KUALA PERLIS: Trawler boat owners are believed to be paying RM400 to RM500 monthly as protection money to heavily-armed pirates to ensure their safety in the Straits of Malacca.
The pirates, believed to have links with Indonesia's Free Acheh Movement, even had the audacity to give their bank account numbers in Indonesia for the victims to deposit the sum.
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