Two South-east Asian military generals receive prestigious Singapore military awards
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President Halimah Yacob presented the Distinguished Service Order (Military) to General Chalermphon Srisawasdi at the Istana on Wednesday.
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SINGAPORE - Two South-east Asian military generals have been honoured for their contributions to building defence ties with the Republic.
General Chalermphon Srisawasdi, Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF), was awarded Singapore’s highest military distinction by President Halimah Yacob at the Istana on Wednesday.
He was conferred the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera), or Distinguished Service Order (Military), for his contributions to enhancing the close and longstanding defence relationship between the RTARF and the Singapore Armed Forces.
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said under his leadership, both armed forces forged closer ties and rapport through professional engagements and collaboration.
These include military exercises such as Exercise Kocha Singa and Exercise Cope Tiger, as well as collaboration in areas of maritime security and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through the Malacca Strait Patrol.
President Halimah also conferred the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera), or Meritorious Service Medal (Military), on General Dudung Abdurachman, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army, on Thursday. He received the award from Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen at a ceremony at Mindef.
The ministry said Gen Dudung was conferred the award for his contributions in strengthening bilateral defence ties between the Indonesian and Singapore armies, which expanded their professional interactions and relationships under his leadership.
General Dudung Abdurachman (left) received the award from Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen at a ceremony at Mindef.
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Visits, courses, exchanges and bilateral exercises such as Exercise Safkar Indopura and Exercise Chandrapura have “strengthened cooperation and deepened mutual understanding between both armies”, Mindef said.
As part of their visits to the Republic, both Gen Chalermphon and Gen Dudung inspected a guard of honour at Mindef.
Gen Chalermphon also called on Dr Ng and Chief of Defence Force Aaron Beng during his visit from Tuesday to Thursday.
Gen Dudung, who is in Singapore from Wednesday to Friday, called on Dr Ng, Vice-Admiral Beng and Chief of Army David Neo.
