KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia will do whatever it takes to protect its offshore assets, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob vowed on Tuesday, following a stunning asset seizure by descendants of the last sultan of a chain of islands controlled by the Philippines.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, pictured in May, said his government "will not compromise even an inch in protecting the country's security and sovereignty." © Reuters
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