Semporna resort kidnap: Act could be attempt to strain ties with China, says PM


PERTH: Malaysia is not ruling out the possibility that the latest abductions at a resort off Semporna, Sabah, are a deliberate act to sour the country's relations with China.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pic) said the fact that one of those kidnapped was a Chinese national could further strain the already tense situation, following the MH370 tragedy.

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