Royal Malay Regiment
（重定向自RAMD）
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![Men of the Malay Regiment, recruited from local native volunteers, at bayonet practice on Singapore Island, October 1941](/Images/godic/202502/06/Malay_Regiment_at_bayonet_practice0019.jpg")
![Operators of the Malay Regiment during a jungle patrol in the Temenggor area of northern Malaya., c.1953](/Images/godic/202502/06/Malay_Regiment_force0019.jpg")
![The Memorial in Kalabakan, Sabah commemorates the seven Royal Malay Regiment soldiers and their commander who were killed on 29 December 1963 when intruders from Indonesia attacked their camp.](/Images/godic/202502/06/Kalabakan_Sabah_KonfrontasiMemorial-030019.jpg")
The Royal Malay Regiment (Malay:Rejimen Askar Melayu DiRaja; Jawi: ريجيمن عسكر ملايو دراج) is the premier unit of the Malaysian Army's two infantry regiments. At its largest, the Malay Regiment comprised 27 battalions. At present, two battalions are parachute trained and form part of the Malaysian Army Rapid Deployment Force. Another battalion has been converted into a mechanised infantry battalion while the remaining battalions are standard light infantry. The 1st Battalion Royal Malay Regiment acts as the ceremonial battalion for the High King of Malaysia, and is usually accompanied by the Central Band of the Royal Malay Regiment. As its name suggests, the regiment only recruits ethnic Malays.