Malaysia has rejected sultan Jamalul Kiram III's unilateral ceasefire and wanted his followers to surrender, said Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
"The unilateral ceasefire is rejected by Malaysia, unless the militants surrender unconditionally.
"Do not trust the ceasefire offer by Jamalul Kiram. In the interests of the people of Sabah and Malaysia, destroy all the militants," he wrote on Twitter.The "sultan" declared a unilateral ceasefire for 12.30pm and urged Malaysia to reciprocate, according to a statement read out by his spokesperson in Manila.
"They will not take any action. They will remain in the place where they are now.
"They will not expand operations," the spokesperson was quoted as saying, referring to the militants, believed to number between 100 and 300, in Malaysia's Sabah state.
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