21. Malaysian officials said today that the kidnappers were believed to be outside Malaysian waters.
22. Malaysia will no longer allow owners of Thai fishing vessels seized for crossing into Malaysian waters to buy back their boats.
23. Malaysian Ambassador Manzoor Hussein Arshad said the Philippines had asked for help in preventing the boat from entering Malaysian waters.
24. Maritime sources said this was the first major hijack in the South China Sea near Malaysian waters this year.
25. Mohd Yusof said police or Armed Forces personnel had not mistreated immigrants when refusing them entry into Malaysian waters, or when they were caught entering the country illegally.
26. Misuari was arrested in Malaysian waters as he tried to flee a military reprisal.
27. Ng said while the offence might have occurred in the Malaysian waters, mere suspicion was not enough to send a man to the gallows.
28. Nine Thai fishermen were jailed Monday when they failed to pay fines imposed by a court for fishing illegally in Malaysian waters, a news agency reported.
29. Other longstanding tiffs include land disputes and the sale of Malaysian water, on which Singapore depends heavily.
30. Six Thai fishermen have been detained for allegedly fishing in Malaysian waters, the national news agency said Sunday.