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7
| THURSDAY JULY 2 2009
news without borders
Press Digest by Kong See Hoh
[email protected]
AN EXTORTION syndicate has started targeting Taiwanese businessmen in Malaysia, China Press reported yesterday. Members of the syndicate would call up these businessmen to identify themselves as “Taiwanese underworld figures” who are on the run and in need of money. They threaten to harm those who refuse to meet their requests. The syndicate has used the same ruse on Taiwanese businessmen in other parts of the world in recent years but switched its operations to Southeast Asia not long ago. According to the report, it is understood that at least 40 Taiwanese doing business in Thailand had been targeted by the syndicate so far this year. Taiwanese businessmen in Malaysia have been getting calls
Syndicate targets Taiwan businessmen from the syndicate but it could not be ascertained if any of them has fallen prey to its trick. In all known cases, the callers claimed to be Taiwanese mafia members who had fled to Malaysia after committing serious crimes in Taiwan and are cashstrapped. The “criminals” were able to strike fear in their targets as they have information about them and their family members. According to Even Chen, the police liaison officer with Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, a Taiwanese businessman in his 50s who has been in
the country for 20 years received a call from a “Taiwan mafia” purportedly hiding in Malaysia after committing murders in Taiwan. Chen said the caller provided the businessman with the businessman’s details, which prompted him to lodge a police report and seek the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office’s help. He said this modus operandi has been used by con gangs in Taiwan for years and Taiwanese police have been working hard to bring the mastermind to book. “I believe the syndicate behind this has obtained personal information of Taiwanese business-
men through various channels, including credit cards, call cards and the Internet to identify their targets,” he said. Both the Malaysian and Taiwanese police have been informed of the case, he said. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia issued a statement on Monday urging Taiwanese businessmen who get such calls to report to the police. Taipei Investors Association in Malaysia president Datuk Dr Ting Chung Cheng also advised members to lodge police reports immediately if they are targeted by extortionists.
S. Korean accused of using fake notes in casino SHAH ALAM: A South Korean technician was charged in a sessions court here yesterday with using four fake RM100 notes in a casino in Genting Highlands two months ago. Yoohong Yang, 40, who has been working in Malaysia for two years, pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him in Korean by
an interpreter. He is accused of using the counterfeit notes at Hollywood Casino De Genting at about 9.40pm on May 29. Yang, who was arrested on May 30, faces 20 years jail and a fine, if convicted. DPP Salwa Asmary Abdul Rahim asked the
court not to grant bail to Yang, but defence counsel Lee Teong Hooi requested a low bail as the accused has no family members to stand as guarantor. Judge Wan Mohd Norisham Wan Yaakob did not set any bail and fixed Aug 11 for mention. – Bernama
Group says ‘no’ to maids from China THE Federation of Heng Ann Associations of Malaysia women’s section is against bringing in domestic helpers from China as suggested by certain quarters recently. Section head Tan Guek Eng said bringing in Chinese maids to work in Malaysia is akin to the proverbial Chinese saying of “leading a wolf into one’s living room”, as it spells trouble. Tan pointed out that even without having them in the house, Malaysian men are already falling for women from China, what more allowing them into the house. Speaking to the press in Kuantan on Tuesday, Tan pointed out that at recent discussions on the issue of Chinese maids, the women’s wings of the federation’s member associations unanimously rejected the idea of bringing in maids from China because of the “havoc” wreaked by them. “The federation is not looking down on them (Chinese maids), but there have been too many cases (of broken families caused by women from China). It is only natural that Malaysian women have to guard against these women,” she said. She said the common culture, language, religion and culinary habits make it easy for Chinese maids to get close to their male Chinese employers, posing a potential threat to family relationships. Tan, who is a marriage counsellor, said that in many cases she has handled, Chinese women were the cause of marital woes.
7
| THURSDAY JULY 2 2009
news without borders
Press Digest by Kong See Hoh
[email protected]
AN EXTORTION syndicate has started targeting Taiwanese businessmen in Malaysia, China Press reported yesterday. Members of the syndicate would call up these businessmen to identify themselves as “Taiwanese underworld figures” who are on the run and in need of money. They threaten to harm those who refuse to meet their requests. The syndicate has used the same ruse on Taiwanese businessmen in other parts of the world in recent years but switched its operations to Southeast Asia not long ago. According to the report, it is understood that at least 40 Taiwanese doing business in Thailand had been targeted by the syndicate so far this year. Taiwanese businessmen in Malaysia have been getting calls
Syndicate targets Taiwan businessmen from the syndicate but it could not be ascertained if any of them has fallen prey to its trick. In all known cases, the callers claimed to be Taiwanese mafia members who had fled to Malaysia after committing serious crimes in Taiwan and are cashstrapped. The “criminals” were able to strike fear in their targets as they have information about them and their family members. According to Even Chen, the police liaison officer with Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, a Taiwanese businessman in his 50s who has been in
the country for 20 years received a call from a “Taiwan mafia” purportedly hiding in Malaysia after committing murders in Taiwan. Chen said the caller provided the businessman with the businessman’s details, which prompted him to lodge a police report and seek the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office’s help. He said this modus operandi has been used by con gangs in Taiwan for years and Taiwanese police have been working hard to bring the mastermind to book. “I believe the syndicate behind this has obtained personal information of Taiwanese business-
men through various channels, including credit cards, call cards and the Internet to identify their targets,” he said. Both the Malaysian and Taiwanese police have been informed of the case, he said. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia issued a statement on Monday urging Taiwanese businessmen who get such calls to report to the police. Taipei Investors Association in Malaysia president Datuk Dr Ting Chung Cheng also advised members to lodge police reports immediately if they are targeted by extortionists.
S. Korean accused of using fake notes in casino SHAH ALAM: A South Korean technician was charged in a sessions court here yesterday with using four fake RM100 notes in a casino in Genting Highlands two months ago. Yoohong Yang, 40, who has been working in Malaysia for two years, pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him in Korean by
an interpreter. He is accused of using the counterfeit notes at Hollywood Casino De Genting at about 9.40pm on May 29. Yang, who was arrested on May 30, faces 20 years jail and a fine, if convicted. DPP Salwa Asmary Abdul Rahim asked the
court not to grant bail to Yang, but defence counsel Lee Teong Hooi requested a low bail as the accused has no family members to stand as guarantor. Judge Wan Mohd Norisham Wan Yaakob did not set any bail and fixed Aug 11 for mention. – Bernama
Group says ‘no’ to maids from China THE Federation of Heng Ann Associations of Malaysia women’s section is against bringing in domestic helpers from China as suggested by certain quarters recently. Section head Tan Guek Eng said bringing in Chinese maids to work in Malaysia is akin to the proverbial Chinese saying of “leading a wolf into one’s living room”, as it spells trouble. Tan pointed out that even without having them in the house, Malaysian men are already falling for women from China, what more allowing them into the house. Speaking to the press in Kuantan on Tuesday, Tan pointed out that at recent discussions on the issue of Chinese maids, the women’s wings of the federation’s member associations unanimously rejected the idea of bringing in maids from China because of the “havoc” wreaked by them. “The federation is not looking down on them (Chinese maids), but there have been too many cases (of broken families caused by women from China). It is only natural that Malaysian women have to guard against these women,” she said. She said the common culture, language, religion and culinary habits make it easy for Chinese maids to get close to their male Chinese employers, posing a potential threat to family relationships. Tan, who is a marriage counsellor, said that in many cases she has handled, Chinese women were the cause of marital woes.
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