KL on alert for kidnapping<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah
\nBadawi has ordered that intelligence gathering along the coastal
\nborders of Sabah and its surrounding islands be stepped up, a
\nnews report said Saturday.<\/p>\n
Abdullah, who was meeting members of the eastern state's
\ncabinet, said this would be done to prevent the recurrence of the
\nSipadan incident when a group of foreign tourists was abducted by
\nMoslem rebels from the Philippines, The New Straits Times daily
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The move follows reports that the Filipino gunmen, who
\nkidnapped 20 people from the Southern Philippine resort island of
\nPalawan last week, are hiding on islands not far from Malaysian
\nwaters.<\/p>\n
Sabah, which is only a few hours boat ride from southern
\nPhilippine islands, have always been plagued by petty crimes
\ncommitted by illegal immigrants from both the Philippines and
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
However, up until the kidnapping incident on Sipadan island in
\nApril last year, the petty crimes were kept in check by frequent
\nraids and deportation.<\/p>\n
\"Our security forces had been on alert since the two
\nkidnapping incidents in our own territory last year,\" Abdullah
\nsaid.<\/p>",
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