NEW : Malaysian officials say they are coordinating with Sabah on the situation . Philippine security forces are in talks with the men from the South Philippines . The men arrived in a remote district of the Malaysian state of Lahad Datu on the 1400s . They claim to represent a sultanate that once ruled over Sabah , a Malaysian official says .
NEW : Philippine officials say they are coordinating with Malaysia on the situation . Malaysian security forces are in talks with the men from the South Philippines . The men arrived in a remote district of the Malaysian state of Sabah on Tuesday . They claim to represent a sultanate that once ruled over Sabah , a Malaysian official says .