KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will meet with the new leaders from the Moro Liberation Front in Southern Philippines to get a better idea of the security situation there. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the meeting would most likely be held within the coming week. Decades back, the group took part in terrorist attacks and assassinations to achieve their goals of having greater autonomy for the Bangsamoro people in the southern Philippines. The agreement calls for Muslim self-rule in parts of the southern Philippines in exchange for a deactivation of rebel forces by the group. Shafie said it was important that steps were taken to stop or ensure peace and security between Sabah and southern Philippines.

Source: The Star January 06, 2019 08:37 UTC