Two days after the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made the call for an “all-out war against crime”, Malaysians were shaken by the revelation that there had been a 40% surge in the crime rate in Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Capital this year.
Why did crime in Kuala Lumpur surge 40% in the first three months of this year when the Police had been talking about a “zero crime” objective for the Federal capital only last November?
Malaysians can still remember reading news reports in November last year of police boasts that “there are virtually no more cases of snatch theft and wayside robbery in several crime-prone areas in the city, including the golden triangle” in Kuala Lumpur — attributed to the presence of senior police officers in patrolling the streets.
Why is the effect of the new police strategy to reduce crimes not only so short-lived but clearly counter-productive as evident from the 40% increase in Kuala Lumpur’s crime rate in the first three months of year?
Have the senior police officers been pulled out of patrolling the streets, which had been given so much publicity as the new strategy to increase police presence to fight crime?
Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Bahrum has asked for an explanation for the rising crime rate in the first three months of the year, which is capable of sabotaging the “Visit Malaysia Year 2007” campaign to attract 20.1 million tourists to net a revenue of RM44.5 billion.
However, in view of the importance of ensuring that Malaysia has a low crime index for the safety and security of Malaysians, tourists and foreign investors, why has the Internal Security Ministry failed to mount a monthly monitoring of the crime index in the country?
Malaysians want the Prime Minister to explain whether he has a new operational strategy when he called for an “all-out war against crime” last Thursday, or was he just indulging in rhetoric without any concrete anti-crime strategy in mind?
When he became Prime Minister at the end of 2003, Abdullah promised the nation an “all-out war against corruption”. Forty months later, the all-out war against corruption had been a total failure, with nothing to show whatsoever in the creating a culture and ethos of national integrity. On the contrary, there is national and international consensus and endorsed by former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, that corruption under Abdullah’s premiership is the worst under the nation’s five prime ministers in the past 50 years.
Will Abdullah’s second “all-out war”, this time against crime, produce the same tragic outcome — not only no visible improvement in the crime situation but rapid deterioriation in the law-and-order situation with Malaysians, visitors and investors living under increasing fear of crime whether in the streets, public places or privacy of their homes/residence.
If Abdullah is serious this time in his all-out war against crime, he must enlist the support of MPs, civil society and the citizenry to restore to Malaysians their fundamental right to be free from crime and the fear of crime.
For a start, the Prime Minister should agree to the establishment of a Parliamentary Select Committee on Public Security to allow MPs to play a full and meaningful role to ensur:
* firstly, that the country has an efficient, incorruptible, professional world-class police service to keep crime low, combat corruption and uphold human rights; and
* secondly, that there is an effective and transparent National Policing Plan to ensure a steady reduction of the crime index in the country.
#1 by smeagroo on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 1:50 pm
40% was wrong. It was done by a messed up statistician. The real figure is 18.7% and only when reach 30% will it be alarming.
#2 by Loh on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 2:11 pm
///Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Bahrum has asked for an explanation for the rising crime rate in the first three months of the year, which is capable of sabotaging the “Visit Malaysia Year 2007†campaign to attract 20.1 million tourists to net a revenue of RM44.5 billion.///
The permanent tourists, the two million illegal workers have no doubt contributed to the high incidence of crime in the country. The 40% increase in crime rate could be the first instalment of the contribution from the ‘tourists’, expected in 2007.
Until the police is able to handle security for the citizens and reduce the high crime rate, Bolehland is not ready to invite visitors. Those who have the extra money to spend would not want to risk their life here, and those who come here to make easy money are waiting for the visit Malaysia programme to make fast bucks. Yes, the crime rate will climb during the year.
#3 by uberhand on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 2:21 pm
how would da crime be tackled when da roadblocks arnd KL during wkend nite are merely to make ‘extra income’? worst of all, they act like thugs…
#4 by Bigjoe on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 2:30 pm
The more I look at this PM, the more I am reminded how much he is like George Bush. Not so smart, his programs don’t work, he is lucky with the economy. Corruption and crime is beginning to look a lot like his Iraq. The difference is that Iraq war will eventually end, but we still won’t have an answer to corruption and crime in this country…
#5 by k1980 on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 2:52 pm
The 40% surge in crime proves that all the “feel-good” news by the govt about the “excellent” economic conditions in malaysia is one big lie. Rich people do not become snatch thieves and robbers. People commit acts of violence and crime because of poverty. Anger, desperation and the need for money for food, shelter, and other necessities all contribute to criminal behavior among the poor. For instance, to obtain money some poor people commit the crime of selling illegal drugs; others may steal to obtain the money to buy drugs on which they are dependent.
People who grow up in persistently poor households experience more difficulties throughout their lives than those raised in households that are above the poverty level. Overall, they do not do as well in school, have more difficulties in marriage, and more frequently become single parents. In addition, poverty tends to perpetuate itself. In many cases, those who had poor parents are poor themselves, earning lower-than-average incomes.
