KOTA KINABALU: A ransom of US$300,000 (RM1mil) is believed to have been paid to secure the release of Taiwanese hostage Evelyn Chang An-wei held by Abu Sayaff gunmen in the notorious southern Philippines
island of Jolo.
Though officials in Philippines and Taiwan have maintained that the 58-year-old An-wei, who was snatched by Filipino gunmen from Pom Pom island in Semporna on Nov 15, was rescued, the ransom amount was
widely speculated in the Taiwanese media.
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