Archive for January 2008



Uncle Charged with Incest of 14-year-old

31 January 2008
Kuala Lumpur
A 14-year-old girl’s 21-year-old uncle, Muhamad Riduan Mat Isa, and her fiancee were charged yesterday separately in court with three counts each of raping her.
They were alleged to have raped the girl:

in the kitchen at house C8-4, Rumah Panjang, Setapak Jaya, on 27 October 2006 at 3am
in a room at Block A-6-6, [...]

RM1 Million of Contraband Seized by Customs

31 January 2008Johor Baru
Johor Customs officers seized more than RM1 million worth of smuggled fireworks, beer and cigarettes in three raids recently.
On 26 January 2008, 1,800 crates of beer worth RM74,000 were seized from a lorry at the Second Link in Johor. The driver managed to escape arrest.
Customs officers raided a container in Pasir Gudang [...]

34 Women Suspected of Vice in Budget Hotel

31 January 2008
Petaling Jaya
Anti-vice police raided a budget hotel in Puchong yesterday and remanded 34 women, mostly foreigners, suspected to be involved in propitiation.
The women were found hiding in a secret compartment on the top floor of the hotel. The compartment was concealed behind a bed of a guest room.
Two male staff were arrested and [...]

Chef Jailed 5 Years for Molest

30 January 2008Ipoh
A 54-year-old chef was sentenced to 5 years’ jail for molesting a 14-year-old niece on 12 July 2004 at 4pm in Tanjung Rambutan.
The girl had been staying at his house to help take care of his son who has Down Syndrome. That day, she had just taken a bath when the man entered [...]

Sharlinie Missing: 5th Birthday Today

30 January 2008
Petaling Jaya
Police are extending their search for missing Sharlinie Mohd Nashar beyond PJS and SEA Park. On Monday, 1,500 premises, including construction sites, kongsi houses, abandoned buildings, flats, apartments and luxury homes were combed in Kelana Jaya.
The girl who went missing from a playground near her home in Taman Medan on 9 January [...]

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