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  2. Malayan campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the Malay Operation (馬来作戦, Maree Sakusen), was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War. It was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units and the Imperial Japanese ...

  3. University of Malaya Medical Centre - Wikipedia

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    The University of Malaya Medical Centre ( UMMC) ( Malay: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya, abbr: PPUM ), [1] formerly known as University Hospital, is a government-funded teaching hospital and medical instructions located in Pantai Dalam, southwest corner of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was established by Statute in September 1962 and is part of ...

  4. Battle of Jitra - Wikipedia

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    27 killed. 83 wounded [1] The Battle of Jitra was fought between the invading Japanese and Allied forces during the Malayan Campaign of the Second World War, from 11–13 December 1941. The British defeat compelled Arthur Percival to order all Allied aircraft stationed in Malaya to withdraw to Singapore.

  5. Battle of Penang - Wikipedia

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    135 killed. 157 wounded. 1 protected cruiser sunk. 1 destroyer sunk. None. The Battle of Penang ( Russian: Бой у Пенанга; French: Combat de Penang; German: Schlacht von Penang) was a surprise naval engagement by the Imperial German Navy 's East Asia Squadron during the First World War that took place on 28 October 1914.

  6. List of wars involving Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Victory. Captured pirates prosecuted and sentenced under the laws of the country that captured them. [17] Piracy in Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean came under control following the increase of security and maritime surveillance. [18] Lahad Datu standoff. (2013) Malaysia.

  7. Military history of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Britain strengthened its Naval Force in Southeast Asia by forming a unit called the "Malay Section of The Royal Navy" to protect the security of Singapore and Malaya. This unit which consisted of 400 men underwent training at a training camp called HMMS Pelandok, a British naval base in Singapore.

  8. Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation or Borneo confrontation (simply known as Konfrontasi in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore) was an armed conflict from 1963 to 1966 that stemmed from Indonesia 's opposition to the creation of the state of Malaysia from the Federation of Malaya. After Indonesian president Sukarno was deposed in ...

  9. Malayan Emergency - Wikipedia

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    The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War [1] (1948–1960), was a guerrilla war fought in British Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces of the Federation of Malaya, British Empire and Commonwealth.