Azan Ridzuan3 Department of Defence Human Resource Management, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Email: [email protected]) Sofian Kamaruddin4 Department of Strategic Studies, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Email: [email protected]) Received date: 21-09-2019 Revised date: 30-10-2019 Accepted date: 23-11-2019 Published date: 15-12-2019 To cite this document: Zainol, N. A. M., Jusop, A. Z., Ridzuan, A. A., & Kamaruddin, S. (2019). Managing Malaysian Border: The Challenges and Prospects in Maintaining Security. International Journal of Politics, Public Policy and Social Work, 1(3), 01-13. DOI: 10.35631/ijppsw.13001 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract: This paper aims to examine the challenges encountered by Malaysia enforcement border agencies to protect the sovereignty of Malaysia and its prospects of integration among various agencies at the border. With a wide boundary, the Malaysian security is porous to various threats which not only mean a traditional military threat but also include multiple threats. Current threats have been broadening to include transnational criminals such as illegal immigrants, smuggling people or prohibited goods or even non-traditional threats such as terrorism.
[Show full text]
1206 Radar Program, 134 14K Triad, 80 Linkage to China and North
Index 1206 Radar Program, 134 Agreement on Border 14K Triad, 80 Security (1967), linkage to China and North Malaysia and Indonesia, Korea, 82 129 1st Special Forces Group Agreement on Information (Airborne), 76 Exchange and Establishment of A Communication Abdul Khayer Alonto, 86 Procedures (2002), Abdurajak Abubakar 122–24, 133 Janjalani, 73, 75 AK-47, 28, 30, 111 Abkhazia, 32 durability and reliability, 31 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), 7, introduction into tribally 41, 73–78 violent societies, 35 dwindling support, 75 Al Harakat Al Islamiya, 73 raid on Sipadan, 145 Al Khobar gang, 80 Aceh, 42 Al Qaeda, 6, 30 Afghanistan, 40 arms from Afghanistan abandoned stockpiles of conflict, 41 guns, 23 black arms transfers from, African Market Complex, 33 35–37 Albania, 31–32 Agreement on Border Ambalat dispute, 130 Crossing, Philippines American Market Complex, and Indonesia, 128 27–30 08 Sulu_AM Index.indd 201 1/18/11 1:23:52 PM 202 Index “ammo dumps”, 39 grey, 20 Andaman sub-regional secondary sources, 23 market complex, 42 source, 23–24 Anglo-Malayan Defense transporter, 25–27 Arrangement (AMDA), types, 19–20 123 white, 20 Angola, 35 ASEAN Centre for Ant traders, 26, 79 Combating anti-communist groups, U.S. Transnational Crime supported, 28 (ACTC), 126 anti-smuggling agreements, ASEAN Plan of Action bilateral, 60 (PoA) to Combat Anti-Smuggling Treaty Transnational Crime, (1967), 128–29 120, 122, 125–26 apartheid, fall of, South ASEAN Way, 119 Africa, 36 Association of Southeast Armed Forces of the Asian Nations (ASEAN) Philippines (AFP), 7 export
[Show full text]
Joint Declaration of the 18Th ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting on Building Cooperation Against Transnational Threats in Singapore
Joint Declaration of the 18th ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting on Building Cooperation Against Transnational Threats in Singapore 21 Nov 2017 WE, the Chiefs of Army of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of 1 Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, gathered here in the Republic of Singapore on 21 Nov 2017 for the 18th ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM); VIEWING ACAMM as the highest army-to-army military interaction platform in the ASEAN region, established to foster stronger relations among the armies of the ASEAN member states; REAFFIRMING the shared commitment and collective responsibility in maintaining and enhancing regional peace, security and stability, thereby leading towards a united ASEAN Community; STRIVING to ensure the security of the ASEAN Community and the unity among the armies of the member states; DISCUSSING the theme "Building Cooperation against Transnational Threats" which will facilitate the enhancement of unity among the armies of the member states; TAKING INTO ACCOUNT all the outcomes and recommendations made by the 2017 ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) and ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Force Informal Meeting (ACDFIM), and related ASEAN military meetings; RECOGNISING the need to effectively and swiftly respond to current and future traditional and non-traditional threats, to ensure that peace,
[Show full text]
Security & Defence European
