KUALA LUMPUR - ?A tourist from Taiwan was shot dead and his wife was missing when gunmen raided a resort in Pulau Pom Pom in Semporna on Friday in the east coast of Malaysia's Sabah State.

The 57-year-old tourist, identified as Lim Min Hsu, was found with two gunshot wounds in the corridor of the water village resort at about 1 a.m. Friday.

His 58-year-old wife, identified as An Wei Chang, was missing following the incident.

The couple arrived at the resort on Tuesday and were to leave the island on November 20.

The Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar has confirmed the incident but gave no further details.