page_title: General Operations Force
section_title: Senoi Praaq
hierarchical_section_title: General Operations Force / Organisations / Senoi Praaq
caption_attribution_description: Local guards from the Senoi tribe at Fort Kemar, one of a chain of posts in the heart of the central mountain range of Malaya. These forts protected the local population from raids by communist guerillas and also provided forward bases for British operations.
context_page_description: The General Operations Force is the light infantry arm of the Royal Malaysia Police. The General Operations Force was established in 1948 during the Malayan Emergency by the British Administration when Malaya was a colony. The police service was mobilised to the field role, primarily to engaging Communist guerrillas during the emerging Insurgency. When Malaysia was formed in 1963, this law enforcement unit was then known as the Police Field Force. The title was adopted when it dropped the previous handle widely referred to as the Jungle Squad.
context_section_description: The Senoi Praaq means War People in the language of the Semai Indigenous people of Peninsula Malaysia. The formation was moved to the Police Field Force in 1968 and increased to two battalions. The Senoi Praaq were established in 1957 employed with tracking and security roles, apart from performing the main function of contact to the aborigines peoples. Manned by the aborigines of Peninsular Malaysia that were skilled for their jungle tracking, it was successful in engaging the communist terrorists during the Malayan Emergency. The Senoi Praaq can be distinguished from other mainline GOF Battalions by the use of the distinctive maroon beret and red hackle.
caption: Members of the Senoi Praaq in 1953
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