(MENAFN) Malaysia's foreign ministry said it "strongly protests" a new travel counseling over security concerns on its eastern Sabah state.
It said: "The Foreign Affairs Ministry strongly protests the decision of the U.S. government to subject Malaysia to the newly-introduced K indicator."
The country's enclosure was declared by the U.S. State Department on April 9, reflecting the U.S. government's concerns about potential kidnapping or hostage-taking situations in certain areas of eastern Sabah, which borders restive southern Philippines.