Hanoi (VNA) – Malaysian Minister of Defence Hishammuddin Hussein said his country would implement new measures to strengthen security in the Sabah sea, including the fight against the so-called Islamic State and terrorist groups in southern Philippines.
Hishammuddin emphasised that one of the new measures is to strengthen power for the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) with new and modern weapons.
The Malaysian armed forces have defined five areas in need of increasing monitoring and control in the eastern Sabah sea coast and surrounding seas, he added.
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