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Gunmen attack resort on Borneo
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» A policeman was killed and a second kidnapped after heavily armed gunmen opened fire at a Malaysian diving resort off Borneo island, a fresh escalation of violence in the tourist hotspot, a security official said Sunday.
Chinese fish farmer freed after Malaysia kidnapping
AFP, Published on 10/07/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Chinese fish farm manager who was kidnapped in May has been released amid a spate of abductions in Malaysia by gunmen based in the southern Philippines, police said Thursday.
Chinese worker kidnapped in Malaysia's Borneo island
AFP, Published on 06/05/2014
» A Chinese national has been seized in Malaysia's Borneo island by Filipino gunmen, a security official said Tuesday in the wake of tension between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing over missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Malaysia kidnappers telephone Chinese victim's family
AFP, Published on 06/04/2014
» Kidnappers holding a Chinese tourist who was abducted from a resort on Malaysia's Borneo island have made a phone call to her family in China, a senior security official said Sunday.
Philippine troops hunt militants behind Malaysia abductions
AFP, Published on 04/04/2014
» Philippine soldiers have been deployed to a remote southern island where suspected Islamic militants are believed to have taken two female hostages seized from a resort in neighbouring Malaysia, the military said Friday.
China presses KL to rescue tourist
AFP, Published on 03/04/2014
» China pressed Malaysia on Thursday to rescue a Chinese tourist who was abducted along with a Filipina from a diving resort by gunmen, further straining relations already tested by the crisis over missing flight MH370.
Gunmen abduct Chinese tourist from Borneo resort: report
AFP, Published on 03/04/2014
» Gunmen have abducted a Chinese tourist and a Filipino worker from a dive resort on Malaysia's Borneo island, a report said Thursday, at a time of heightened tensions between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing over missing Flight MH370.
Thieves make off with giant mango
AFP, Published on 24/02/2014
» Thieves armed with heavy machinery and cranes made a daring midnight heist in northern Australia, stealing a 10-metre, seven-tonne mango monument, officials said Monday.
Myanmar asked to protect tourists
Published on 13/06/2013
» Thailand has asked the Myanmar government to protect Thai tourists who visit the country after the abduction of five Thais in May.
Rio rape revives fears about World Cup
AFP, Published on 03/04/2013
» The brutal gang-rape of a US student on a Rio bus has revived concern about safety in Brazil ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, despite an overall drop in violence.