The BN’s policy of enriching the already-rich while ignoring the poor and downtrodden, is effectively contributing to the surge in crime.
#6 by ahkok1982 on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 3:22 pm
aab is so full of hot air, his flatulance is uncontrolable. hot air is coming out of every orifice of his body. omg!!
#7 by k1980 on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 3:23 pm
Will students sing this great song during school assemblies?
Ode to the first family by Keris Silau
http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/index.php?itemid=3720
#8 by Winston on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 3:46 pm
When I read in the papers that senior police officers were to patrol our streets, I immediately knew that it was a ruse to assuage the fears of KL folks.
The police force is very short-handed, so how could senior officers be so free to patrol our streets; it’s a no-brainer and I’m surprised that people are so short-sighted not to see through it.
So, sooner rather than later, they have to be taken off!
I think that it’s time Malaysians stop believing what the PM or other ministers said.
Just dump the BN and vote for the DAP and get on with our life!
#9 by Cinapek on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 3:50 pm
Why is it such a coincidence that the crime rate shot up 40% after the senior police officers were sent out to patrol the streets?
1) The bad guys want to thumb their noses at the PDRM and show them how powerless they are to act against crime. This reminds me of a case I heard about when I lived in Thailand in the early nineties. The Bangkok police chief proudly proclaimed that he has the crime situation under control. The bad guys went and blew up a bar right in the heart of Bangkok that was rumoured to belong to the police chief.
2) The senior officers had anything to do with the increase? Hope it is not a case of “if you cannot beat them, then join them”. With their inside knowledge and contacts, they could make it lucrative.
3) Or the truth was there never was any “there are virtually no more cases of snatch theft and wayside robbery in several crime-prone areas in the city, including the golden triangle in Kuala Lumpur” It was just a bunch of shit designed to divert the demand for the IPCMC.
AAB’s next “all out war” is to shut down all bloggers for highlighting his yacht, new airplane, RM600m “donations” to UMNO div. heads, and embarassing him for appointing Zulkipli as ACA chief even though he knew about his tainted record, his RM60m mansion in Perth, his nasi kandar restaurant opening also in Perth while Johoreans suffered their worst flooding in 100 years.
#10 by Sergei on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 3:58 pm
Please do not expect immediate results, we have been talking of pay rise for some time now and nothing concrete is evident as well.
Don’t forget we are a FAIR society. We CARE for our own well being. We LOVE priviledges. Our NATIONAL service are well planned. We don’t welcome FOREIGN dictators. You won’t have this problem in FUTURE.
In short, you’re actually living in HEAVEN
#11 by fargowin on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 4:45 pm
In an inspiring documentary produced by Discovery Channel tracing the origins of the human ‘Eve’, archeologist Dr Majid established that the present-day Negritos are the descendants of the earliest human migrants from coastal Africa. This is based on mitochondria DNA as well as material history.
Does this mean that the Negritos, being the first inhabitants of a geographic space that is now known as Malaysia, are the real ‘Bumis’?
Historians would have us believe that a second wave of migration from the Asian mainland saw the displacement of the Negritos by another group, also known as the Proto-malays. Today, we do not distinguish between the two groups and collectively call them all Orang Asli – the original peoples.
Since this is a malay term and not a neo-colonialist construction, it simply means that the malays themselves acknowledge that they are not the original peoples as they had encountered the Orang Asli on their arrival in the malay Peninsula and differentiated themselves from this first two groups.
Present-day malays, constituting a third wave, came much later, hence the term Deutro-malays. This means that successive waves of migrations have left sediments of beliefs, culture and linguistic imprints here in Malaysia. But because of the coherence of malay culture, the whole region came to be known as the malay world or ‘Alam melayu’.
This world was at the crossroads of international trade and the malays were active participants of this exchange of goods and services. Their world was open-minded, plural and tolerant. From animism, to Buddhism-Hindu and latterly Islam, the malay world was open to foreign influences.
Without any doubt, the Chinese and the Indians have been welcome here for many centuries. Some traded, married local women and established long-standing ties with the malays. Some of these ‘Peranakan’ communities have been living in modern-day Malaysia far longer than some Indonesian communities.
But to the malays, Indonesians of all shades whether Batak, Javanese or Mandailing are of the same root. They are not seen as immigrants although with the rising rate of crime in Malaysia and its attribution to Indonesian migrant workers, this view may soon change.
There is no question about this underlying malay cultural context to modern Malaysia and Indonesia. The latter maybe a bit different due to the great influence of the Javanese but is essentially part of the malay world. With the emergence of the nation state, we have to define what is Malaysian.
In the case of the latter, we have failed to achieve a consensus. If the divide between the bumi and non-bumi is to be enshrined as part of the national identity, then there is no such thing as ‘Malaysian’. If a Malaysian is anyone with a Malaysian passport, then there needs to be equality among the ethnic groups.
