Philippine coast guards detain 11 Chinese and Malaysians for entering waters illegally


KOTA KINABALU: Philippine coast guards detained 11 individuals, comprising eight Chinese nationals and three Malaysians, for entering their waters illegally from Sabah.

The eleven individuals, comprising nine men and two women, who had been vacationing in Semporna, on Sabah’s east coast, were reportedly fishing on two motorised speedboats in Malaysian waters when the incident occurred.

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