The two Chinese and Philippine women taken as hostages by gunmen from the Singgamata Reef Resort in Sabah have been rescued in an operation by the security forces today. They were brought to Sandakan at around 1630 local time and are now under the supervision of the Malaysian government. They will be brought to Kota Kinabalu later today and the government is now working closely to the Chinese government for the process of the safe return of the Chinese national.