SOME IMPORTANT CRIMES OF 2013 IN MALAYSIA

ISMAIL YURDAKOK
ismailyurdakok@gmail.cm

WAVE OF HIGH-PROFILE CRIMES HAS PUT MALAYSIANS ON THE

DEFENSIVE
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Guillem Valle for The New York Times

Malaysia Confronts a Growing Crime Problem: Kuala Lumpur, the largest city in Malaysia, was once considered one of Asias safest cities.
Now its fighting a rash of burglaries and other crimes.

By THOMAS FULLER

Published: October 18, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Malaysias population has tripled over the past four decades. Its
largest city, Kuala Lumpur, a place once so sparsely populated that it looked like a botanical
garden, has exploded into a cosmopolitan metropolis of shopping malls, luxury hotels and
sprawling suburbs.

A sign in Kuala Lumpur warns of a common form of crime.

But with modernity and urbanization came an unwanted corollary: a soaring crime rate that has
blighted Kuala Lumpur, previously considered one of Asias safest cities, and other urban areas across
Peninsular Malaysia. It is hard to find someone in Kuala Lumpur today who does not have a story
about a purse snatching, a burglary or worse. Whatever defense we put up is not enough, said
Chong Kon Wah, a British-trained engineer who was burglarized twice at his home in the Kuala
Lumpur suburbs and robbed once while in his car all within 10 days in August.
Residents in middle-class and wealthy neighborhoods have begun to gate their communities, often
without local government permission. And the demand for personal guards has soared, with the
number of certified security companies nationwide more than tripling over the past decade to 712
from 200, according to the Security Services Association of Malaysia, which trains guards. Last
month, the United States Embassy in Kuala Lumpur sent a warning to American citizens here:
Remember to carry your backpack or purse on the shoulder AWAY from the road to prevent having
it snatched by motorbikers.
The possible reasons for a higher crime rate are a matter of debate some say the countrys ethnicbased policies that favor majority Malays are partly to blame; others say the police force is corrupt
and ineffectual. Even the extent of the crime wave in this country of 29 million people is in question.
Despite the widely held perception of a sustained crime wave, the government says that after
doubling from 2000 to 2009, the number of reported cases of violent crime nationwide has declined
sharply since then. Government officials say they have achieved the drop by adding police officers on
the streets and security cameras and barriers along roads to deter thefts by people on motorbikes, as
well as by studying policing methods in cities like New York. But a series of high-profile crimes this
year including some against government officials or their relatives have led the authorities to
begin to acknowledge the depth of the problem. Since August, the police have arrested more than
11,000 people suspected of being gang members. And in a reversal of earlier changes meant to shed
some of the countrys authoritarian legacy, the government last month passed laws that would give
the police the authority to detain suspects without trial.
As worries rise, the opposition says the government is manipulating the statistics. Critics note that,
after years of providing the public with data on murders, rapes, thefts and other crimes, the

government has changed the way it presents crime statistics, focusing on what it calls INDEX
CRIMES rather than giving a detailed accounting. Tony Pua, an opposition member of Parliament,
said he had no confidence at all that the figures were accurate. THE MALAYSIAN
GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO STOPPED PROVIDING CRIME STATISTICS TO THE UNITED
NATIONS, according to Enrico Bisogno, the official responsible for compiling crime data at the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. But in response to a request from The New York Times,
the Malaysian police provided detailed crime statistics that show the number of homicides over the
past 12 years has remained relatively unchanged at about 600 a year. The data also show wide swings
in some categories of crime, including a reduction in robberies using a firearm to 17 cases in 2012,
from 722 cases nationwide in 2000. Another category, gang robbery, fell to 110 cases in 2012, from a
high of 1,809 in 2010.
One crime that did show a steep rise was rape, with the number reported from 2000 to 2012 doubling
to 2,964 cases. Teh Yik Koon, a criminologist at the National Defense University of Malaysia, says it is
widely accepted that crime rates are higher than reported, and she says one problem is a sense of
hopelessness that the police can solve crimes. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE NOT
REPORTING CRIMES., she said, BECAUSE THEY FEEL THERES NOTHING THE
POLICE CAN DO. In a country that has long relied on foreign visitors investors and tourists
for a good share of its economic growth, Malaysias paternalistic government had consistently
minimized the crime problem.
If you try to make a fuss out of one or two cases, it will only worsen the situation and create a picture
that the country is not safe, Hishammuddin Hussein, who was home minister at the time, said last
year. But in the months since Mr. Hishammuddin made those comments, the string of high-profile
cases in Kuala Lumpur and other cities has brought crime to the top of the political agenda.
Close relatives of the deputy prime minister and the chief of POLICE WERE BURGLARIZED in
separate crimes last May. The former head of a local bank was killed in July, and a TOP
EXECUTIVE OF ONE OF THE COUNTRYS MOST SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES, AirAsia,
was killed during a robbery in August. When