The real challenge is to think out of this box. Does it really matter if one’s ancestor came from China, India or Indonesia? What really matters is the commitment to Malaysia and loyalty to the state, our imagined community.
#12 by smeagroo on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 6:46 pm
40% now and will miracously drop comes GE time. Payirse for police officers also just in the nick of time. JOhari asked for a reason why? BUt when we gv him the reasons will he listen?
#13 by Libra2 on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 7:14 pm
“..Datuk Mohd Johari Bahrum has asked for an explanation for the rising crime rate..”
What reasons? Every citizen can give you a reason.
1. The police are clueless as what to do and how to go about fighting crime?
2. The public do not trust the police and there is a wide chasm between them. Without the public’s cooperation, there is no way to fight crime.
3. The police has practically no reliable informers. It does have moles to infiltrate the enemy camps. No intelligence gathering skills.
4. A Malay dominated police force just cannot infiltrate an Indian or a Chinese gang or secret society.
5. Only SPM holders with mediocre results enter the police force.
#14 by Zeebra on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 7:15 pm
If the human-right policy is not put into place properly. corruption will never end. When a policemen stop you and you ask for their i.d., you’ll be sure to be asking for trouble. This is how part of the crime can take place easily. Criminal is just “copycats” their style.
#15 by liu on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 7:30 pm
SIBU GANGSTERISM REPORTED IN SINGAPORE NEWSPAPER
Posted by The big coverup and betral by our politicians on April 09, 2007 at 10:44:59:
THE NEWPAPER SINGAPORE
Idyllic state or GANGSTER’S PARADISE?
Sarawak MP breaks silence on gangster-run town
By Arul John
April 09, 2007
SARAWAK, a slice of tourist heaven with sun-baked beaches and popular attractions.
But beneath this tranquil veneer was a reign of terror which lasted years.
Gangs in Sarawak controlled everything from illegal logging to even setting the price of basic items like eggs.
For the longest time, they seemed untouchable and appeared to be protected by powerful people who allegedly had business dealings with the gangs.
It wasn’t until the arrest of the alleged leader of the infamous Hua Kee gang that people started revealing what they had to put up with.
The gang leader was arrested in February after an alleged kidnapping.
Residents claimed even the police in Sarawak were helpless because the gangs were quick to cover their tracks.
They were also ruthless. Fights, with samurai swords and parangs, were common between young tribesmen and the mainly Chinese Hua Kee members.
But one Malaysian MP decided enough was enough. Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing spoke in Malaysian parliament about the problem of gangsterism in the town.
He said secret societies were having a field day and extorting businesses.
‘Citizens in Sibu feel very unsafe. They are victims of extortion… Illegal logging is also rampant,’ he said.
Two weeks ago, he called for the Sarawak police commissioner to be transferred. He said the police had failed to maintain public order by letting the gangs run riot.
That prompted Malaysia’s Inspector-General of Police to visit Sarawak on Wednesday to check out the claims for himself.
Among the claims – VIPs and prominent businessmen were helping or shielding the gangsters.
That’s not all. The situation became so bad, Mr Wong Ho Leng, an opposition politician in Sarawak, claimed some local state officials hired gangsters to enforce the law.
‘We all know this. The police need only to ask or talk to hawkers to know more,’ Bernama quoted him as saying.
The capture of Hua Kee’s alleged leader has crippled the gang’s influence. (See report on facing page.)
FIGHTING AMONG GANGS
But now there’s fighting for territory among other smaller gangs.
There’s just too much money to be made.
Gangs were mainly involved in illegal logging activities under the cover of legitimate timber companies.
‘This activity nets the gangs millions of ringgit every month,’ said Mr Wong.
A local journalist, who declined to be named for fear of reprisals, said gangs were allocated several legal plots of land in which to do their logging.
‘But these gang members go and chop down trees from areas near the Indonesian border and bring them into the legal plots and export them from there. It is hard for the authorities to find out which are ‘legal’ logs and ‘illegal’ ones,’ he said.
How bad was the situation?
Datuk Adnan Ariffin, a former top Malaysian customs officer, told The New Straits Times on Thursday that soldiers had to accompany Sarawak customs officers when they did their operations in the state.
He said customs officers in Sibu were constantly intimidated by gangsters.
A member of one of Sarawak’s trade associations, who declined to be named, said cars and houses in Sibu have been burnt as a result of the gangland activity in the city.
But he added that the police were now cracking down on the gangs and the situation was likely to improve.
‘Many Sarawak residents are used to the gang activities but the activities may affect people from overseas and the rest of Malaysia. They may affect visits from Singapore as many Singaporean businessmen work in Sibu,’ he said.
The journalist said the Hua Kee leader’s arrest in February was the best thing that had happened in Sibu for a long time.
‘The people breathed a sigh of relief when he was finally caught,’ he said.
