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 Borneo Bulletin Sunday Online
17/9/00


Siap Waspada exercise ends


By Ayu Sulaiman & A M Zukarnaen

Pehin Orang Kaya Lela Pahlawan Brigadier General Dato Seri Laila Jasa Hj
Mohd Jaafar bin Hj Abdul Aziz, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Land
Forces.

Participating military personnel during the closing ceremony of the Siap
Waspada exercise.

The Siap Waspada exercise, which had commenced on September 11, came to a
successful end yesterday. The Exercise was the continuation of the Command
Post Exercise, which was aimed at training all units under the Royal Brunei
Armed Forces to implement the Internal Security Safety Precautions and
Administrative Assistance protocols that might be needed during APEC 2000
meetings.
"The situations played out during the Siap Waspada Exercise are merely
illusions with the unexpedted occurring on a regular basis," explained Pehin
Orang Kaya Lela Pahlawan Brigadier General Dato Seri Laila Jasa Hj. Mohd.
Jaafar bin Hj Abdul Aziz, Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces at a
ceremony marking the end of the Siap Waspada Exercise at the First Battalion
Parade Ground, Berakas Garrison yesterday.

"We must therefore, not be content with the fact that the Exercise has been
completed successfully. All units must strive for better ways to progress.
This would reflect the professionalism and the strength of the Royal Brunei
Armed Forces and the Royal Brunei Land Forces," stressed the Commander.

The Commander praised the personnel who took part in the Exercise as well as
all other concerned agencies that had contributed in one way or another to
the success of the Exercise.

The Exercise ended yesterday after the staging of numerous exciting
operations including ' A Bomb Detonation at the International Convention
Centre in Berakas', 'Hostage Negotiation in Pulau Baru-Baru', and 'Riots
Dispersal at the Brunei International Airport'.

The Exercise involved some 2000 personnel from the various units under the
Royal Brunei Armed Forces namely, the Royal Brunei Land Forces, the Royal
Brunei Navy, the Royal Brunei Support Force and the Royal Brunei Police
Force.