THE HOUSE OF KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN, A

PROMINENT POLITICIAN AND GOVERNMENT MINISTER, WAS BURGLARIZED in June,

Malaysians got the straight talk from a government official many had been hoping for. The burglary
is a reminder to all of us that crime is a serious problem in Malaysia, Mr. Khairy wrote on his
Facebook page. This month, the home minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, highlighted the governments
new get-tough approach in a speech in which he said it would no longer compromise with
criminals, according to the news Web site Malaysiakini. And in comments that drew outrage from the

opposition, he said the police should get the evidence and shoot first. Human rights groups say
they are alarmed by a number of recent cases of criminal suspects who died in police custody.
Critics of the governments approach say that amid what they call an obfuscation of crime statistics
and the sudden crackdown, any real discussion of the roots of Malaysias crime problem is being lost.
They blame not only a police force that they view as corrupt and ineffectual, but also income
inequality and the alienation of ethnic INDIANS who represent 7 percent of the countrys
population, yet, according to the police, MAKE UP TWO-THIRDS OF GANG MEMBERS. Some
suggest the government needs to modify the countrys seemingly inviolable preferential policies for
Malays, who receive scholarships, cheaper housing and government contracts as part of a policy
dating from the 1970s. Ahmad Ghazali Abu Hassan, a professor at the National Defense University of
Malaysia says the system of preferences for Malays should be modified to address inequality within
our society, without identifying race. Particularly in need of help, he said, were ethnic Indians. I still
believe that poverty is the root cause of this, he said.
As the debates continue, Malaysians have begun trying to protect themselves. Mr. Chong, the
engineer who was burglarized twice, helped pay for a guard booth and two security guards for his
neighborhood several years ago. Thieves stole the television inside the booth while the guards were
on patrol. We told the police, This is serious. THE THIEVES ARE EVERYWHERE, he said.
Something has to be done. A restaurant across from Kuala Lumpurs domestic airport hired an
armed security guard in May to deter would-be thieves after attacks on several restaurants in the
area. A lot of people think its a gimmick, said Terence Wong, the restaurants manager. Its too
expensive to be a gimmick. And my customers say they feel more secure.

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16 April 2013

BUSINESSMAN SHOT DEAD IN FRONT OF FAMILY

EXECUTION STYLE: He was having dinner when gunman opened fire thrice into his back
SEREMBAN: A BUSINESSMAN was shot dead in front of his family while they were having dinner in a restaurant at
Oakland Commercial Centre here on Sunday. Tan Kok Soon was with his wife and two sons when a gunman wearing
a full-faced helmet walked up to their table and fired three shots into his back. Tan, 56, died at the scene.
State Criminal Investigation Department chief Superintendent Zazali Hashim said police found three casings at the
crime scene. Police were looking at the possibility that the gunman was a hired killer, he added. Tan's body was sent
to Tuanku Jaafar Hospital for a post- mortem. "We are still trying to determine the motive for the murder and the

identity of the gunman." It is learnt that witnesses told police that the gunman was fair skinned and he came on a
motorcycle. Zazali urged those with information to come forward to assist in the investigations.
The incident was the second execution-style shooting here in the past week. On Friday, a 45-year-old operations
manager of a security company, also in Oakland Commercial Centre, was shot by two men on a motorcycle. The
victim James John, 45, was shot at close range when he stopped his car at a traffic-light junction in Taman Sri Labu.
The gunmen, both also wearing full-faced helmets, fired at least 10 rounds into the victim. Police said both incidents
were not related
Read more: Businessman shot dead in front of family - General - New Straits
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VEHICLE

