PM Wong to make official visit to Brunei from Oct 9 to 10

Brunei Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah calling on Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (right) at the Istana on Sept 29 during an official visit to Singapore that ended on Oct 2.

Published Oct 08, 2026, 06:00 PM

Updated Oct 08, 2026, 06:00 PM

SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will make an official visit to Brunei from Oct 9 to 10 as Singapore and Brunei mark 50 years of defence ties.

In Brunei, he will attend a joint parade featuring personnel and operational assets from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Royal Brunei Armed Forces with Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Oct 10, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Oct 8.

PM Wong and the Sultan will then launch a commemorative gallery showcasing key milestones in the two countries’ defence relations, which were established in 1976. He will also be hosted to lunch by the Sultan.

During the trip, which is PM Wong’s third visit to Brunei as PM , he will witness the delivery of four Light Fire Attack Vehicles - more commonly known here as the Red Rhino - to the Brunei Fire and Rescue Department, which is under the country’s Ministry of Home Affairs.

Developed by Singapore engineering firm Hope Technik, the vehicles have been customised for Brunei’s operational requirements, said the PMO.

PM Wong will also meet SAF personnel training in Brunei’s easternmost district Temburong and engage them on their training experiences in the country.

He will be accompanied on the trip by his wife, as well as Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing, Minister of State for Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim, Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Rachel Ong and officials from the PMO, the Defence Ministry and Foreign Ministry.

The trip comes about a week after Brunei Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah met PM Wong during an official visit to Singapore that ended on Oct 2 .

During the five-day visit, Billah also met President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, among other officials.

Both PM Wong and Lee have in 2026 lauded the “special relationship” between Singapore and Brunei that is built on decades of trust, cooperation, and personal ties between their people.

In July, Singapore and Brunei reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties when Lee visited the South-east Asian state for the Sultan’s 80th birthday celebrations.

Both countries said then that they would explore ways to deepen bilateral cooperation across a wide range of areas, including energy and food security, supply chain resilience and people-to-people exchanges.

In 2027, both countries will also mark the 60th anniversary of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement , which allows the Brunei and Singapore currencies to be used interchangeably in both countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong will be Acting Prime Minister while PM Wong is in Brunei.

文莱王储哈吉·穆赫塔迪·比拉于9月29日在总统府拜会新加坡总理黄循财（右），此次访问于10月2日结束。

发布于2026年10月8日下午6:00

更新于2026年10月8日下午6:00

新加坡——值此新加坡和文莱建交50周年之际，总理黄循财将于10月9日至10日对文莱进行正式访问。

新加坡总理公署 (PMO) 于 10 月 8 日表示，他将于 10 月 10 日在文莱与文莱苏丹哈桑纳尔·博尔基亚 (Hassanal Bolkiah) 一起出席新加坡武装部队 (SAF) 和文莱皇家武装部队人员及作战装备的联合阅兵式。

黄之锋总理和苏丹随后将共同为纪念馆揭幕，该纪念馆将展示两国自1976年建立防务关系以来的重要里程碑。苏丹还将款待黄之锋共进午餐。

此次访问是黄英贤总理第三次以总理身份访问文莱，期间他将见证四辆轻型消防车（在当地更广为人知的名称是“红犀牛”）交付给文莱消防救援部门，该部门隶属于文莱内政部。

文莱总理办公室表示，这些车辆由新加坡工程公司Hope Technik开发，并根据文莱的运营需求进行了定制。

黄总理还将与在文莱最东部的淡布隆区接受训练的新加坡武装部队人员会面，并就他们在文莱的训练经历进行交流。

他将携夫人一同出访，陪同人员包括公共服务统筹部长兼国防部长陈振声、内政部兼外交部政务部长朱卡纳因·阿卜杜勒·拉希姆、丹戎巴葛集选区议员王瑞秋以及总理办公室、国防部和外交部的官员。

此次访问距离文莱王储哈吉·穆赫塔迪·比拉在10月2日结束的对新加坡的正式访问期间会见黄之锋大约一周。

在为期五天的访问中，比拉还与其他官员会见了总统尚达曼、高级部长李显龙和副总理颜金勇。

黄之锋总理和李显龙总理在2026年都赞扬了新加坡和文莱之间建立在数十年来两国人民之间的信任、合作和私人关系之上的“特殊关系”。

今年7月，李光耀访问新加坡文莱，参加苏丹80岁寿辰庆典，新加坡和文莱重申了加强双边关系的承诺。

两国当时表示，将探索深化在能源和粮食安全、供应链韧性以及人文交流等广泛领域的双边合作。

2027年，两国还将迎来货币互换协议签署60周年纪念日，该协议允许文莱和新加坡货币在两国互换使用。

黄之锋总理访问文莱期间，副总理颜金勇将代理总理职务。