POLICE DISCUSS WITH THE PHILIPPINES ON ABDUCTED MALAYSIAN

KUALA KUBU BARU (Selangor, Malaysia), May 14 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian police has received information on the case of a Malaysian businessman abducted by 10 armed men in the Philippines last Sunday.

Following that, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Khalid Abu Bakar, said discussions were being held with the local authorities in the Philippines on the case.

"However, I cannot elaborate on the matter and negotiations are being made with the authorities there," he told reporters after the closing of a police training for former army members at the Kuala Kubu Baru police training centre here Saturday.

It was reported Friday that a Malaysian citizen had been kidnapped by a group of 10 armed men, whose identity was not known, in Sulu Island, southern Philippines on May 8.

The Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued yesterday, said the victim was Nazarudin Saidin, 38, from Sungai Buluh, Selangor and that it would continue to monitor the case and cooperate with the authorities there for latest development on the kidnapping.