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Philippine troops rescue Indonesian hostage in southern Philippines
MANILA: Philippine troops have rescued an Indonesian fisherman held hostage since September 2019 by the Abu Sayyaf fighters in the southern Philippine Sulu province, said the country’s military yesterday . According to Xinhua news agency, the military said the Indonesian
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Esszone curfew extended to December 7
KOTA KINABALU: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone), scheduled to end tomorrow, will be extended until December 7. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah, in a statement today, said the curfew
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Sabah police: Kidnapping incident an isolated case
LABUAN: The kidnapping incident in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) waters is still considered as isolated as it does not happen frequently, said Sabah police commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah. He said the government’s security and enforcement agencies had taken
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Kidnapping in Lahad Datu: Nine victims released
KOTA KINABALU: Nine out of the 10 fishermen kidnapped by militants believed to be linked to the Abu Sayyaf in Lahad Datu waters on Tuesday, have been released and are now under the care of the security forces in the
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Philippine security forces tracking down Malaysian hostages
MANILA: The Philippines security forces are closely monitoring its remote southernmost provinces of Tawi-Tawi and Sulu following reports that the 10 Malaysian fishermen kidnapped last Tuesday by suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen from waters off Sabah were taken to the bandits’
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Police: 10 sea gypsies feared kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf
KOTA KINABALU: Terror group Abu Sayyaf gunmen are believed to have abducted 10 sea gypsies near the Tawi Tawi chain of islands in southern Philippines. Sabah police said that the sea gypsies, on two fishing boats, were in Lahad Datu
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IGP: Abu Sayyaf still a threat
KUALA LUMPUR: The Abu Sayyaf militant group still poses a security risk despite the establishment of Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom), said Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador. He said attacks by the group can happen anytime. “As
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Abu Sayyaf’s former hostage to return to sea
KUALA LUMPUR: Still traumatised by his abduction by Abu Sayyaf in 2016, 48-year old Tayudin Anjut said that he has no choice but to go back to the sea to earn a living. “I have no choice but to try
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Sabah’s east coast curfew extended
KOTA KINABALU, March 11: The curfew in the waters of seven districts of the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) beginning tomorrow has been extended until March 27. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah said the curfew involved the waters in
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