Disertai oleh pegawai berpangkat Leftenan Kolonel dan Mejar setaraf dari kedua-dua angkatan tentera, forum ini memberi tumpuan kepada peranan pemimpin muda dalam memperluaskan hubungan diplomasi pertahanan, khususnya dalam menangani cabaran keselamatan bukan tradisional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dua topik utama telah dibentangkan dalam forum tersebut. Topik pertama, \u201cEnhancing Regional Cooperation in Natural Disaster Response\u201d, telah disampaikan oleh Commander Chodiwatt Thiranaitechatat dan Major Jidapa Arpornpattanapong dari RTARF, bersama Leftenan Komander Mohd Rashidi bin Azman TLDM dan Mejar Mohd Husni bin Mohd Tarmizi TUDM dari ATM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pembentangan ini menekankan keperluan kesepakatan serantau dalam menghadapi bencana alam, dengan mengambil contoh pelaksanaan latihan Joint Combined Exercise THAMAL, sistem amaran awal banjir, serta operasi bantuan kemanusiaan di Myanmar dan Filipina. Beberapa cadangan turut dikemukakan bagi meningkatkan kecekapan dan kesiapsiagaan bersama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Topik kedua, \u201cCountering Misinformation\u201d, telah dibentangkan oleh Lieutenant Colonel Panupong Nawaratpirom dan Major Tuptim Jarusreni dari RTARF, bersama Komander Mohd Khairul Jamal bin Hamad TLDM dan Leftenan Kolonel Khairul Ashmawi bin Abdul Latif dari ATM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perbincangan ini menyentuh pelbagai bentuk ancaman maklumat termasuk disinformation, malinformation, dan misinformation yang boleh menjejaskan kestabilan serantau. Antara cadangan yang diketengahkan ialah pembentukan naratif bersama ASEAN, perkongsian risikan, serta penglibatan komuniti dan belia dalam memperkukuh daya tahan maklumat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forum ini telah berjaya menonjolkan peranan penting pemimpin muda dalam menyokong kerjasama pertahanan jangka panjang antara ATM dan RTARF, selain memperteguhkan semangat serantau. Majlis diakhiri dengan pertukaran cenderahati dan sesi bergambar sebagai simbolik iltizam berterusan kedua-dua negara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turut hadir dalam acara ini ialah Asisten Ketua Staf Operasi dan Latihan Pertahanan, Mejar Jeneral Dato\u2019 Indera Zahari bin Mohd Ariffin; Asisten Ketua Staf Perkhidmatan Anggota, Mejar Jeneral Dato\u2019 Ts. Reizal Arif bin Tan Sri Ismail; Ketua Pengarah Cawangan Operasi Pertahanan, Brigedier Jeneral Mohd Rafi bin Muhammad; dan Atase Pertahanan Malaysia di Thailand, Brigedier Jeneral Samsul Rizal bin Musa, serta pegawai-pegawai kanan RTARF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Berita : BRKSP.
BANGKOK, 8 July 2025 \u2013 The Young Leaders Forum between the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) and the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) has successfully opened a new strategic avenue to strengthen regional defence diplomacy. Held at Naresuan Hall, RTARF Headquarters, the forum marked a key engagement during the official visit of Malaysia\u2019s Chief of Defence…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-relations"],"yoast_head":"\n
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