Tutong Camp (), also sometimes referred to as in Malay, ''Tutong Kem'', is one of the

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of the

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(RBLF) and it is also home to the Second Battalion (2Bn). The RBLF have two

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and

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stationed in the

Tutong District Tutong District (; Jawi: دائيره توتوڠ) or simply Tutong is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 48,313 in 2016. The administrative town is Pekan Tutong. It is home to Tasek Merimbun, the count ...

, namely the Tutong and

Penanjong Camp Kampong Penanjong is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 2,065 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Pekan Tutong, a mukim in the district. Facilities Penanjon ...

as well as a

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in Binturan. It can be noted that the camp was previously referred to as Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (RBMR) Camp, Tutong. In 2016, the population was 1,099.

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. A total of 6 blocks of flats within the camp were scheduled to be completed on November 26, 1978. On September 2, 1965, the 22nd Special Air Service (SAS) undergone a month long training period at the camp. 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. The Tutong District

Tug-of-war Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certa ...

competition was held at the Tutong Camp Sports Complex for the competition's final match on July 10, 2005. A fire was put out on the 3rd floor of a barrack with no injuries reported on March 21, 2015.

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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. 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.

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 * Surau Pengiran Ratna Indera

References

External links

{{Military of Brunei 1976 establishments in Brunei Royal Brunei Land Forces Tutong District