Malaysia Crime Watch

14 March 2007
George Town

21-year-old Chong Bee Chin was ordered just to pay RM5,000 fine for admitting to possession of two forged credit cards. She was accused of using a forged credit card at counter 5 of Wisma TNB along Jalan Anson at 2:35pm on 17 September 2004 to pay for her electricity bills.

The housewife and mother of one pleaded guilty to cheating Tenaga Nasional Berhad cashier P. Patma Nesan, aged 54, of payment of the bill using a fake EON Bank Gold credit card.

She also had two fake Southern Bank Gold and Maybank Gold Visa credit cards.

New Straits Times – Woman fined over credit card forgery
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/National/20070314080154/Article/local1_html>

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13 March 2007
Johor Baru

A partly decomposed body of a middle-aged man was found at a palm oil estate in Taman Impian Emas, Skudai. His hands were tied with a shirt while his mouth was stuffed with a cloth.

A worker at the estate found the body at 8am on Tuesday after following a stench.

Police have yet to determine the man’s identity.

The Star Online – Semi-decomposed body of man found
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/13/nation/20070313181832&sec=nation>

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13 March 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Police have arrested a gang of four men who had been robbing gamblers from cruise ships for the past year.

The group, with members aged between 23 and 62, is believed to have robbed 12 times in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Johor, targetting people who had just returned from the cruises. They would have runners who travelled on the ships and tipped the group on the biggest winners.

The group would then tail the victims from Port Klang and fire shots in the air or at the car tyres before robbing cash and jewellery from them. Their operations have collected RM500,000 so far.

The latest robbery case they were involved in was reported in Sentul on 12 February 2007, when the the victim lost RM30,000 in cash and valuables.

Police arrested a man last Wednesday at Sg Jarum in Kuala Langat, Selangor, and the other three the next day.

Two Honda Accords were reported stolen and had fake registration plates. A 9mm pistol, a .38 revolver, 44 bullets, 6 Smart Tags and 8 mobile phones were also seized from the group.

The men are being investigated under the Firearms Act 1971, which carries the death sentence if convicted.

New Straits Times – 4 who preyed on gamblers arrested
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Tuesday/National/20070313083010/Article/index_html>

The Star Online – Gang that preys on gamblers on cruise ships busted
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/13/nation/17124363&sec=nation>

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