a 8.90 D 14974 E D European & Security ES & Defence 4/2020 International Security and Defence Journal COUNTRY FOCUS: FRANCE ISSN 1617-7983 • 105 / 155mm Ammunition www.euro-sd.com • • Pivot to Asia • Future Tactical UAS • CBRN: Protecting the Population • European Transport Helicopters April 2020 • European Submarine Programmes • Malaysia's Distracted Defence Politics · Armed Forces · Procurement · Technology Deep Mourning for Dr Peter Bossdorf It is with great sadness that we have to report the sudden death of our Mana- ging Director and Publishing Director Dr Peter Bossdorf, who passed away on 26 February 2020. Our deepest sympathies go to his wife and his family. Dr Bossdorf joined Report Verlag in 2006, became its Publishing Director in 2007 and later was appointed Managing Direc- tor. In addition, he was Editor-in-Chief of the magazine "Strategie & Technik", which evolved from the traditional "Soldat und Technik" publication. As a result of the merger of Report Verlag with E.S. Mittler & Sohn publishing house, that created Mittler Report Verlag in 2012, the magazi- nes "Strategie & Technik" and "Europäische Sicherheit" were combined under his lea- dership to form the current "Europäische Sicherheit & Technik". At the same time, Dr Bossdorf was appointed Managing Director of Mittler Report Verlag, where he also played a decisive role in the development of the English-language magazine "Europe- an Security & Defence" from a quarterly magazine to an internationally recognised specialist monthly journal. One year ago, Dr Bossdorf also took over the management of K&K Medienverlag-Hardthöhe GmbH as Publisher of the magazine "Hardthöhen- kurier", so that he was most recently the highly valued Managing Director of two publishing houses as well as Editor-in-Chief of "European Security & Defence".
[Show full text]
VOLUME 13 NUMBER 2 DECEMBER 2014 a Professional Journal of National Defence College
VOLUME 13 NUMBER 2 DECEMBER 2014 A Professional Journal of National Defence College Volume 13 Number 2 December 2014 National Defence College Bangladesh EDITORIAL BOARD Chief Patron Lieutenant General Mollah Fazle Akbar, ndc, psc Editor-in-Chief Rear Admiral Muhammad Anwarul Islam, NGP, ndc, afwc, psc Editor Colonel Md Mahbub-ul Alam, afwc, psc Associate Editors Group Captain Javed Tanveer Khan, afwc, psc, GD(P) Lieutenant Colonel ANM Foyezur Rahman, psc, Engrs Assistant Editors Senior Assistant Secretary Rajib Ahmed Civilian Staff Officer Third Grade Md Nazrul Islam DISCLAIMER The analysis, opinions and conclusions expressed or implied in this Journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the NDC, Bangladesh Armed Forces or any other agencies of Bangladesh Government. Statement, fact or opinion appearing in NDC Journal are solely those of the authors and do not imply endorsement by the editors or publisher. INITIAL SUBMISSION Initial Submission of manuscripts and editorial correspondence should be sent to the National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh. Tel: 88 02 9003087, Fax: 88 02 8034715, E mail : [email protected]. Authors should consult the notes for contributions at the back of the Journal before submitting their final draft. The editors cannot accept responsibility for any damage to or loss of manuscripts. ISSN: 1683-8475 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electrical,
[Show full text]
Malaysia Country Handbook 1
Malaysia Country Handbook 1. This handbook provides basic reference information on Malaysia, including its geography, history, government, military forces, and communications and transportation networks. This information is intended to familiarize military personnel with local customs and area knowledge to assist them during their assignment to Malaysian. 2. This product is published under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Defense Intelligence Production Program (DoDIPP) with the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity designated as the community coordinator for the Country Handbook Program. This product reflects the coordinated U.S. Defense Intelligence Community position on Malaysia. 3. Dissemination and use of this publication is restricted to official military and government personnel from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, NATO member countries, and other countries as required and designated for support of coalition operations. 4. The photos and text reproduced herein have been extracted solely for research, comment, and information reporting, and are intended for fair use by designated personnel in their official duties, including local reproduction for training. Further dissemination of copyrighted material contained in this document, to include excerpts and graphics, is strictly prohibited under Title 17, U.S. Code. CONTENTS KEY FACTS . 1 U.S. MISSION . 2 U.S. Embassy . 2 Entry Requirements . 2 Passport/Visa Requirements . 2 Immunization Requirements . 2 Customs Restrictions . 2 GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE . 3 Geography . 3 Land Statistics . 3 Boundaries . 3 Border Disputes . 3 Topography and Drainage . 3 Climate . 6 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION . 9 Transportation . 9 Roads . 9 Rail . 12 Air . 12 Maritime . 13 Communication . 14 Radio and Television . 14 Telephone and Telegraph .
