Curfew along Sabah's east coast extended


File pic of marine police patrolling the Semporna waters in July 2014

KOTA KINABALU: The dawn to dusk sea curfew in Sabah's east coast will be extended from Sunday untill Jan 12 amid continuing threats from cross-border kidnap for ransom groups linked to Abu Sayyaf.

Sabah Police Commisisoner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said that the 7pm to 5am curfew that will cover seven districts from Tawau to Beluran in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) was extended in view of the security situation and the well-being of the people in the area,

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