Malaysia - Advise against all but essential travel

The Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) advise against all but essential travel to an area east of a line joining Sabah's most northerly point near the town of Kudat to the Indonesian border in the southern part of Sabah, near Tawau. This region has been declared a 'Special Security Area' by the Malaysian government. It includes the towns of Sandakan, Lahad Datu town and Tawau and their respective airports. It also includes the towns of Kunak and Semporna and the islands immediately off the coast, including Sipadan. The FCDO advise those currently in the region to consider leaving as soon as practicable and to follow the advice of the local police authorities.

On 7 March, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib announced that operations against the armed insurgents were ongoing and that an area of eastern Sabah had been declared a 'Special Security Area'. Additional police and military forces were being deployed to this area.

The FCDO also advises British nationals to exercise caution in the rest of Sabah, monitor local media reports and comply with the advice and instructions of the police and local authorities.

Please visit www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office (FCDO) for the latest information.

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