Malaysia's Tawau Not Transit Point For Daesh To Infiltrate Southern Philippines - Minister Hishammuddin

SUBANG (Selangor, Malaysia), Jan 25 (Bernama) -- Tawau in east Malaysian state Sabah is not a transit point for Daesh militants to infiltrate into southern Philippines, says Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. He said in today's world without borders, terrorist movement could be from anywhere in the world and it was not necessary to have transit centres in any country. "It's not true, I don't think (Tawau is a transit centre)...because the whole world can serve as transit points for Daesh terrorists. "This is now a borderless world and when there are no borders, we do not require any transit point," he told reporters after launching a 2017 Defence Ministry retreat here Wednesday. According to Hishammuddin, the defence ministry would continue making the fight against Daesh as its priority, in collaboration with several other major powers. "The way to handle Daesh calls for the cooperation of various parties...our relations with Saudi Arabia, United States, China, Europe and France puts us in a strategic position to face Daesh," he said. --BERNAMA