The Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal

In 2005 the Malaysian Government approached the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to seek approval to present their new medal, known as the Pingat Jasa Malaysia, to British veterans and others who served in operations in Malaya/Malaysia between August 1957 and August 1966.

This has now been approved and details are at:

This means you should qualify if you have the GSM 1962 Clasp Borneo for example. Full details are on the website link above as well as the forms and where to send them.

WARNING NOTICE - Pingat Jasa Medal (Malaya) - Those of you who were awarded this medal recently need to be aware that using Brasso or other abrasive cleaning materials will damage the medal. Instead you should use a special cloth like Goddard's silver cloth or similar. The alternative is to get them chrome plated.

UPDATED AUGUST 2007

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