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1906

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Secondment of Police officers & personnel from the Straits Settlement.

 

   

1909

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Insp. S.G Crummy was appointed as CPO.

 

   

1917

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Ch/Insp. G.C. Mc Afee took over as CPO.

 

   

1921

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Brunei Police Force Enactment was passed.

 

   

1923

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Police duties were expanded to cover fire services, prisons, immigration, registration of motor-vehicles, issuing of driving licences, and miscellaneous licences, registration of aliens etc.

 

   

1942-1945

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Brunei Police Force were placed under the Japanese Military Administration.

 

   

1950

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Police HQ was moved to Kuala Belait and the CPO was answerable to CP Sarawak.

 

   

1950

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CID was established.

 

   

1951

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Brunei Police Force established its own Training Centre at Seria.

 

   

1957

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Brunei Police band was set up and led by R.E.House.

 

   

1958

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Immigration Department was established.

 

   

1959

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Brunei Constitution required the Sultanate to have its own Commissioner of Police.

 

   

1960

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Land Transport Department was established.

 

   

1960

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Reserve Unit was established to replace Sarawak Field Force Platoon.

 

   

1962

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Brunei Police Force involved in defending the country against rebellion caused by the PRB.

 

   

1965

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28th Ruler of Brunei consented to present a Royal Brunei Standard to the Brunei Police Force.
     

1967

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Police Training Center was established at Jalan Aman, Berakas.

 

   

1971

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Celebrated Golden Jubilee.

 

   

1971

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2nd Royal Standard was bestowed by the 29th Ruler.

 

   

1974

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DYTM Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibol Himmah Wal-Waqar Pengiran Muda Haji Mohamed Bolkiah appointed as the Honorary Commissioner of Police.

 

   

1974

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Women Contigent was established.

 

   

1975

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HM Sultan consented to appoint YTM Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajjah Masnah as the "Commandant of Women Police" and YTM Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajjah Nor'ain as the "Deputy Commandant of Women Police".

 

   

1975

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First Bumiputera officer appointed as Commissioner of Police (YAM PSR Pg Hj Jaya).

 

   

1984

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Became member of INTERPOL and ASEANAPOL.

 

   

1992

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Participated in UNTAC mission in Cambodia.

 

   

1993

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Participated in COMSA mission in South Africa.

 

   

1993

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Special Branch was disbanded and three-fourth of the personnel were absorbed into the newly formed Internal Security Department.

 

   

1995

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RBPF reorganised its administrative structure.

 

   

1996

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RBPF celebrated its Diamond Jubilee.

 

   

1997

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Created additional Police District known as Jerudong Police District and upgraded its Traffic Division into Traffic Department.

   
 


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