The Rejimen Sempadan (English: Border Regiment)[2] of the Malaysian Army was formed with the conversion of the 300-series Regular Force Reserve (Simpanan Angkatan Tetap) of the Rejimen Askar Wataniah (Territorial Army) into the 3rd regiment of the Infantry Corps. Its current strength of 11 infantry battalions[3] being tasked with guarding the national border against all type of incursion, infiltration, smuggling and criminal activities. Currently, it is responsible for the northern border of Peninsular Malaysia with Thailand as well as the border of East Malaysia with Indonesia.

Border Regiment
Rejimen Sempadan
Active12 January 2008 - present
Country Malaysia
Branch Malaysian Army
TypeLine Infantry
RoleBorder Security and Enforcement Infantry
Size11 battalions[1]
Part of Malaysian Armed Forces
Motto(s)Setia Waspada (Loyal and Alert)
Anniversaries12 January

All Border Battalions are subordinated into a Border Brigade with a 30 Brigade HQ reporting to 2 Division HQ and 31st Brigade reporting to 1 Division HQ.[4][5]

Battalions

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The RS has a total of 6 battalions, all of which are standard infantry battalions:

Formation Headquarters/Locations:
30th Brigade HQ Bukit Keteri Camp, Kangar, Perlis
1st RS Battalion Batu Sebelas Camp, Tanah Merah, Kelantan
2nd RS Battalion Batu Melintang Camp, Jeli, Kelantan
3rd RS Battalion Pengkalan Hulu Camp, Perak
4th RS Battalion Grik Camp, Grik, Perak
5th RS Battalion Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah
11th RS Battalion Bera Camp, Pahang

References

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  1. ^ aanuarzulkifli. "Lima lagi Rejimen Sempadan diwujud di Sabah, Sarawak - Mahkamah". Utusan Online. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Army Official Website". army.mod.gov.my. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. ^ aanuarzulkifli. "Lima lagi Rejimen Sempadan diwujud di Sabah, Sarawak - Mahkamah". Utusan Online. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. ^ editorJY (18 July 2018). "Keselamatan sempadan negeri diperkukuhkan dengan penubuhan briged sempadan". DayakDaily. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Rejimen Sempadan". virtualfriends.net. Retrieved 8 October 2019.