Order of battle during Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation of Confrontation usually in their transport role for troops, helicopters and army aircraft between Singapore and Borneo. A indication of relative effort is 'infantry battalion months' for the last 12 months of the war in Sarawak and Sabah. Of the 144 such months 36 were Malaysian, 48 Gurkha, 52 British, 4 Australian and 4 New Zealand. Order of battle during Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation This is an order of battle listing the British and Commonwealth forces involved in the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation (1962–66). The following units served in North Borneo, Sarawak or Brunei between 24 December 1962 and 11 August 1966, the eligible
Brunei–Malaysia border World War II, joined Malaysia on 16 September 1963. Brunei remained a British Protectorate until 1984 when it gained independence. Brunei and Malaysia have had long standing disputes over land and maritime territories. However, due to the cultural ties between the two countries, the disputes have always been low-key and deemed too sensitive to be discussed openly. The main land dispute was over the district of Limbang which has been controlled by Sarawak since 1890, while the dispute over maritime territory involved virtually the entire deep sea section of the South China Sea claimed by Brunei which Malaysia asserted as