| POS MALAYSIA
BHD'S SPECIAL DELIVERY TO HOSTAGES KOTA KINABALU, June 23 Bernama -- Pos Malaysia Bhd in collaboration with
the Philippine postal authorities will arrange a special delivery of letters from loved
ones in Sabah to the Malaysian hostages being held by armed men in Talipao, Jolo, Southern
Philippines.
The Malaysians K.Balachandran, Fong Yin Ken, Zulkarnain Hashim, Abdul Jawah Sulawat,
Francis Masangkim, Basilius Jim, Kua Yu Loong, Vincent Kwong and Lee Hock Leong along with
12 foreigners were abducted by the gunmen from Pulau Sipadan exactly two months ago on
April 23.
Pos Malaysia Bhd Manager for Sabah Shahri Jikun said the Philippine postal authorities had
agreed to help in the delivery of the letters to the hostages.
He said two Pos Malaysia officers would leave for Manila Saturday with the letters and
from there they would fly to Zamboanga.
"In Zamboanga,they will hand over the letters to the local post master who will then
find a channel to pass on the letters to the hostages," he told reporters when
collecting letters from Balachandran's wife Stephanie Soimbin in Putatan, near here.
A representative of the "Persatuan Wanita dan Isteri Pos" (Puteri Pos)
accompanied Shahri to the house to provide aid to Balachandran's family.
Families of the hostages from Semporna and Tawau also sent in their letters to the Pos
Malaysia branches in their respective areas for delivery tomorrow.
Shahri said Pos Malaysia Bhd sympathised with the families of the hostages and so had come
up with this special delivery mission.
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