INQUIRER.net: Sulu ‘royal army’ demands to stay in Sabah

INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

Sulu 'royal army' demands to stay in Sabah Feb 15th 2013, 04:15 CENDERAWASIH, Lahad Datu, Sabah—The standoff continues between Malaysian authorities and an armed group of 100 Filipinos claiming to be members of the royal armed forces of the Sultanate of Sulu, authorities said.   The standoff with the armed men from Mindanao has sparked one of the biggest security scares in recent years in eastern Sabah state, which is less than an hour by speedboat from the southern Philippine provinces.   The armed group is forcing out villagers from Kampung Tanduao, demanding that they should not be expelled from Sabah, an area that the Philippines, on behalf of the heirs of the Sultanate of Sulu, has been trying to reclaim from Malaysia... Keep on reading: Sulu 'royal army' demands to stay in Sabah Media files: Malaysia-stand-off.jpg (image/jpeg)

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