KOTA BHARU: A team of the much vaunted Senoi Praaq, one of the finest jungle fighting forces since British Malaya, will be deployed to assist the operation of the existing General Operations Force (GOF) in guarding the Malaysia-Thailand border at Sungai Golok from Dec 1.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat stated that more than 90 members of the team from the GOF Senoi Praaq in Bidor and Pengkalan Hulu, Perak will be stationed along the border posts. The Senoi Praaq, with its formation rooted in the Malayan Emergency (1948-60), were British SAS-trained and today form part of the GOF, formerly the Police Field Force.

He further mentioned that the decision to assign members of this team at the national border had been approved by the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, to tighten border control. The Senoi Praaq, led by the Orang Asli community, are recognized for their unwavering duty and strict obedience to leadership directives.

The police chie
f highlighted that issues related to smuggling and corruption at the national border, particularly at the northern border, would be addressed. This announcement was made at the Kelantan police contingent headquarters.

Mohd Yusoff also announced a battalion exchange ceremony between GOF and Senoi Praaq, scheduled to begin on Dec 1, to take over the border assignment. He noted that the announcement barring Malaysians from using illegal crossings at the Sg Golok-Rantau Panjang route, effective Dec 1, is expected to reduce smuggling crimes by approximately 50 per cent at the national border.