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Malaysia upholds death sentences for 9 Filipinos
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Monday upheld death sentences handed down to nine men from the Philippines in connection with a 2013 incursion into the Malaysian part of Borneo island by Philippine fighters seeking to stake an ancient claim.
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Nine Filipino militants may face death in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 25/07/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court has convicted three locals and 14 Filipinos of terror-related offences, some punishable by death, following an armed incursion that left scores dead and paralysed a remote corner of Borneo for weeks, a lawyer said Monday.
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Baptism by fire
Asia focus, Published on 24/03/2014
» Hishammuddin Hussein is no stranger to controversy in his home country. Ask any Malaysian about the “kris’’ or “cow’s head’’ incidents and you’re sure to hear more about his colourful political career and the struggles he has had to endure to be where he is today.
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Philippine 'sultan' who launched Sabah incursion dies
AFP, Published on 20/10/2013
» A self-proclaimed Philippine sultan whose followers launched a bloody incursion into the Malaysian state of Sabah earlier this year died of organ failure in a Manila hospital on Sunday, his wife said.
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Malaysia ends operation against Filipino invaders
AFP, Published on 29/06/2013
» Malaysian authorities Saturday announced that an operation to flush out armed Filipino militants from an eastern state was over, four months after the intruders landed on Borneo island sparking a security crisis.
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Malaysia frees 32 Filipinos held over incursion
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Malaysian police said they had released 32 armed Filipinos arrested earlier this week on suspicion of trying to join an incursion by Islamic militants in an eastern state, media reports said Friday.
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Philippines says 5,000 fled Sabah unrest
AFP, Published on 30/03/2013
» Almost 5,000 Filipinos have fled the Malaysian state of Sabah since security forces launched an offensive to root out Islamic invaders loyal to an obscure Philippine sultan, a government agency said.
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Leader of Malaysia incursion has fled, reports claim
AFP, Published on 16/03/2013
» The leader of a band of Filipino militants whose incursion in Malaysia has left scores dead has reportedly fled even as his own family insist he is still in the country.
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Malaysian soldier shot dead in Borneo clashes
AFP, Published on 12/03/2013
» Philippine armed intruders shot dead a Malaysian soldier Tuesday, the first military fatality since security forces launched an assault one week ago to crush the Islamist gunmen.
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Four killed in North Borneo standoff
dpa, Published on 12/03/2013
» Clashes between Malaysian forces and Filipino gunmen killed four in the eastern state of Sabah on Tuesday, as thousands of troops were hunting a group of armed followers of a Philippine sultan laying claim on the land.
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