History
At the end of world War II, Malaya was in a precarious situation. The civil police was in tatters and the 2 battalions of the Malay Regiment has been disbanded by the Japanese when Singapore fell in 1942 and not to be reformed until 1948.
When British sent Forces to Malaya at the end of World War II, Military Police units of the Indian Army played a major role in assisting the civil authorities enforcing peace and order in Malaya.
On 4 December 1950, during the early years of the Malayan Emergency, 9 Malay Regiment soldiers were chosen to form Malay Regiment Military Police Section and perform Provost duties within the regiment. They were stationed at Kem Segenting at Port Dickson.
On 12 November 1953, the Malay Regiment Military Police (enlarged from the previously one section strength) was transferred to the British Royal Military Police administration and transferred to Taiping, Perak, and the Military Police Company was formed, under the command of Captain Thomas Michael Dillon-White. Apart from performing provost duties, the Military Police Company assisted civil authorities in keeping public order.
The Military Police Company moved to Kuala Lumpur on 29 March 1957 and underwent a name change to the Federation Military Police. And in July 1957, the company was moved to Kem Imphal in Kuala Lumpur.
With the formation of Malaysia, the unit was called the Malaysian Military Police Corps. The Corps was bestowed the title "DiRaja" on 7 June 1997, by Tuanku Jaafar Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, hence the Corps is known as Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja.
Read more about this topic: Kor Polis Tentera Di Raja (Malaysia)
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