Life as usual for 5,000 villagers amid armed standoff


CENDERAWASIH: It was life as usual for some 5,000 people in this Felda plantation town, even as armed men took over a nearby village.

The presence of police and soldiers at entry points to the town has in fact lent a sense of security to the people who have been hearing tales of gunmen landing in the east coast of Sabah over the last few days.

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