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Colonel (retd) , (Service number: 12171), the then Company Commander for the 6th Battalion, Malaysian Ranger Regiment, was directed to carry out Operation Badak in the Pelam Estate area, in Klian Intan, Perak. At that time, he held the rank of "Mejar" ('Major'). This operation was in response to intelligence that a group of enemy had infiltrated into the area via the Thai – Malaysian border.