Sabah prolongs curfew due to Sayyaf threats

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Sabah has extended its dusk-to-dawn curfew due threats posed by the pro-Islamic State’s Abu Sayyaf group and criminal gangs victimizing Malaysian and foreign nationals.

Sabah imposes longer curfew due to Sayyaf threats

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Despite continued military operations against the Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao, Malaysia said the threats of attacks and ransom kidnapping from the terrorist group remain a serious threat forcing it to impose longer curfew hours.