Meanwhile, Sibu folk are now more willing to talk about problems caused by gangsters, said Mr Wong in his Sibu office.
‘We are always on the ground every week but nobody dares to bring up any complaint to us out of this factor.
‘But people should not wait for Tiong to bring it up in the Parliament. This can be too late for some of them,’ he said.
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Police arrest alleged gang leader after dramatic kidnap
THE leader of Sarawak’s Hua Kee gang started off with petty crime until 1997.
Wong Leh Yin, alias Lee Long, allegedly became linked with the death of a rival.
Within 10 years, he allegedly became involved in everything from illegal logging to robbery and price fixing for basic items like eggs.
To outsiders, the 43-year-old Wong was a respected businessman in Sarawak and he was often seen in the company of prominent businessmen and VIPs.
Some of these men later became politicians or political players in the state, said journalists.
It has been alleged that Lee Long and his gang members then set up legitimate businesses that served as fronts for their illegal activities.
Among these were several timber companies which acted as covers for illegal logging activities in the state, said journalists.
There were suggestions that some politicians and VIPs in the state may have been shielding or financing the gang.
‘Some Hua Kee members are also hired as personal bodyguards for some of these politicians and VIPs. Lee Long never goes out without being accompanied by bodyguards,’ one journalist said.
‘When he goes to the bank, four gang members go with him. Two accompany him into the bank while two others wait outside the bank building.’
The journalist alleged that several timber companies had complained to Malaysia’s domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry about the Hua Kee gang’s illegal logging activities, but officials from the ministry were often too late to catch the gang in the act.
Journalists said Lee Long’s influence even covered the press.
He said Lee Long’s real name had never been published in newspaper reports before, until the Borneo Post released his real name on Thursday.
He added: ‘Until that report, his face had also never been published because everyone, including the press, was afraid of what would happen to them afterwards.’
LONG-AWAITED ARREST
After nearly a decade of involvement in robbery, illegal logging and many other crimes, Malaysian police finally arrested Lee Long in February.
On 6 Feb, he and his gang members allegedly kidnapped a businessman from his home in Sibu. The gang tortured the businessman and demanded a ransom.
The victim was released after his family paid RM100,000 ($43,000).
Lee Long was arrested four days later and detained without trial under the Malaysian Emergency Ordinance.
He is due to appear in court in June.
#16 by toyolbuster on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 7:35 pm
///Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Bahrum has asked for an explanation for the rising crime rate in the first three months of the year, which is capable of sabotaging the “Visit Malaysia Year 2007â€Â
This guy really has a bloody cheek and no f*@#ing shame. He’s the one who released the “heavenly kings” and dare ask about the increase in crime rate.
#17 by Loh on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 7:40 pm
///Does it really matter if one’s ancestor came from China, India or Indonesia?///—Fargowin.
This question has evolved over time. It started with the urbo-rural difference, where the people living in towns were engaged in business and the people in kampongs lived on agriculture activities. The urban people were therefore rich, and rural people poor. Then statistics came into play. More Chinese than other races were found in towns, in 1950s the size were no larger than the new villages now, and more Malays were living in the rural areas. So Chinese were richer than Malays. There were more Indian professionals, lawyers and doctors, than other races in the 50s, and so together Indians and Chinese, or collectively non-Malays were richer than Malays.
Since the Malays were poorer than other races, article 153 was considered necessary, to be reviewed after 15 years, from 1957.
After May 13 1969, a doctor tried to justify why Malays were weak, and eventually he was looked upon as a Malay hero. He has made the issue of where one’s ancestor came from an important matter in Bolehland. Interestingly the fact that his father came from the then India did not prevent him from taking the presidency of UMNO for 22 years!
#18 by Tai Lo Chin on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 7:42 pm
The problems of rising crime and corruption are inextricably mixed and bound. You can’t address crime without addressing corruption. That is if you believe a high proportion of crimes are committed by foreigners.
Take the case of illegal immigrants bribing their way to stay behind or to come in. They have to make back what they pay by way of bribes. They think they can get away with crimes because authorities have no records of them. When apprehended on the streets without proper papers, bribe lo and get off.
Now take the legal foreign workers who have the proper papers to be recruited to work here.
This is a big big industry involving millions and millions where many parties benefit. The authorities here impose a levy, say, RM1,000 per head for the quota given. Agents bring them in charging each worker up to RM5,000 per head. Guess where the RM4000 goes?
Parties with connection with right people and authorities can make big money and share RM4000 x the number of foreign workers brought in (whether or not they will absorbed by business establishments and factories. They come in droves and are keen to ‘make back’ the RM5,000-00 already paid to agents for making the arrangements for their entry. Guess from where they make back this money? Breaking into your house or mine and robbing at knife point.
The system is one where due to greed and corruption foreigners are allowed to come in by the thousands to help the few connected within this trade get rich. We are attracting these kind of desperadoes and driving away our crème de la crème by the NEP and other unfair policies.
