Traditions
The unit was bestowed the Red beret by the British, which is worn with pride by the unit to this day. During the restructuring of the Police Field Force in 1997, the Senoi Praaq was made part of the Police General Operations Forces and made to wear the blue beret but this was rescinded and the right to wear the red beret was restored in 2003
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