THE Deputy Permanent Secretary (Finance and Administration) at the Ministry of Defence (MinDef), Pengiran Hajah Zety Sufina binti Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Sani received a courtesy call from the Deputy Director (Messaging and Engagement), Ministry of Communications and Information of Republic of Singapore, Shakera Stationwala at the MinDef yesterday.
Both parties exchanged views, communications strategies and best practices.
The Singaporean delegation was briefed on the Media SOP (Policy and Guidelines) of MinDef followed by a question and answer session. The delegation was also briefed on media strategies employed during two Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) major exercises – the ADMM-Plus Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise in 2013 and the Hikmat Bersatu V Exercise in 2016.
The Singaporean delegation also described how they utilise media to disseminate information and reassure the public during the Zika virus outbreak.
The delegation toured a gallery in the RBAF Museum.
The visit to the country is part of an exchange visit programme under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Singapore in the field of Information and Broadcasting.
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