The Price for Peace

On 1st April 2016, a distress call was received from a Malaysian tugboat in the waters off Ligitan islands. Of the crew of 9 men, 4 men, all Malaysians from Sibu, Sarawak were taken hostage by the group believed likely to be Abu Sayyaf.

Emergency response were swift.  But the kidnappers had left Malaysian waters. The first responders were baffled.  Why choose an unguarded route when the Sandakan - Tawi-Tawi route is well protected?  (The area they were taken was near to the border meeting point between Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Short Update - May 2015

Malaysia

1. 11th Malaysia Plan is now being presented in the Parliament.  So far, no update on defence allocation.
2. Mindas Muktadil, one of the Muktadil brothers who was involved in the recent spate of kidnapping in Sabah had been gunned down by security guards in Jolo. 
3. Suspected mass graves of human trafficking victims are believed to have be been found along Malaysia - Thailand border.  Further details on this, probably in 2 weeks time after I finished my exam. 

South China Sea

1. Things getting hotter with USN P-8 Poseidon flying near Fiery Reef had been challenged by China's PLA.  Recording of the challenge had been released by CNN.  And yet, we are behaving as everything is ok.  More on this after my exam.

Next Article

1. Saab 2000 AEW&C.  Why we need the system and how it will help us to solve the above-mentioned problem.