Malaysia Crime Watch

12 March 2007
Putrajaya

Officers from the Immigration Department raided a restaurant suspected of conducting vice activities for Indonesian illegal immigrants. 38 illegal immigrants and the Indonesian owner were arrested at the Restoran Waja and Pusat Snooker Waja in Taman Pandan, Johor Baru, between midnight and 3am.

Neighbours complained of the noise from the loud dangdut music being played between midnight and 6am daily. 24 of them were men while 14 were women. 10 of them had no travel documents with them and the rest had overstayed their social visit passes.

New Straits Times – 39 detained in dangdut raid
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Monday/National/20070312081607/Article/local1_html>

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12 March 2007
Sungai Petani

Four children of a 32-year-old contract worker and his 34-year-old girlfriend in her house in Taman Permai Bestari have been found with signs of possible child abuse. One of them, Syahimi A. Saleem, aged 3, died of head injuries on Friday. The other three have been admitted to the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital.

Syahimi’s 4-year-old sister was found with bruises on her body while the other two children, a 5-month-old baby and a 2-year-old toddler, were having a fever. These two are the daughters of the girlfriend.

The couple have been detained by the police until 19 March 2007.

The Star Online – Suspected child abuse victims warded
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/12/nation/17115943&sec=nation>

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12 March 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Two policemen in a patrol car spotted a group of five in a car acting suspiciously near the Selayang wholesale market at 2:30pm yesterday. When they approached the car and ordered the driver to stop, the driver took off towards Rawang.

A high-speed car chase lasted for 30 minutes but stopped near Templer’s Park when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crash into an oncoming vehicle. Police arrested two suspects, aged 20 and 40, while the rest escaped on foot.

They found a samurai sword and a meat cleaver in the car. It is believed that the suspects are Myanmar nationals. Police are now searching for the other three suspects.

The Star Online – Myanmar nationals held after car chase
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/12/nation/17116840&sec=nation>

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