page_title: Elite Forces of Malaysia
section_title: Senoi Praaq
hierarchical_section_title: Elite Forces of Malaysia / Royal Malaysia Police / Senoi Praaq
caption_attribution_description: English: An elite light infantry unit, Senoi Praaq of General Operations Force on parade in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur dedicated to the 56th National Day Parade of Malaysia. The unit has a large role as a tracker and has a lot of dutiful during the operations against the communist insurgencies and the confrontation.Bahasa Melayu: Unit elit infantri ringan, Senoi Praaq Pasukan Gerakan Am ketika Perbarisan Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia ke-56 di Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. Unit ini berperanan besar sebagai penjejak dan telah banyak berbakti semasa operasi melawan insurgensi komunis dan konfrantasi.Deutsch: Eine Elite leichte Infanterie-Einheit, Senoi Praaq von General Operationen Force on Parade in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur nach der 56. National Day Parade von Malaysia gewidmet. Das Gerät verfügt über eine große Rolle als Verfolger und hat eine Menge pflichtbewusst während der Operationen gegen die kommunistischen Aufstände und der Konfrontation.
context_page_description: The Elite Forces include both a specially trained unit and a small percentage of personnel from a specific Malaysian military branch, law enforcement or government agency. In Malaysia, the term 'Elite Forces' is widely used by uniformed services for special forces, special operations forces and specially trained units. Regular personnel must undertake specialized training to be able to join the units of the 'Elite Forces'. These 'Elite Forces' are denoted by different beret colours, shoulder tabs, unit patches, skill badges and uniforms.
context_section_description: Senoi Praaq is Semai Language for War People. The Malay spelling is Senoi Praak. It is a paramilitary police unit that only recruits its member from Orang Asli. The Senoi Praaq is attached to the RMP paramilitary force—the General Operations Force (GOF). The role of the Senoi Praaq is like that of conventional GOF battalions, however, as jungle experts, they are also tasked with the Special Tracker role. Established in 1956 during the British Military Administration in Malaya, the Senoi Praaq was initially a commando unit trained by the Malayan Scouts (precursor of the British Army's 22 SAS) to assist them as an auxiliary force during the Malayan Emergency. After the Malayan Emergency ended, the unit was demoted from commando status to specialised paramilitary in the Department of Aboriginals (now known as Department of Orang Asli Development). In 1968, the Senoi Praaq was attached under RMP GOF and made into the GOF's 3rd Battalion. While no longer a Special Air Service Auxiliary Force, its members still carry out their traditions by wearing the maroon beret (the then colour of the SAS beret before it is changed to its current sand colour) bestowed on them by the Malayan Scouts after finishing their commando training.
caption: The Senoi Praaq of General Operations Force during the 56th National Day of Malaysia parade.
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