THEFT

ON

THE

RISE

APRIL

7,

2013

By DENNIS WONG dennis@nstp.com.my

WORRYING: 4WD, MPVs and Kancil are targets
KUCHING: OWNERS of four-wheel drive and multi-purpose vehicles should be extra
vigilant as vehicle theft is on the rise here. Among the vehicles that were popular
with thieves were the Toyota Land Cruiser II, Mitsubishi Pajero, double cabin pickup
trucks like the Toyota Hilux, MPVs such as Toyota Avanza, Unser and Wish, and even
Perodua Kancil. Statistics showed that vehicle theft was on the rise at 100 per cent,
with MPVs and four-wheel drive vehicles being 74 per cent. "It shows that demand is
high for these types of vehicles," said Kuching Police chief Assistant Commissioner
Roslan Bek Ahmad. Roslan said vehicles like the Kancil were used for spare parts,
while the 4WD would be sold in plantations and the MPVs may be for the Kalimantan
market. Older models seem to be the vehicle of choice due to the lack of security
measures. "Most of the victims would tell us that they do not apply extra locks in
their vehicles. Putting extra locks is a nuisance but it is better than losing the
vehicles. "Theft happens when the opportunity arises -- like parking in a poorly lit
area and, in most cases, no extra locks," said Roslan when met after the "PDRM
Bersama Pelanggan" programme in conjunction with the 206th Police Day
Celebration at Plaza Merdeka yesterday. Despite the rise in vehicle theft, the overall
crime rate here was on the decline. Cases such as snatch thefts had fallen by 58 per
cent and house break-ins at night had fallen by 55 per cent. "Generally, our crime
index has seen a decrease of 12 per cent and this success is due to good public
cooperation. "However, we are not happy with the rise in vehicle theft," said Roslan
Read more: Vehicle theft on the rise - General - New Straits Times
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07 April 2013

THIEVES BREAK OPEN PETROL STATION ATM

RM225,000, 40 BOXES OF CIGARETTES STOLEN: Welding torch used to

cut open ATM's safe
SUBANG JAYA: THIEVES escaped with RM225,000 after they broke open an
automated teller machine (ATM) yesterday, the second incident here in three days.

In the latest case, they hit a petrol station at Persiaran Kewajipan in USJ 18. The
thieves picked the lock of the glass door at the petrol station's convenience store
and entered the premises at 2.58am. They sprayed red paint on two closed-circuit
television (CCTV) cameras and turned two other cameras away from the ATM.
Another camera was left untouched. At 3.06am, the suspects entered the back room
and cut the power supply and telephone lines. It is believed that the suspects broke
open the ATM's safe using a welding torch, based on the burn marks on the door.
The suspects fled with four boxes containing RM225,000, along with 40 boxes of
Dunhill cigarettes. It is learnt that the bank had last filled the machine with
RM395,000 on Thursday morning. Before that, the machine had not been working
for two weeks. The theft was only noticed at 5am after a petrol station employee
arrived to open the premises. The station operates from 6am to midnight. District
police chief Assistant Commissioner Yahaya Ramli said police had checked on the
station three times yesterday, with the last visit at 1.50am.
"CCTV recordings, before it was tampered with, showed that at least two men were
involved," he said, adding that the cameras did not capture the vehicle used by the
thieves. The first thief wore a long-sleeved white shirt with gloves and ski mask
while the other one wore a dark-coloured long-sleeved shirt with a blue full-faced
helmet and gloves. On Thursday, five thieves took less than 15 minutes to cart away
an ATM containing RM230,000 from a bank in Putra Heights. However, Yahaya said
police believed that the two cases were committed by different groups. "The
suspects, as seen in the recordings from both cases, did not have the same body
shape and size," he said.
Read more: Thieves break open petrol station ATM - General - New Straits Times
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ARMED MEN ROBBED GOLDSMITH OF RM 3.2 MILLION JEWELLERY
TEMERLOH: Four parang-wielding men took less than three minutes to scoop RM3.2
million worth of jewellery from a goldsmith outlet in Mentakab near here this
morning. In what is believed to be the biggest heist in Pahang, the masked suspects
stormed into the the premise shortly after it was opened for business at about
9.30am before emptying 24 trays of jewellery. They later fled in two waiting getaway
cars - a Toyota Camry and a Honda Accord. Temerloh district deputy police chief
Superintendent Zundin Mahmood said police had set up roadblocks at several exit
points to nab the suspects. The shop owner's son identified as 27-year-old Lo, said
he and his parents were at the entrance of the shop when four suspects wearing ski
masks and armed with parang alighted from two cars and ran towards them. He said
they forced them to open the shop and the safe and scoop up the valuables
including the latest collection his father had ordered recently for Hari Raya Aidilfitri
which was worth nearly half a million. He said they had been running the business
for over 20 years and it was their first robbery. On June 21, six men hit a goldsmith
outlet in Karak, Bentong before escaping with some RM400,000 worth of jewellery.

