ZAMBOANGA CITY: Persistent threats posed by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) prompted Sabah to extend its sea curfew over the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) covering three nautical miles off the border of Tawi-Tawi’s chain of islands.

Malaysian media reported that the Sabah’s dusk-to-dawn sea curfew has been extended by yet another two weeks to September 13 over Tawau, Semporna, Kunak, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Sandakan and Beluran.

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