ZAMBOANGA CITY: Extremist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have freed a Malaysian restaurant executive on Sunday, but held on to a second Malaysian man as ransom negotiations continue for his release, reports said Monday.

Fifty-year old Thien Nyuk Fun was immediately whisked away on a speedboat by Malaysian negotiators and has returned to Sabah early on Monday six months after she was seized from her restaurant in Sandakan.

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