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Filipino doctor rescued after being kidnapped by gunmen
MANILA (Xinhua): Philippine security forces have rescued a Filipino doctor who was abducted by several gunmen of the extremist group Abu Sayyaf in remote Sulu province in the southern Philippines last month, a military general said on Wednesday (March 25).
Doctor kidnapped in southern Philippines
MANILA: Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen have abducted a Filipino doctor in the remote Jolo town in Sulu Province in the southern Philippines, the military said.
Three soldiers killed in army camp shooting in southern Philippines
MANILA: Three soldiers, including two army officers, were killed in a shooting inside a military camp in Patikul town, Sulu province, in the southern Philippines late on Friday night, an army spokesman said on Saturday (Feb 1).
Focus on the majority in combating threats
From R. PANEIR SELVAM, Institute of Crime and Criminology, HELP University, Kuala Lumpur.
40 kidnapping cases thwarted in Sabah since 2018
LAHAD DATU: The security forces have thwarted 40 kidnapping attempts in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) since 2018, says Deputy Comm Datuk Hazani Ghazali.
MAF: Kidnapping of fishermen a security threat
KUALA LUMPUR: The kidnapping of five Indonesian fishermen off Tambisan waters in Sabah is viewed as a serious security threat to the nation by the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF).
Armed Forces views recent kidnappings in Sabah waters very seriously
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) view the recent kidnapping of five Indonesians within Sabah waters very seriously.
Batam tightens border control after fisherman abduction
JAKARTA: The Batam Immigration Office in the Riau Islands on Tuesday (Jan 21) has tightened its control on the border between Indonesia and Malaysia following the abduction of Indonesian fishermen by the notorious Abu Sayyaf militant group in the waters off Sabah.
Indonesia calls out Malaysia for 'ineffective' security following fresh kidnappings
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The government has lambasted the "ineffective coordination" of Malaysian authorities following the abduction of five Indonesian fishermen last week in waters off Sabah, the latest incident to underscore the lack of security in the tri-border area between Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Abu Sayyaf militant gunned down
KOTA KINABALU: Philippine security forces gunned down an Abu Sayyaf militant believed to be involved in the kidnapping of five Indonesian fishermen off Lahad Datu last week.