The suspects used a similar modus operandi where they waited for the shop to be
opened before forcing their way and emptying the shop.
Read more: Armed men robbed goldsmith of RM3.2 million jewellery - Latest - New
Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/armed-men-robbed-goldsmith-of-rm3-2million-jewellery-1.321705?cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F
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THIEF MADE OFF WITH RM500K FROM SUPERMARKET

OFFICE
KUALA LUMPUR:
A thief made off with RM500,000 cash after breaking into the office of a supermarket
in Batu 14, Puchong, yesterday morning. In the 6.40am incident, the man broke into
the office which stored seven safes using an angle grinder after gaining access from
the roof. Police were notified of the incident by the supermarkets 38-year-old
security head. Subang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Yahaya Ramli said
the suspect broke open all safes which contained the cash. She was informed by
one of the security guards that the alarm went off six times. She then went to
inspect the place with the supermarket manager before making the findings. Initial
investigations revealed that the suspect had used a dustbin to climb to the roof
before breaking an asbestos door to gain access to the premise. He then escaped
using the same route he entered, he said. Yahaya added that forensics team found
several fingerprints at the scene. Among other things that were found include a ski
mask and a pair or gloves, several tools including an iron fist, he said. The case is
being investigated under Section 457 of the Penal Code for house break-in.Read
more: Thief made off with RM500K from supermarket office - Latest - New Straits
Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/thief-made-off-with-rm500k-from-supermarketoffice-1.348095#ixzz2dnly9tAH (September, 2, 2013)

TAN SRI SHOOTS DEAD 1 OF 4 MEN WHO TRIED

TO ROB CLINIC
05 July 2013

KUALA LUMPUR: A Tan Sri shot dead one of four men who tried to rob a clinic in
Taman Pertama, Cheras here last night. The incident happened when the robbers,
armed with parang, entered Poliklinik Pertama at 9.50pm and ordered a doctor and
his three helpers to hand their valuables. Cheras police chief Assistant
Commissioner Mohan Singh said the group then turned onto several patients, who
were waiting for their turn for consultation, without realising that a businessman
who owns a pistol was among them. One of the robbers then pointed his parang
towards the Tan Sri, before he took out his gun and fired several shots. This had
caused all of the suspects to flee, before one of them fell about 30 metres away
from the clinic, he said. He said the suspect sustained several gunshot wounds, and

died at the scene. Read more: Tan Sri shoots dead 1 of 4 men who tried to rob clinic
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30 June 2013

ORDINARY

CITIZENS

DO ?