The situation is getting very crazy. Ministers don’t care because they have security guards stationed in front of their mansions.
How do you expect the police force to cope, IPCMC or no IPCMC with the tide of greed that is exacerbating this mega social problem ?
#19 by undergrad2 on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 7:50 pm
“Why did crime in Kuala Lumpur surge 40% in the first three months of this year when the Police had been talking about a “zero crime†objective for the Federal capital only last November?” LKS
The question to ask is why are there reports of a “surge” of this magnitude when the Abdullah Administration, in particular the Prime Minister himself, is declaring that steps are being taken to control the rise in the crime rate?
There seems to be a turf war going on here.
#20 by japankiller on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 7:50 pm
People are not worry of being jail if commited crime because in Malaysia there are not a problem if money spend can settle it
#21 by DiaperHead on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 7:54 pm
“Does it really matter if one’s ancestor came from China, India or Indonesia?”
Oh yes, it does. If you come from China you’re likely to eat port, India you’re likely to eat chapati, and Indonesia chicken rendang.
#22 by Godamn Singh on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 8:29 pm
“People are not worry of being jail if commited crime because in Malaysia there are not a problem if money spend can settle it”
Huh??
#23 by DarkHorse on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 8:40 pm
“The more I look at this PM, the more I am reminded how much he is like George Bush. Not so smart, his programs don’t work, he is lucky with the economy.” Bigjoe
Oh purleeese! You can’t even begin to compare the two.
By the way, George Bush although he has an SAT score of only 1201 (the entrance exam they must sit if they aim to continue to college or universities as we say it here) which is average, didn’t he graduate from Yale (one of two top universities in the U.S.) in MBA?
Abdullah failed his statistics paper and could not make Economics his major but instead was forced to continue with Malay and Religious Studies.
#24 by toyolbuster on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 8:41 pm
Overheard a commotion outside my shop between a hawker and some enforcement officers from the town council. The truth as I was told by this hawker, was that, a week earlier, some town council guys approached him and asked if he needs to hire some “eyes” and “ears” so he could go on earning his living peacefully. Of course this hawker replied that he couldn’t afford to pay since his business have dropped by 50%. Thats the consequence he had to face. He told the officers that he was serious about going back to his old ways (before he got married) ie robbery and extortion. But who are the real robbers here.
#25 by DarkHorse on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 8:43 pm
Bush is president of the world’s most powerful nation on earth. Abdullah?? Abdullah is the Prime Minister of a third world country struggling with issues of corruption, race and issues of succession.
#26 by Godamn Singh on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 8:46 pm
“He told the officers that he was serious about going back to his old ways (before he got married) ie robbery and extortion. But who are the real robbers here.” toyol
Both are robbers. The difference?? The difference is one robs to live and the other lives to rob.
#27 by UFOne on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 9:02 pm
Since we are moving towards the year 2020 which is planned as the year of giving Malaysia a new status that of a developed nation, may be it is good to compare ourselves with all the developed nations in the world. How is our crime rate as compared to theirs ? No doubt there are crimes wherever we go. But may be we can state a limitation that says that it must not be more than a given percentage and the sort of crimes that do not deserve very heavy punishment. As we progress, we have to be prepared to see more cases of crimes. Remember once upon a time ago when things were not too complicated and crimes were easier to solve ? The first people came from one source. Adam and Eve originated in Eden which was somewhere in the Middle East, somewhere in the Iran Iraq region. They would look like any Middle Eastern people instead of the so called yellow, black or white skinned people. Or if you rather believe in the prehistoric era of the Stone Age, then the first people who lived in caves were also known as the Neanderthal. And they looked different from how we look now. Even their skin would be different. Sins and crimes were simpler then because that was just the beginning of things to come. However, those days are gone. Intelligence does not mean sinless. A member of Parliament might have his or her own way of keeping crimes down. How would we know if those ways are the legally correct ways ? Or somehow we do not mind how the crimes are controlled as long as they are under control. So it could be just about anyone keeping the peace, other than the police. We are living in an age where money is so important that it is one of the major causes of crimes. Most wish to be as rich as the rich because it is not fair for them to remain poor. But this life is such that there is no such a thing as genuine fairness. There will be those who are destined to struggle so much in life and this makes them turn to crimes. Somehow this threatens our situation in the country. In the name of love and care for the country, we come up with the National Service programme. Initially it was to promote national unity. Now the trainees are taught to handle weapons. So who do you think is keeping the peace ? And all these are not our own original ideas. Many ideas are copied, edited and pasted into our Malaysian society. Just recently, who is that big shot who went to France to observe their education system ? Why France ? This country seems so strange and their people are so nationalistic that they refuse to speak English even though they know English. Are we going to see our younger generation refusing to speak English in the name of national pride ? Does all these look like heaven ( your own interpretation ) to you ?
