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- Traders and residents restless over fights among Myanmar nationals
- Cops nab men who took woman on terror ride and nearly raped her
- 31 men arrested over fight at Karak police station
| Traders and residents restless over fights among Myanmar nationals Posted: 10 Jun 2013 07:52 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Fights and killings among Myanmar nationals at Selayang wholesale market have caused anxiety among traders and local residents around the area. The existence of too many Myanmar nationals had turned the market into a 'Little Myanmar', where they can seen at eateries as well selling contraband cigarettes and betel. A Bernama survey at the market on Monday found that most of the traders and patrons complaining about the deterioration of their business due to several fighting incidents. Several fights between the Myanmar nationals were reported in the market and Kampung Baru Ampang since early this month with three Myanmar men being killed, due to the spillover of the Muslim-Buddhist religious conflict in their home country. Fruit seller, Ng You Loy, 52, said since the quarrel, which led to murder at the market, customers who patronised his shop began to drop. "Before this, many people stopped by to buy the fruits. The fewer customers may be due to the cases that occurred recently," he told Bernama here on Monday. R. Lechumie, 54, a vegetable seller since 20 years ago at the market, said she had cold feet to run her business as she worried if similar incident will recur. "They (Myanmar) always make trouble, when they are rowdy we are the ones who find difficult to earn a living," she said. Lechumie, however, was relieved that the police regularly patrolled the location to ensure the peace. Ariffin Abdul Rahman, 52, who had been selling fish for ten years, said although there were fights before, he still continued with his business as usual. "I do not want to interfere in the issue of the fighting between them (Myanmar nationals), as long as they do not mess up with me, I will continue to do business as usual," he said. Restaurant operator, Muhammad Shafawi Baharom, 34, said he still bought groceries from the market although scared with news of fights at the market. Housewife, Rokiah Mohd Arriff, 57, said although she worried about her safety, she believed that action taken by the authorities would resolve the issue. Meanwhile, some Myanmar nationals feared to reveal their identity due to the incident with some of them asking journalists for identification card before being interviewed. Last week, Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Datuk Amar Singh Ishar Singh warned Myanmar nationals residing in this country not to create tension as a result of political affiliation in their country of origin that could jeopardise national security. As a preventive measure, the police have collected information from 400 Myanmar nationals who work in the Klang Valley, including at the market, to be stored in the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) database system to easily detect if they are involved in any crime in this country. - Bernama Related Stories: |
| Cops nab men who took woman on terror ride and nearly raped her Posted: 10 Jun 2013 07:33 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Carjackers put a woman through a terror ride and they tried to rape her as she fought them. The 33-year-old woman was traveling in the car with her elder sister when they stopped at a traffic light near Taman Cheras Indah 4.15am on Saturday. Ampang OCPD Asst Comm Amiruddin Jamaluddin said Mondaythat two men, aged 17 and 20, appeared, opened the door punched the sister and pulled her out of the car. "They took her handbag, got into the car and drove off," he said when contacted. With the help of some passers-by, the elder sister managed to alert a police patrol car nearby. ACP Amiruddin said the patrol car spotted the hijacked vehicle at Pandan Perdana and gave chase. The car chase proved short when a second police patrol car joined the chase and helped corner the hijackers. Police arrested both men and rescued the traumatised sister. Both men, who had no prior criminal records and tested negative for drugs, have been remanded until June 16. |
| 31 men arrested over fight at Karak police station Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:53 AM PDT BENTONG: Police have detained 31 people in connection with a fight which broke out at the Karak police station on Sunday. Bentong police chief Supt Mohamad Mansor Mohd Nor said Monday they would be detained until Thursday to facilitate investigations, but declined to elaborate on the incident. However, it is learnt that police were forced to fire a warning shot to disperse a fight between members of two groups who went to the Karak police station, purportedly to lodge a report. The fight was prompted by an earlier incident where two men, aged 19 and 20, belonging to one of the groups, were allegedly caught stealing scrap metal from a premises in Karak. This prompted the workers at the scrap yard to seek the help of their friends to catch the alleged thieves, who fled in a car. According to police sources, the two groups met at a location and a quarrel broke out when the two men denied stealing from the scrap yard. The timely arrival of the police at the scene prevented the situation from getting worse, but they were told to go to the Karak police station to lodge a report. However, he said, a fight broke out between the two groups again in the police station where the officer-in-charge at the station, Sub Insp Nik Hamdan Mamat, fell after being pushed while trying to disperse them. He said police were forced to fire a warning shot when members of the two groups went out of control and continued fighting. Seven of them were injured and sent to Bentong Hospital for treatment, he added. - Bernama |
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