FOUR MEN BREAK INTO MINISTER'S

HOUSE
KUALA LUMPUR: A minister's house was broken into by four men in Bukit
Damansara, here, yesterday. In the 5pm incident, the suspects were believed to
have entered the house by climbing up the side fence. City Criminal Investigation
Department chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said the suspects gained access to the
premise through the front door which was unlocked. "At the time of the incident, the
minister's maid was in the kitchen and the rest of the family was out. "She went out
to start cleaning the hall. That was when she noticed the front door was open and
caught a glimpse of an unknown man," he said. Ku added that investigations
revealed that one of the thieves had rummaged through the master bedroom. "The
maid saw everything but couldn't do much due to fear for her life. The ordeal lasted
for less than 10 minutes. "The suspects made off with several branded watches and
laptops. The total losses have yet to be ascertained," he said.
Read more: Four men break into minister's house - Latest - New Straits Times
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HUDUD (HEAVY ISLAMIC CRIMINAL LAWS) MUST BE
HUDUD

IS THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR

2 July 2013

APPLIED

THESE CRIMES

SIX NEW MEASURES

TO FIGHT CRIME

IMPROVING SERVICE: Awareness programmes will target university students, says

IGP
SUNGAI SIPUT: THE Crime Prevention and Eradication Department (JPPJ) has outlined
six strategies to curb crime. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said
the strategies were to implement proactive and integrated methods, cultivate
shared responsibility, eliminate the opportunity to commit crime, eliminate the
desire to commit crime, address and reduce the perception of being a victim of
crime and for the community to play a consultative role. "Through JPPJ, police have
set targets to improve public satisfaction on services provided by police to 85 per

cent, the public perception towards the force (65 per cent) and increase the number
of cases being prosecuted (35 per cent)," he said at the launching of the department
at the Sungai Siput district police headquarters, here, yesterday.
Datuk Ayub Yaakob heads the department. Khalid said the department would also
identify new initiatives to prevent crime. "We have identified university students as
our target for the awareness programmes. All the universities will be adopted by all
the police at the federal level. This is to educate and create awareness about crime
at the university level." Khalid said with JPPJ, the functions of the Criminal
Investigation Department (JSJ) would not be affected. JSJ, he said, would focus on the
investigation of crime cases while the JPPJ had been tasked with preventing and
eradicating all types of crime, including those related to drugs and commercial
offences. Khalid said one of JPPJ's initiatives was to recommend that the government
re-introduce the use of the electronic-plate (e-plate) system for vehicles in the
country. He said the e-plate system, which uses radio frequency identification tags,
would help in eradicating vehicle thefts and registration forgeries. Earlier, the
Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah said the police force should take steps to
ensure it would not face the crisis experienced by police forces in other countries.
"As long as the police force carries out its responsibilities based on the rule of law,
does not condone any misconduct, is non-partisan, impartial and unbiased, the
image of the police and the people's confidence towards the force will continue to be
maintained."
In addition to performing the duties of security intelligence, crime prevention, law
enforcement and ensuring public order, he said it was necessary to focus on efforts
to develop a positive and convincing image. The Sungai Siput police district
headquarters, built at a cost of RM100.9 million, became operational in June last
year. Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah firing a rifle presented to him by former
police sergeant Arthur Albert Walter, to open the new Sungai Siput district police
headquarters yesterday. Pic by Muhaizan Yahya
Read more: Six new measures to fight crime - General - New Straits Times
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12 August 2013

BUSINESSMAN LOSES RM 50,000 TO ARMED

ROBBERS
IPOH: A businessman, on his way to deposit RM50,000 in a bank here, was robbed
by four masked and armed men today. The incident happened in front of a row of
shops in Taman Medan, Bercham about noon. The 38-year-old victim managed to
run to safety, but failed to 'protect' his bag which contained the money. Ipoh district
police chief Assistant Commissioner Sum Chang Keong confirmed the incident. He
said investigation into the incident was underway.

