Malaysia Crime Watch

10 March 2007
Ipoh

A 33-year-old odd job worker has been remanded by police until Tuesday for allegedly molesting secondary school students possibly from SMK Ampang and SMK Gunung Rapat in Kampung Rapat. Since January, there has been six times when he was riding a motorcycle and would ask the victims for directions before touching their breasts and riding off.

The suspect was arrested when he was spotted by patrol police at 2:30pm yesterday.

The case has been classified under assault or use of criminal force on a person with the intent to outrage her modesty. If convicted, the suspect faces maximum 10 years jail time, a fine and caning.

New Straits Times – Molester’s days of cheap thrills over
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Saturday/National/20070310091134/Article/index_html>

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10 March 2007
Kuala Lumpur

A 39-year-old clerk, who only wanted to be known as Yoong, has fallen prey to another SMS scam on 28 February 2007. She had received a message informing her that she won a RM15,000 cash prize and RM250 talk time credit in a contest.

When she called a number to claim her prize, a man who identified himself as “Abdul Rahman” asked for her identity card and bank account numbers in order to transfer the money to her. She then had to change her ATM and transaction authorisation PIN and inform the man of the new PIN.

The victim was told that she would have the money in her account in 25 minutes, but when she checked again she discovered that RM750 had been withdrawn.

Yoong made a complaint at the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department yesterday.

The Star Online – Clerk falls victim to SMS scam
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/10/nation/17106595&sec=nation>

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10 March 2007
Temerloh

Enforcement officers from the State Wildlife and National Parks Department had been staking out on the premises of a tannery owner in Jaya Gading, Kuantan, after detecting that monitor lizards and snakes had been illegally exported to China and Hong Kong. The officers finally raided the tannery at 4:30pm yesterday and arrested the owner and another man.

478 clouded monitor lizards, 231 oriental rat snakes and 4 king cobras were found at the scene. The animals are said to be priced between RM150 and RM200 per kilogramme. It is believed that they have been bought from Orang Asli poachers.

The wildlife animals could have been exported and served as exotic food in restaurants over China and Hong Kong.

800 grammes of pangolin bones and scales were also found which were designated for the local traditional medicine market.

Wildlife and National Parks Department in Kuala Lumpur suspect this case could be related to the recent case where 2,400 snakes were smuggled from Penang. The same smuggler could have been supplying the captured wildlife to several buyers.

The two men have been remanded by police and face a number of charges including possession of protected animals and inhumane treatment of animals.

The maximum punishment for the crimes is a maximum fine of RM3,000 and maximum jail term of 3 years.

New Straits Times – Under watch but tannery owner blinded by greed
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Saturday/National/20070310092806/Article/index_html>

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