History of The Royal Malaysian Police

History Of The Royal Malaysian Police

The history of Malaysian police traces their existence since the law of Malacca Sultanate in the 1400, then subsequently developed through the history of the nation through administration by the Portuguese, the Dutch, modernization by the British beginning in the early 1800s, and into the era of Malaysian independence.

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