Read more: Businessman loses RM50,000 to armed robbers - Latest - New Straits
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robbers-1.33643424 October 2013| last updated at 11:42PM

ID KILL YUK TIMS KILLER '

By HARIZ MOHD AND HIDIR REDUAN | news@nst.com.my
DESPAIR: Grandpa of murdered teen found in suitcase seeks revenge
PETALING JAYA: "HE is not human but an animal; a devil. If I were given the
chance, if the police were to allow me, I would take an iron bar and smack his
head like what he did to Yuk Tim." Such was the grief of the family of
murdered Ng Yuk Tim that her maternal grandfather, William Sim, is
considering facing the gallows just so he can avenge the 15-year-old's death.
"My granddaughter was a very nice person, who had a good heart and a
bright future. How could the murderer do this to her, to us? "He wanted to
rape my granddaughter, and killed her when she fought back. I am 70. I have
nothing to lose if I am sent to the gallows."
Speaking at the University Malaya Medical Centre mortuary, Sim said what
the family could not stomach was that the 23-year-old suspect, who was
reported to have confessed to the killing later, had initially showed concern
about Yuk Tim's disappearance, even "helping" to look for her.
The family's anger at the man boiled over at the mortuary as Sim, Yuk Tim's
grandmother and an aunt told reporters they would never forgive him and
hoped the courts would send him the gallows. Sim said the man had initially
told his 35-year-old daughter, Sim Yee Ling, Yuk Tim's mother, that he had
dropped the teen off at the Kelana Jaya LRT station at 3pm on Monday.
When checks were made on the station's closed-circuit television (CCTV)
camera recordings the following day, Yuk Tim was nowhere to be seen.
"When we told him (the suspect) about the CCTV, and asked him to come
over, he dared to come and acted innocent. "I really would like to thank
(Selangor Community Policing Association chairman) Kuan (Chee Heng), as
he was the one who detected the suspect's injuries and coaxed him to tell the
truth." Kuan had gone to the LRT station on Tuesday afternoon to join the
search party, and spotted injuries and a bite mark on the man's hand.
The man confessed that he had hit the victim's head with a dumbbell when
they scuffled after she refused to have sex with him. He led police to a
location in Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam, where he had dumped Yuk Tim's body
which he had stuffed into a luggage bag.
Sim's wife, Yap Pik Wan, 59, said the suspect was among her granddaughter's
circle of friends who shared a hobby in cosplay. She said on the day Yuk Tim
went missing, she had left their house in Bandar Tun Razak at 11am for a
drink with the group in Kelana Jaya. "However, my granddaughter followed

the man home to work on a cosplay project. She wanted to make a helmet for
a cosplay competition in December. "Usually, they would do it in a group as
other girls had also asked for the man's help to make their costumes, but that
day, he tricked my granddaughter into following him home alone." At
1.30pm, the suspect was brought to the mortuary by police for a physical
examination. Sources said the bite mark on the suspect was examined to see
whether they matched Yuk Tim's teeth. At 3.15pm, a Buddhist monk arrived
at the mortuary to lead prayers for Yuk Tim. With them was Yuk Tim's 10year-old sister, Ee Sing.
Three hours later, family members were called in to view Yuk Tim's body after
a post-mortem was concluded. Yee Ling came out wailing, and her exhusband, Ng Sai Kuan, 38, had to carry her, holding her close to console her.
There was not a dry eye among Yuk Tim's relatives.
Sources said pathologists had concluded Yuk Tim died from injuries sustained
when she was hit on the head. She had been hit at least three times with a
10kg dumbbell. The examination confirmed she had not been raped. Police
yesterday obtained a remand order to hold the suspect for seven days.
Senior court registrar Zalina Abdul Rani issued the order after the suspect
was brought to the magistrate's court at 11.30am. The suspect was calm as
he was brought out of court and escorted to a police car outside the Petaling
Jaya Court Complex at 12.30pm.
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23 October 2013

MAN REMANDED OVER MURDER OF 15-YEAR-OLD

GIRLFRIEND
PETALING JAYA:
A 23-year-old man has been remanded for seven days to
assist police investigation into the murder of his 15-year-old
online female friend.
Senior Court Registrar Zalina Abdul Rani issued the remand order after the suspect was
brought to the magistrate's court here around 11.30am today. The suspect was calm as
he was brought out of court and escorted to an awaiting police car outside the Petaling
Jaya Court Complex around12.30pm. Victim Ng Yuk Tim was reported missing on
Monday after being purportedly dropped off at the Kelana Jaya LRT station by the man.
Her body was found stuffed in a green suitcase in Jalan Kebun Nenas, Shah Alam,
around 10pm last night. The suspect confessed to killing Ng during a meeting between

