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More to Jolo than just kidnapping

The world thinks that the Tausugs (Suluks) are barbarians. There are 500,000 Tausugs and the 1,000 who are with the Abu Sayyaf give them a bad name. HOW safe is Jolo?” I asked Dr Raden Ikbala, a 49-year-old Tausug, who leads an anti-kidnapping NGO in Jolo island, on the night before I flew to the Ph …

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More India visa centres to be opened

PETALING JAYA: Following many complaints over the Indian High Commission’s new ruling that required visa applicants to be present, seven more processing centres are set to be opened soon throughout Malaysia. They are located in Ipoh, Kuala Terengganu, Kuantan, Malacca and Klang as well as Kota Kinab …

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More underwater assets may be deployed in search

PETALING JAYA: The authorities are looking to deploy more underwater assets in the search and rescue operation after more than 40 days since Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 went missing. Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the Deployment of Assets Committee led by Dep …

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Four more sea turtles found killed

KOTA KINABALU: Four more endangered green sea turtles have been killed in Sabah’s east coast waters off Semporna. The turtles were seen floating between Bum Bum Island and Kulapuan Island by a Fisheries Department staff, who then posted it on his Facebook page but later removed it. The latest killin …

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