#28 by negarawan on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 10:23 pm
Maybe UMNO will also organize activities like North Pole parachute jump and parties for criminals in Malaysia, like what they are doing for the “Mat Rempits”. What UMNO is doing is counterproductive as they are glorifying these criminals. Well what can I say, garbage in garbage out.
#29 by DarkHorse on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 10:49 pm
“Remember once upon a time ago when things were not too complicated and crimes were easier to solve ? “UFO
Yeah. When was that?
“Adam and Eve originated in Eden which was somewhere in the Middle East, somewhere in the Iran Iraq region. They would look like any Middle Eastern people instead of the so called yellow, black or white skinned people.â€Â
Your point being??
“Sins and crimes were simpler then because that was just the beginning of things to come.â€Â
You mean murder is a more complicated crime today? I thought murder is murder.
“A member of Parliament might have his or her own way of keeping crimes down. “
Huh??
“How would we know if those ways are the legally correct ways ?â€Â
Huh?
“We are living in an age where money is so important that it is one of the major causes of crimes. “
Thank you for telling us but I thought murders were committed long before money came into use.
“Most wish to be as rich as the rich because it is not fair for them to remain poor.â€Â
Says who?? Says the rich? If everybody is rich, then nobody is poor. And if there is nobody rich and nobody poor, how did the words ‘rich’ and ‘poor’ come into use?
“There will be those who are destined to struggle so much in life and this makes them turn to crimes. “
I beg to differ here, Sir. Not everybody “destined to struggle in life†turns to crime. There are lots of ordinary folks struggling in life to make ends meet, to put food on the table, to have four square meals a day for their families, who do not turn to crimes. Nobody is “destined’ to struggle in life.
“In the name of love and care for the country, we come up with the National Service programme.â€Â
I’m sorry, but as Tina Turner, says what has love got to do with it?
“Initially it was to promote national unity. Now the trainees are taught to handle weapons.â€Â
Weapon handling is to ensure that we remain united in facing our enemies – though some may shoot themselves in the foot in the process.
“So who do you think is keeping the peace ?”
You??
“Many ideas are copied, edited and pasted into our Malaysian society.â€Â
Right. Even our national flag is copied from that of the United States. But in the U.S. it is not illegal to burn the flag. Shall we burn ours too?
“Why France ? This country seems so strange and their people are so nationalistic that they refuse to speak English even though they know English.â€Â
The French have always looked down upon the Brits – and they have good reasons for doing so. Where was England when France was the center of European civilization? They look down not only on the Brits but also on those who could only speak English. In the English speaking world, someone who is also able to speak French is held in high regard.
#30 by myfootboleh on Monday, 9 April 2007 - 10:56 pm
I think that 40% surge in crime is way too low. It should be 400%. We Malaysians are living in fear. I do not blame the authority for failing to prevent crime because I accept that they do not think and do not use their brain. Sorry not that they do not use their brain but in fact they are stupid.
However, I was stunned and speechless when this happened just before Chinese New Year. My house was broken into when we went out. I was afraid that the theft was still in my house when I found out that my house was broken into, I called the police and they arrived 30minutes later. After that, I made a report and waited for 2 hours for the “detective” to come over. I told them that I suspected a group of Indonesian worker and gave the reasons. You know what, they replied, “Kamu tak nampak muka, apa kami boleh buat? Kalau tangkap nanti dia orang SUE sama kita”.
There was no effort to investigate. I can recognize the suspect and even know where they stay. I strongly believe that if the detectives were to investigate, they will be able to solve the case. Their job is simple – come to my house, record a statement and take some photographs.
Maybe I should pity them for getting low salary and I should “boost their morale” by giving a “token of appreciation” if they managed to solve the crime. I was told by my friends that there is only hope when I “encourage” them or else I can forget about getting my case solved and also getting back my belongings.
I am staying in Taman Kota Laksamana in Melaka. More than 10 houses have been broken into. Nothing has been done. We are all living in fear.
#31 by Wang on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 1:25 am
There is a difference between reported crime and actual crime. The rise in reported crime rate may reflect changes in reporting behaviour, even if actual crime rate stays unchanged. It is sometimes difficult to say whether things are getting worse or better. If it is reporting behaviour that is changing, it may reflect either the victims are becoming more aware of the importance of reporting or because reporting is less (time) costly.
#32 by Wang on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 4:14 am
A way that some countries try to get a feel of whether it is actual crime that is changing or whether it is reporting crime that is changing over time is to use the statistics gathered in national victimization surveys by an “independent” research institute (not by the police).
#33 by Godamn Singh on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 11:38 am
“I told them that I suspected a group of Indonesian worker and gave the reasons. You know what, they replied, “Kamu tak nampak muka, apa kami boleh buat?” myfootboleh says.
Well, he’s right. It is basic police work. The issue of identification is important. Without fingerprints or an independent eye witness to corroborate your allegation, it becomes a case of “you say, he says”; and that means case acquitted without sufficient evidence or worse – case struck off for being frivolous and vexatious.