[Show full text]
An Analysis of the Underlying Factors That Affected Malaysia-Singapore Relations During the Mahathir Era: Discords and Continuity
An Analysis of the Underlying Factors That Affected Malaysia-Singapore Relations During the Mahathir Era: Discords and Continuity Rusdi Omar Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Discipline of Politics and International Studies School of History and Politics Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences The University of Adelaide May 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS i ABSTRACT v DECLARATION vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS ix GLOSSARY xii 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. Introductory Background 1 1.2. Statement of the Problem 3 1.3. Research Aims and Objectives 5 1.4. Scope and Limitation 6 1.5. Literature Review 7 1.6. Theoretical/ Conceptual Framework 17 1.7. Research Methodology 25 1.8. Significance of Study 26 1.9. Thesis Organization 27 2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE RELATIONS 30 2.1. Introduction 30 2.2. The Historical Background of Malaysia 32 2.3. The Historical Background of Singapore 34 2.4. The Period of British Colonial Rule 38 i 2.4.1. Malayan Union 40 2.4.2. Federation of Malaya 43 2.4.3. Independence for Malaya 45 2.4.4. Autonomy for Singapore 48 2.5. Singapore’s Inclusion in the Malaysian Federation (1963-1965) 51 2.6. The Period after Singapore’s Separation from Malaysia 60 2.6.1. Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Era 63 2.6.2 Tun Abdul Razak’s Era 68 2.6.3. Tun Hussein Onn’s Era 76 2.7. Conclusion 81 3 CONTENTIOUS ISSUES IN MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE RELATIONS 83 3.1. Introduction to the Issues Affecting Relations Between Malaysia and Singapore 83 3.2.
[Show full text]
Boletin-Triarius-0041-En.Pdf
1 Editorial After two years working with the Triarius project is an honor to say-and ISSN: 2538-9610 (online) confirmed by the evidencias-, we are fully consolidated. We have an Medellin Colombia international team of experts that supports providing us with testing and analysis, and we also have a large number of subscribers in about 80 Volume two - Number 41 countries worldwide, this magazine is professionally strengthened 15 November2018 through. The original purpose was to help in the fight conta terrorism and new threats through the dissemination of knowledge, it has been fully met. Thank you all. This time, we started with an article by Sergeant Major Daniel Plata Victor Editor Cabrera, who works at the Adjutant General of the Ministry of Defense of Douglas Hernandez Colombia, and tells us precisely in summary, how the ministerial events are organized. A step followed, Engineer Eulises Moreno, from Venezuela, talks about the issue of sustainability. It should be recalled that the environmental crisis is the greatest threat we face in modern times, so this issue is of Triarius Analysts particular importance. Victor Daniel Plata Cabrera, Eulises Then we present an analysis of Colonel Martinez, who from Uruguay Moreno, Daniel Martínez, Betania addresses the issue of jihadist terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula. Area R. Allo, Douglas Hernandez, Ulises where wars have been fought and where there is currently presence of León Kandiko the Multinational Force and Observers, which are part of 14 countries, including Uruguay and Colombia. From Argentina, the analyst Bethany Allo, provides an interesting article, the same that was presented to the National Technological University, as a final research under the Professional Skills Course in Terrorism and This newsletter is a publication of Cyber Terrorism.
[Show full text]
History of the Second Battalion of the Singapore Infantry Regiment
History of the Second Battalion of the Singapore Infantry Regiment by lWO Daniel Wee L579 History of the NCO Paper USASMA Faculty Advisor: CWO Kenneth Hodge Group Room LIO 3 March 2006 Outline I. Introduction II. Body A. Birth of the Second Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (2 SIR) B. Internal Security C. Combat Operations during Confrontation 1. Operation Oak Tree 2. Operation Easy Chair 3. Operations in Sabah D. Sad sojourn at Farrer Park E. Reorganising after the departure ofMalaysian Forces F. Converting into National Service Battalion III. Conclusion WEE 1 HISTORY OF THE SECOND BATTALION, SINGAPORE INFANTRY REGIMENT I. Introduction The purpose of this research paper is to give an accurate and in-depth account of the history of the Second Battalion which by large the history of the Singapore Armed Forces. This paper will provide detail events and operations of the unit. When the Japanese invaded Singapore on 7th February 1942, she fell in a mere eight days. As a consequence of our over reliance on the British and allied forces to defend us, Singapore fell to the rein of the Japanese for three dark years. On 6th August 1945, two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and thus ended Japan's attempt at imperialism. On 1i h September 1945 Singapore was once again free. It then became clear that Singapore needed to build her own defence force. So in 1957 the First Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (l SIR) was formed. The history of the Second Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (2 SIR) is inextricably linked to the formation of the First Battalion.
[Show full text]