KOTA KINABALU: Malaysian hostages Thien Nyuk Fun and Bernard Then Ted Fun are being closely watched by dozens of gunmen in a mountainous region on Jolo island in the southern Philippines.
Local anti kidnapping activist Prof Octavio Dinampo said gunmen from three groups were guarding the 50-year-old Thien and Bernard, 39, who were abducted from the Ocean King seafood restaurant on May 14.