Since you cannot identify the burglar, how do you intend to prove it was him? Suspicions will not do.
#34 by k1980 on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 11:39 am
“The more I look at this PM, the more I am reminded how much he is like George Bush….†Bigjoe
Bush is like Hitler, trying to conquer the world. But our sleepy bum is just like Idi Amin, the useless, murderous clown who bankrupted Uganda and also claimed to be the king of scotland.
#35 by Godamn Singh on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 11:40 am
Yes. The king of Scotland.
#36 by bhuvan.govindasamy on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 11:50 am
There is nothing new about Badawi’s tactics or image as Mr. Clean. Mahathir did it first, with his Bersih Cekap Amanah campaign. After cleaning house of Harun, and Harun’s cronies, the crime rate spiked.
This is the price that the malay must pay for treating the minorities, who are citizens, as a red-headed stepchild, while embracing the illegal indonesian to their bosom. The indon has proven to be the venomous snake that has bitten deep into our nation’s breast.
#37 by smeagroo on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 12:56 pm
http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/index.php?itemid=3751#nucleus_cf
What has aab gotta say now? First his Son-in-Law said mansin belongs to Kamaluddin. So whose mansion is it now?
#38 by dawsheng on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 4:22 pm
Why 40% surge in crimes in KL? What kind of crimes? Is it organize crime or is it petty crimes? Or Johari added corruption cases in govt as highlighted in many blogs? Than that would explain the 40% surge in crime. I suspect there is an agenda for this significant number, maybe some ridiculous actions will follow.
At the same time, Abdullah and cronies will be relieve now that the attention has turn to fighting crimes instead of focusing on their alleged wrongdoings, thanks to the mainstream media the public are now more worry about their lives and assets than to demand the truth from the lot that only capable of sucking rakyat’s blood.
IGP must explain to the people how this 40% crime surge came into being, and the reason shouldn’t be due to low salary of our police officers to begin with. Anyone wants a decent higher pay job should know that the police force is not the place to get one. How many decent men and women in blue in the force now who is a real police officer who practices nobel values, proffesional and fair? I think few, people tend to stereotype, and perceptions is reality, and I think the force is redundent in protecting the public interest. Why?
The open secret is the force has been rampantly abused not only from within but also from the executives, police officer is their man in waiting for various jobs to protect their own interests and not the public. Such practices has made the force incapable of its real function, but see no evil hear no evil and soon after their values eroded after seeing how easy it was to make money with the power the public entrusted to them, all you have to do is abuse the power. This is the only logic explanation that hold water on why we have policeman in the country and yet criminals still run wild in every part of this country, creating havocs in our lives.
So the outcome has became perveted, and unusual circumstances where the public is the victim and the crooks are the politicians, the police and the criminals, working together under a system called corruption, where rule number one is “take care of yourself first”, quite naturally the public interest is abandon and police officer goes all around in their uniforms and cards using ways and means to extort the public, perhaps this can explain the 40% surge in crime because police officer can be criminal.
When those employed by the force is serving the wrong master, it is insane to ask for pay rise in the expense of the taxpayers then only they will get back to work of busting crimes. And yet our politicians thinks they own the country, when one had such a scenerio and in country such as ours, brace yourself guys, we are going down.
#39 by alanyeap on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 7:26 pm
Malaysia police are so bad. My Singaporean friends visited Malaysia last year and her purse was pickpocket in MidValley’s Toilet.
I help her made police report in the Pondok Police in Midvalley.
The police there cannot write english!! I have to write the report in English so that my singaporean friend can go back Singapore and file a lost report there.
The police there told us to go to the Inspector in Police Tourist Pondon nearby KLCC, inside the Bangunan Persenian (something like that as I forgotten the name… its next to a famous Restaurent along KLCC Stregtch) so that they can take down statement.
The police are not willing to ask the sarjan to come down. Since I also want to shortcut the time wasted, I willing to go to the police Tourist.
When we drove to the road infront of KLCC, we saw the sign board showing the direction to Police Tourist. We are so happy that it has signboard to guide us… But the HAPPY was SHORTLIFE as when we reach there, and go up to 5th Floor. There is a short notice saying they have relocation to the one next to the Restaurent.
I ask around KLCC staff and no one knows where is the new place.
Then the inspector was in the old building when we were trying our luck again and show us the direction to go to the new police tourist building. The inspector told us he need to file a report and will be with us in the new police toursing building.
I did that and almost miss the spot. Because there is ZERO sign board regarding the police tourist outpost!!!
ANd the Police tourist is INSIDE BEHIND the Building!!!!
We were there waiting waitng waiting (we had already wasted 3 hours from writing report till we reach the Police tourist)
and the Inspector still not yet to be seen.
In the end as the time becoming late, we ask the police officer there to chop certified true copy of the report and we left.
