Sultan of Sulu

Filipino gunmen injure two Malaysian policemen

10 Mar 2013

Malaysian police said on Sunday two officers were injured in shootouts with Filipino gunmen as they try to end a month-long incursion in remote Sabah state that has already left 61 people dead.

2:53PM

Over 50 arrests in strife-hit Malaysian state

8 Mar 2013

Malaysian police said on Friday they have arrested more than 50 people in a remote state since the start of a nearly month-long incursion by Filipino Islamists.

1:43AM

Malaysia rejects ceasefire, kills 32 Filipino militants

8 Mar 2013

Malaysia said clashes between intruding Filipino militants and its security forces had left 60 people dead as of yesterday, as it rejected a ceasefire offer from the fighters' leader.

2:53AM

Malaysia incursion toll rises to 60 after new clashes

7 Mar 2013

Malaysia said clashes between intruding Filipino militants and its security forces had left 60 people dead as of late on Thursday, as it rejected a ceasefire offer from the fighters’ leader.

9:08PM

Philippine ‘sultan’ calls for ceasefire with Malaysia

7 Mar 2013

A self-proclaimed Philippine sultan whose followers launched a deadly incursion into Malaysia last month called on Thursday for a ceasefire, following a major offensive by Malaysian troops.

1:49PM

Malaysia intensifies hunt for Filipino invaders

7 Mar 2013

Malaysia's police chief said followers of a self-styled Muslim sultan had scattered after an air and ground attack on Tuesday on their stronghold in eastern Sabah state, aimed at ending Malaysia's...

2:42AM

Opinion

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4:45AM

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5:26AM

Malaysia hunts missing invaders as more 'sultan of Sulu' fighters join

Malaysian forces searched house-to-house on Wednesday after armed Filipino invaders apparently escaped a military assault, as a Philippine guerrilla warned more fighters had arrived.

11:51AM

Sultan of Sulu loyalists escape Malaysia military assault, group says

The national police chief also raised doubts about the success of the air and ground attack, saying "mopping up" operations had yet to find any bodies. That suggested at least some of the...

4:03AM

Malaysian troops sent to Borneo after police slain

Malaysia sent hundreds of soldiers to a Borneo state on Monday to help neutralise armed Filipino intruders who have killed eight police officers in the country’s bloodiest security emergency in...

3:30PM

MALAYSIA

Seven killed in fresh clashes in Malaysian Borneo

Five Malaysian policemen and two gunmen died in a fresh clash on Borneo as fears mounted that violence linked to a deadly standoff with Filipino intruders had spread to other areas, police said on...

4:17PM

MALAYSIA

Malaysia threatens to take 'drastic action' against sultan's followers

Twelve followers of the little-known sultan of Sulu and two Malaysian security personnel were killed in Friday's firefight, police said, as the more than two-week-old siege in a remote corner of...

5:42AM

SOVEREIGNTY

Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III continues to fight for Sabah

When the Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels signed a framework peace agreement at the Philippine presidential palace last October, 75-year-old Jamalul Kiram III was invited to represent the...

4:18PM