Editing Sarawak (section)

== Security ==
=== Military ===
The first paramilitary armed forces in Sarawak, a regiment formed by the Brooke regime in 1862, were known as the [[Sarawak Rangers]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nicholas |first1=Taring |title=Imperialism in Southeast Asia |date=29 August 2003 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-134-57081-2 |page=319 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BqGBAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT319 |access-date=23 December 2015 |quote=Charles Brooke set up the Sarawak Rangers in 1862 as a paramilitary force for pacifying 'ulu' Dayaks.}}</ref> The regiment, renowned for its jungle tracking skills, served in the campaign to end the intertribal wars in Sarawak. It also engaged in guerrilla warfare against the Japanese, in the [[Malayan Emergency]] (in West Malaysia) and the [[Sarawak Communist Insurgency]] against the communists. Following the formation of Malaysia, the regiment was absorbed into the Malaysian military forces and is now known as the [[Royal Ranger Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Ranger Regiment (Malaysia) |url=http://discovermilitary.com/world-military/royal-ranger-regiment-malaysia/ |website=discovermilitary.com |access-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208045818/http://discovermilitary.com/world-military/royal-ranger-regiment-malaysia/ |archive-date=8 December 2012}}</ref>

In 1888, Sarawak, together with neighbouring [[North Borneo]], and Brunei, became [[British protectorates]], and the responsibility for foreign policy was handed over to the British in exchange for military protection.<ref name="Rough Guides">{{cite book |last1=Charles |first1=de Ledesma |last2=Mark |first2=Lewis |last3=Pauline |first3=Savage |title=Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei |date=2003 |publisher=[[Rough Guides]] |isbn=978-1-84353-094-7 |page=723 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hS0_GehsGPwC&pg=PA723 |access-date=2 November 2015 |quote=In 1888, the three states of Sarawak, Sabah, and Brunei were transformed into protectorates, a status which handed over the responsibility for their foreign policy to the British in exchange for military protection.}}</ref> Since the formation of Malaysia, the [[Government of Malaysia|Malaysian federal government]] has been solely responsible for foreign policy and military forces in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ninth schedule – Legislative lists |url=http://www.commonlii.org/my/legis/const/1957/24.html |publisher=Commonwealth Legal Information Institute |access-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915024439/http://www.commonlii.org/my/legis/const/1957/24.html |archive-date=15 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chin Huat |first1=Wong |title=Can Sarawak have an army? |url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2011/09/27/can-sarawak-have-an-army/ |access-date=22 December 2015 |work=Free Malaysia Today |date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222223229/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2011/09/27/can-sarawak-have-an-army/ |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

=== Territorial disputes ===
{{See also|Territorial disputes in the South China Sea}}
Several border disputes between Malaysia and its neighbouring countries concern Sarawak. Land and maritime disputes exist with Brunei.<ref>{{cite book |author=R. Haller-Trost |title=The Brunei-Malaysia Dispute Over Territorial and Maritime Claims in International Law |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZMJYOA6g_dYC&pg=PA20 |year=1994 |publisher=IBRU |isbn=978-1-897643-07-5 |pages=20–}}</ref> In 2009, Malaysian prime minister [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]] claimed that in a meeting with Sultan of Brunei, Brunei agreed to drop its claim over [[Limbang District|Limbang]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bt.com.bn/home_news/2009/03/17/brunei_drops_all_claims_to_limbang |title=Brunei drops all claims to Limbang |author=Ubaidillah Masli |newspaper=The Brunei Times |date=17 March 2009 |access-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712162447/http://www.bt.com.bn/home_news/2009/03/17/brunei_drops_all_claims_to_limbang |archive-date=12 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This was however denied by the second Foreign Minister of Brunei [[Lim Jock Seng]], stating the issue was never discussed during the meeting.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bt.com.bn/home_news/2009/03/18/limbang_issue_was_never_discussed_pehin_dato_lim |title=Limbang issue was never discussed: Pehin Dato Lim |author=Ubaidillah Masli |newspaper=The Brunei Times |date=18 March 2009 |access-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215192853/http://www.bt.com.bn/home_news/2009/03/18/limbang_issue_was_never_discussed_pehin_dato_lim |archive-date=15 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[James Shoal]] (Betting Serupai) and the [[Luconia Shoals]] (Betting Raja Jarum/Patinggi Ali), [[South China Sea islands|islands in]] the [[South China Sea]], fall within Sarawak's [[exclusive economic zone]], but concerns have been raised about Chinese incursions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/02/05/loss-of-james-shoal-could-wipe-out-states-eez/ |title=Loss of James Shoal could wipe out state's EEZ |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=5 February 2014 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/06/03/china-coast-guard-vessel-found-at-luconia-shoals/ |title=China Coast Guard vessel found at Luconia Shoals |author=Jenifer Laeng |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=3 June 2015 |access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/09/27/presence-of-china-coast-guard-ship-at-luconia-shoals-spooks-local-fishermen/ |title=Presence of China Coast Guard ship at Luconia Shoals spooks local fishermen |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=27 September 2015 |access-date=28 September 2015}}</ref> There are also several Sarawak–Kalimantan border issues with Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=103802 |title=Border disputes differ for Indonesia, M'sia |newspaper=[[Daily Express (Malaysia)|Daily Express]] |date=16 October 2015 |access-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216030658/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=103802 |archive-date=16 February 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>