kidnapping happened in Sabah too many times, they have not just kidnapped Malaysians only, and they also kidnap foreign tourists. The places that the terrorists attacked are coastal areas and also frequented travel by the foreign travellers. The reason why the cross border kidnapping happened in Sabah due to the geography. This is because the state is nearby to Jolo Island, which is the east coast of Sabah and islands there are close to the Sulu Archipelago in the Southern Philippines and the main source
independence on August 31, 1957 after more than 400 years of colonization by various foreign powers. The Federation of Malaya gained independence on 31 August 1957. After independence, Tunku Abdul Rahman had proposed to the British Government to Brunei, Sabah, and Sarawak merged with the Federation of Malaya became Malaysia. Nevertheless, the British government refused the proposal as Singapore aside. However, to form a federation of Malaysia has elicited various reactions as well as the challenges of
Sabah has been the recipient of countless migrants for centuries. The most recent of these are largely Indonesians and Filipinos who come for economic reasons. The current economic turmoil has affected the capacity of the state to provide employment to both local and foreign workers. The Sabah experience suggests that a more systematic approach is needed to regulate the flow of migrant labor in the region. But for this to succeed, the support and cooperation of all the relevant parties would be essential
1. Manila Bus Hostage Crisis This hostage crisis happened on August 23, 2010 at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park in Manila where former Philippine National Police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza which he was dismissed of being police officer due to some cases in relation to drugs in 2008 which the Ombudsman found the said police officer and four others guilty due to misconduct and ordered dismissal from the service and his benefits especially if he will retired from the office, it will be forfeited
of the Philippines, advocated the filing of the claim. The official filing of the claim took place on June 22, 1962. The claims are of sovereignty, jurisdiction, and proprietary ownership to North Borneo. Philippines being successor-in- interest of the Sultan of Sulu derived its legal and historical rights in North Borneo. In the early part of the 1960’s it became an imperative for the Philippines, aside from the strong historical and legal rights that North Borneo is important to Philippine territory
Logistic: Malaysia is located in the Southeast Asia bounded by north Thailand, south Indonesia, east Philippines and Brunei. It is shares water boundaries with Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It has strategic location along Strait of Malacca and Southern South China Sea which make Malaysia one of the major sea routes connecting the Far East to Asia, Europe and Middle East. It is one of the four largest states in the United States (Malaysia, n.d). This means that AlZayani Company will have
ways i.e. Indonesia versus Malaysia and Singapore (Konfrontasi activities), Malaysia versus Singapore (Separation away from Malaysia), Philippines versus Malaysia (Dispute of Sabah), Thailand versus Myanmar/Burma (Border Disputes). In the midst of the messy situation, ASEAN was formed by then foreign ministers of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines on 8 August 1967 to act as the go-between for all Southeast Asian countries, with the motto” One Vision, One Identity, One Community”
workers as of now originate from more than 12 nations in Asia, with a large number of them originating from Indonesia. Other real source nations are incorporated of workers from Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Philippines (Jr. 1). In 1990 there were around 380,000 immigrant workers in Malaysia as Labour Force Survey (LFS) information. The number expanded to around 2.1 million in 2010. Implying that 25% to 30% of the workforce comprise of immigrant labourers nowadays