Visiting Malaysia without a visa
By Good old joe •
Malaysian fighter jets launched air strikes on a defiant group of Filipino intruders Tuesday as security forces sought to end a three-week incursion that has already killed 27 people.
"The longer this incursion lasts, it is clear to the authorities that the visitors do not intend to leave Sabah," Najib said, adding that negotiations had gone nowhere.
"The government must take action to safeguard the dignity and sovereignty of the country as required by the people."
The visitors have been holed up in the village of Tanduo since they landed by boat on February 12 from nearby Philippine islands in a bizarre incursion that has exposed Malaysian security lapses.
Why Malaysia is still paying lease to the sultanate if they are claiming Sabah as their own?
good point there lailuen :) malaysia can now have sulu, tawi tawi, basilan and all the problems that come with the package.
the people of the areas, specifically the tausug people, in the philippines that were previously part of the ancient sultanate of sulu have been freely traveling to sabah and the nearby areas of malaysia by sea for ages, even in recent times, without passports and other documents. those who belong to this ethnic group have populations in both sulu and sabah.
sabah was a legitimate part of the sultanate of sulu until the brits messed it up when they were setting up shop in south east asia. even previous presidents in philippine history have been trying to reclaim it but were very careful about it because of the close diplomatic relations with malaysia, among other things.
the current philippine president's father, then a congressman and now hailed a hero, had to open his loud mouth and tactlessly publicized some ugly things about certain military operations to reclaim sabah decades ago and messed up the whole thing (this eventually led to the rise of filipino muslim discontent and created the separatist movements). which is probably what his son is also doing now.
we were taught that sabah should belong to us historically, but of course it was never thought realistic. the claim of the sultan may be futile but he has every right to do so. unfortunately it's at the cost of many lives.
Filipino's has 30 days to stay in Malaysia without a visa and to other South East Asian countries. They've been battling the rights on Sabah for decades as well as Spratly Island. Too bad violence and political misunderstandings happen for quite a while now. :(
is firing from other people's shoulders ..
why not ask the Sulu Sultanate to leave Phillipines & join Malaysia, since Philipines do not recognized their kingdom
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Perhaps they got a visa on arrival. Well they have a equal right to that land just like the malaysians do