United Malays National Organisation
The Philippines and Indonesia strenuously objected to this development, with Indonesia claiming Malaysia represented a form of neocolonialism and the Philippines claiming Sabah as its territory. The United Nations sent a commission to the region which approved the merger after having delayed the date of Malaysia's formation to investigate. Despite further protests from the Indonesian President, Sukarno, the formation of Malaysia was proclaimed on 16 September 1963. Indonesia then declared a "confrontation" with Malaysia, sending commandos to perform guerilla attacks in East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak). The confrontation was ended when a military coup replaced Sukarno with Suharto. The Philippines, which had withdrawn diplomatic recognition from Malaysia, also recognised Malaysia around the same time.
Elite Forces of Malaysia
As a new nation, Federation of Malaya is heavily relied to the Commonwealth of Nations for military assistance. The Malayan Emergency is reaching its end and Malayan Armed Forces begin to expand its strength. In 1963, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore join the federation, thus Malaysia was formed. This unity displeased Sukarno, the first President of Indonesia and also pro-communist, and he accused Malaysia is a new form of colonisation by the British. Sukarno launch a military campaign towards Malaysia and the Commonwealth nations quickly offers military assistance to Malaysia. The confrontation by the Indonesia lasts from January 1962 to August 1966. From here, the Malaysian government realised the needs of specially trained elite forces in the military arsenals. Malaysian Special Service Unit (MSSU; now known as "Grup Gerak Khas" – GGK) was established during the confrontation. After the confrontation, second emergency occurs, thus more elite units was established to meet the demands.