My Singaporean friends was horror for such a simple report has to be so much hassle. She wow never to come to Malaysia again.
There goes another tourist. I had been promoting how good malaysia is and it ends up horribly.
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#41 by shortie kiasu on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 9:05 pm
Abdullah and Musa should be proactive and preventive in fighting crimes, rather than reactive, they should analyze and find out why so many criminals resort to crime, who are these criminals and why and tackle the root causes of the social problems, rather than placing so much emphasis on solving crimes.
“War against crimes” is just a slogoneering and a Statement of Intent, like dozens before this; what is the strategies and action plans by Abdullah & Musa?
#42 by outsider in own country on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 - 10:00 pm
of course lah there’s such a huge surge in crime in KL (in fact, whole of malaysia if u would ask me!) because those policemen are either too busy escorting the vips, lepak-ing at mamak stalls or very hardworking conducting roadblocks so that they can generate more income mah. u think why the policemen are so eager to conduct roadblocks?? malaysia boleh!!!
#43 by firehawk on Wednesday, 11 April 2007 - 5:48 am
Neither are these goons in the gomen in control of the crime rate of this country nor is it their priority to do anything about it.
We have Khairy there who doesn’t know the people, and comes up with the most ridiculous of ideas for the grassroot youth. He was brought up rich and much of it in Singapore. Although his initiatives are not to be wholly blamed for the crime rate among locals, it certainly contributes to it. His ilk who come up with ridiculous suggestions should first be stopped, then only proper policies and implementation of them can be initiated.
#44 by Godamn Singh on Wednesday, 11 April 2007 - 5:57 am
Goddamn it!
Malaysia has never been under the rule of law, but under the rule of robbers, plunderers, philanderers, cheats, pimps, thugs, transvestites, nappy hoes, homos, bigamists, and cocksuckers.
#45 by Godamn Singh on Wednesday, 11 April 2007 - 6:08 am
make it nappy headed hoes.
#46 by MALAYSIANbukanMALAYSIAN on Wednesday, 11 April 2007 - 1:27 pm
Expand the police force, recruit the unemployed graduates. Raise the salaries to a respectable level, of course not like Singapore Ministers.
Most tax payers would be happy to have a better police force compared to having more white elephants. Train new recruits well so that they can push the corrupted police to desk duties. Though all this takes time but at least there is a beginning to change.
Now the situation is there are more gangsters than police. Change the equation. More police, less organized illegal syndicates!
Does Abdullah has the political will? If the leader has no political will, can you blame the corrupt prctice happening in the police force.
#47 by DiaperHead on Thursday, 12 April 2007 - 1:25 am
“Now the situation is there are more gangsters than police. Change the equation. More police, less organized illegal syndicates!”
How naive can you be?? Police are gangsters in uniform. Gangsters are police out of uniform.
#48 by pamelaoda on Thursday, 12 April 2007 - 8:17 am
No, AAB will not make it! Proven that ministers under him are rotting and doing things their own ways…AP’s issues, traffic discount issues, UK’s sport centre, etc etc. Every department are trying so hard to corrupt and make some money whilst AAB is the PM because he has failed to control them! Alamak lembik like betina even RAfidah is tougher and cunning then him. I think anwar will make a better PM although I can smelt chinese hatred in him. However, whoever is the PM, he will know who is the main economy contributor for Malaysia.
I was wondering what will happened to Malaysia should one day Malaysia could be loaned to a Chinese or Indian Malaysian to run the country for 10 years as a CEO?
#49 by akarmalaysian on Thursday, 12 April 2007 - 12:15 pm
my dearest PM…would u ever consider jz a moment of ur precious time…jz how much and what good wud it really do spending all those money over a sports complex in a foreign country instead of using all these money on a more meaningful and fruitful projects for ur own country and its people?ur top agenda is to shelve off unnecessary funds for unnecessary projects.where is ur promise?the only promise we hv seen so far is emptying our pockets and filling them upon ur so called “clean and efficient ministers”.yeah right!EFFICIENT in cleaning the public’s money!
#50 by akarmalaysian on Thursday, 12 April 2007 - 1:42 pm
“Nation’s Wealth Must Be Shared”
Najib:Getting people to invest in PNB unit trust will bridge rich-poor gap
fr the Star – 8th april 2007
Najib quoted as follows : “We cannot adopt the communist ideology as it wud be grossly unfair to deny the rich their wealth”(of course mr najib..its no surprise u shud be in a state of worriness having to think ur wealth being snatched away.but anyhow…wat kind of ideology do u think u shud come up wif anyway?having the rich like those in ur cabinets getting richer?)
“We also cannot seize and nationalise the assets of others as it wud be detrimental to the country’s image”(is it some kind of precautionary measures u are taking to protect urself?and talking abt image…i dunno wat kind of image u hv set upon urself for the people.let the real rakyat be the judge upon ur “image”}