the Selangor Community Policing Association and her mother and several friends
concerning her disappearance. He claimed that he brought the victim, who had just
finished her Penilaian Menengah Rendah examination, to his house in Cheras. When he
allegedly tried to rape Ng, she fought back by biting and scratching him, causing him to
strike her with a dumbbell. He then allegedly stuffed her body in a suitcase and dumped
it in Jalan Kebun Nenas. After the confession, the suspect was brought to the district
police headquarters here yesterday. He led a police forensics team to the scene where
the body was allegedly dumped. After recovering the body, police went to the suspect's
home to collect evidence. Police seized his van, which was believed to have been used
to transport the body.
Read more: Man remanded over murder of 15-year-old girlfriend - Johor - New Straits
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30 October 2013

ROBBERS NABBED AFTER STEALING TNBS ELECTRICAL

TRANSFORMERS
SHAH ALAM: Selangor police nabbed 17 robbers in a matter of 12 hours after they carted away
15 electrical transformers worth RM600,000 from a warehouse in Teluk Gong, Klang on
Tuesday. State police chief Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said police were notified
around 6.30am by a warehouse security guard who said his colleagues had
been tied up by five men wielding machetes. The robbers ran off with two
trailer lorries carrying the transformers.
The victims managed to escape from their bonds and called their colleague
to report the incident. Initial investigation showeds that the robbers had
gotten into the warehouse by climbing the gate, Shukri said at the state
police headquarters today. Through the examination of close circuit television
camera footage, he said, police managed to identify and capture one of the
robbers at the crime scene after realising that he was a driver for the
company from which the transformers were stolen. Following the first arrest,
police managed to trace and capture 16 other people at a warehouse in Pulau
Meranti, Puchong. OF THE 17 MEN, AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 57,
THREE WERE FROM INDIA, FIVE WERE SRI LANKANS, ONE WAS
PAKISTANI AND THE REMAINDER WERE MALAYSIANS.
In that short period of time, the culprits had already managed to REPAINT
BOTH LORRIES AND CHANGED THE ENGINE CHASSIS NUMBERS. This shows that they
are very organised and adept.
"However, police managed to recover all the stolen items, said Shukri. He
added that THREE OF THE MALAYSIANS HAD NINE CONVICTIONS FOR
VARIOUS OFFENCES AMONG THEM.

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3 MEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH 27 ATM

THEFTS JOHOR BARU: The police have arrested three men
in connection with the theft of 27 automated teller machines
(ATMs) in Johor, Malacca and Negri Sembilan for the past
several months.
Johor deputy police chief Datuk Ismail Yatim said the trio surrendered at the Johor police contingent
headquarters for the past one week until noon today. "They were among nine men being sought to
assist the police in the investigations into the ATM thefts. They are remanded for further
investigations," he told reporters at a tea reception hosted by Johor/Malacca Maybank Regional Office
here today. Congratulating the 15-member police team for cracking the cases and receiving a
commendation from Maybank, he said the ATM thefts not only annoyed the public, but also tarnished
the police's image. Johor/Malacca Maybank Regional Office director Md Gharif Talib said Maybank
would always assist the police in combating crime in the state, including providing a police beat base in
Nusa Bestari here. Complimenting the police for busting the ATM theft gang, he said the team had
shown a high level of commitment in solving the cases. -- BERNAMA
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CULTURE AND HERITAGE ASSISTANT MINISTER ROBBED

KUCHING: Culture and Heritage Assistant Minister Liwan Lagang was robbed at knife
point today.
In the 6am incident, the 55 year old minister was walking back towards his car when he was approached by two armed
masked men. Liwan tried to fight back the two suspects and sustained slight injuries in the scuffle.
The two men managed to flee the scene together with Liwan's Toyota Fortuner.
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FLEEING ROBBERS CRASH TO A HALT AFTER 10KM POLICE

