Rival claimants slam Kiram over Sabah violence
The descendants of the Sulu sultanate have condemned Sultan Jamalul Kiram III for instigating violence in Sabah.
The descendants of the Sulu sultanate have condemned Sultan Jamalul Kiram III for instigating violence in Sabah.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday said that he had been offered by the Philippine Daily Inquirer an opportunity to clear his name over the alleged connection to the armed intrusion in Lahad Datu, Sabah.
Malaysia on Monday sent hundreds of military troops to Sabah to help police neutralize armed followers of the sultan of Sulu who have killed eight police officers in the country’s bloodiest security crisis.
Teams of police are combing through a seaside settlement in Semporna to determine if any gunmen had escaped following an ambush three days ago that saw six policemen and six gunmen shot dead.
Farmers and oil palm smallholders are praying for a quick end to the standoff that is entering its second week between Malaysian security forces and an armed group from Sulu.
A fugitive wanted by Philippine police for cheating over 15,000 people is not in any way linked to a political family in Sabah.
A Malaysian man accused of cheating 15,000 people in a massive pyramid scheme in the Philippines has been jailed for two years by the Magistrate’s Court here.
