Royal Intelligence Corps () is a Malaysian intelligence agency specialising in

intelligence Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. It can be described as t ...

gathering, intelligence analysis,

psychological warfare Psychological warfare (PSYWAR), or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PsyOp), has been known by many other names or terms, including Military Information Support Operations ( MISO), Psy Ops, political warfare, "Hearts and Mi ...

(i.e., psy-ops),

surveillance Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing, or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as ...

espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering, as a subfield of the intelligence field, is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information ( intelligence). A person who commits espionage on a mission-specific contract is called an ...

reconnaissance In military operations, military reconnaissance () or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations. In military jargon, reconnai ...

and

counter-intelligence Counterintelligence (counter-intelligence) or counterespionage (counter-espionage) is any activity aimed at protecting an agency's intelligence program from an opposition's intelligence service. It includes gathering information and conducting ac ...

operations. It also manages the

propaganda Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded l ...

and counter-propaganda effort of the

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History

Royal Intelligence Corps was formed on 7 November 1969. However, its roots can be traced back to 1953, when Private Hashim Rauf was attached to HQ 355 Field Security Section (FSS) Intelligence Corps (lowed by the attachment in 1955 of other officers and non commissioned officers for the

Royal Malay Regiment The Royal Malay Regiment (; Jawi: ) is the premier unit of the Malaysian Army's two infantry regiments. At its largest, the Malay Regiment comprised 27 battalions. At present, three battalions are parachute trained and form part of the Malaysia ...

, the Royal Reconnaissance Regiment and Royal Engineers Regiment to the 355 Field Security Section. With the independence of Malaya, Malayan members of the

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Army were transferred back from 355 Field Security Section to form the

Field Security Section (FSSS) and combined with the

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(FMP), Provost Section and the Special Investigation Section under the Royal Military Police Corps. In 1959, due to the differing roles of the Royal Military Police Corps and the Intelligence Units, the Federation Field Security Section was reconfigured and placed under the

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(MGSC-Int.). In 1963, when Malaysia was facing the dual threat of the Insurgency by the

Malayan Communist Party The Malayan Communist Party (MCP), officially the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), was a Marxist–Leninist and anti-imperialist communist party which was active in British Malaya and later, the modern states of Malaysia and Singapore f ...

the

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with Indonesia, the unit was enlarged and became the Ministry of Defence Intelligence Unit under the Joint Intelligence Directorate at the

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. Intelligence Corps was formally formed on 7 November 1969 by then Malaysia Armed Forces Chief Jeneral

Tunku Osman Tunku Mohammad Jewa Tunku Osman bin Tunku Mohd Jewa (24 November 1919 – 19 April 1994) was the first Malaysian Armed Forces Chief of Staff. He was a nephew of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Prime Minister as well as a cousin of A ...

. On 7 June 1997, Intelligence Corps was formally bestowed the "Royal" title and became known as Royal Intelligence Corps ().

Valour

The Royal Intelligence Corps has churned out warriors and heroes who stood firm to the discipline, commitment and dedication to duty and orders given by their superiors. A gallant member of the Combat Intelligence Special Force () was awarded the highest bravery medal of Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (S.P.). He is Allahyarham Lance Corporal Saimon bin Tarikat who was decorated with the medal after a fierce armed encounter with the communist terrorists (CTs) which took his life in Kampung Pelong Titi, Kuala Kelawang, Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan on January 26, 1983. A handful of officers and men of Royal Intelligence Corps was also awarded with the second-highest gallantry medal of Panglima Gagah Berani (PGB), notably Major Samaon Ahmad, Major Dato' Salehuddin Abdul Muttalib, Warrant Officer 1 Mohamad Baharom, Warrant Officer 2 Jamaluddin Suriani and Corporal Nyopis a/k Nyoeat. Several officers and men were also mentioned in despatches or bestowed with Mentioned-in-Despatches ( or K.P.K.).

Organisation

Known units under the Royal Intelligence Corps include the following. * 165th Army Intelligence Battalion () * 166th Army Intelligence Battalion () * 91st Intelligence Operations Group (91 GOP) () * 92nd Army's Special Branch Battalion () * 93rd Electronic Warfare Signals Regiment ()

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History

Valour

Organisation

See also

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