CHASE

AMPANG: FIVE MEN ATTEMPTED TO RAM

THEIR WAY TO FREEDOM AFTER CRASHING
THROUGH A POLICE ROADBLOCK NEAR THE
AMPANG WATERFRONT HERE YESTERDAY
However, their freedom was short-lived when they crashed into the
front gate of a semi-detached house in Jalan Mega Jaya. The pursuing police team opened fire to
prevent the suspects from endangering the public, injuring the driver of the stolen car in the
process. Even though the car had been crippled, the robbers refused to give up and put up a
struggle before they were over-powered. The suspects, aged between 30 and 40, had previous
convictions for robbery and car theft. The injured driver was sent to the Ampang Hospital. The
drama unfolded at 12.30pm when the five men in a Mercedes Benz approached a police
roadblock in Bandar Baru Ampang. Instead of slowing down for inspection, the suspects floored
the accelerator and rammed through the roadblock. The suspects led police on a 10km pursuit,
driving recklessly through traffic before turning into a housing area. The pursuit ended when the
suspects lost control of their vehicle and rammed into the front gate of a house. Ampang police
chief Assistant Commissioner Amiruddin Jamaluddin said the vehicle had been reported stolen
earlier.
December 7 2012

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4 ROBBERS FLEE WITH RM700,000 JEWELLERY

IN KAJANG 27 DECEMBER 2013
KUALA LUMPUR: Four robbers armed with a pistol and hammers escaped
with 10 trays of jewellery worth RM700,000 from a goldsmith shop in
Sungai Chua, Kajang near here today.
Kajang deputy police chief Supt Abdul Ghani Mohamad Ji said the robbers took only two
minutes to commit the crime. "There were two workers in the shop during the 4 pm robbery.
One of the suspects fired a shot at the bullet-proof glass panel in the shop, while another
robber broke the glass display cabinets with a hammer before all of them ran off with 10
trays of jewellery," he told reporters at the scene. Abdul Ghani said all of the suspects wore
full-faced helmets and jackets. Investigation is being done and police are studying the
footage from the shop's closed circuit television cameras to identify the suspects, he said. No
casualty was reported.-- BERNAMA

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BRICK FACTORY OWNER SHOT

DEAD IN FRONT OF HOUSE
KULIM: A brick factory owner was today shot dead at the
entrance of his house in Jalan Gemilang 1, Taman Gemilang,
Lunas near here early this morning.
According to Kulim police chief Supt Ghuzlan Salleh, the victim, Low Kah Soon, 38, was alone
when he was shot while walking towards his house at about 1.30am. He said two men riding a
motorcycle were believed to have stopped in front of the businessman's house and one of them
fired a shot in his direction. "Kah Soon was shot while walking into his house after parking his
car in an unoccupied house next door," Ghuzlan told reporters here today. According to Ghuzlan,
the bullet hit the businessman's head. "Police believed the victim died of brain hemorrhage and
the body was sent to the Kulim Hospital for post-mortem. Police are still investigating the motive
for the murder," he said. BERNAMA
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SNATCH-THEFT VICTIMS HUSBAND

KILLED
KEPALA BATAS: A senior citizen was killed after he
crashed his motorcycle after he and his wife became victims
of snatch-theft in Permatang Manggis, Kepala Batas today.
During the 7.45pm incident, the 64-year-old victim from Bagan Ajam was travelling on a
motorcycle to Kepala Batas town with his wife. It was learnt that two men on a motorcycle
snatched the wife's gold chain, causing the victim to lose control of his motorcycle. The victim
died on the spot but his 52-year-old wife survived the incident with light injuries. The postmortem will be done at the Kepala Batas hospital tomorrow morning. Seberang Perai Utara
police chief ACP Abdul Rahman Ibrahim said the victim was identified as A. Joseph, 64. He and
his wife wife, 52, were returning home to Bagan Ajam here after attending a function in
Kampung Kovil when the incident took place at 7.45pm. He said as they were passing a public
market two men who were riding a motorcycle alongside grabbed his wife's necklace and pushed
his motorcycle. "Joseph's motorcycle skidded and fell on the left side of the road. He died at the
scene from serious head injuries while his wife was slightly hurt," Abdul Rahman said when con
tacted.
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