3rd March, 2009
http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/26460
KOTA KINABALU: Once again, foreigners have been identified as the main contributors to the increase in crime rate in Sabah last year, where they were accounted for 2,497 cases in the crime index for 2008 – 623 cases more than the previous year of 1,874 cases.
Disclosing this was the Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar while replying to a question from the Tawau MP, Datuk Chua Soon Bui who inquired about the factors contributing to the increase of Sabah crime rate last year which was 15 per cent more than 2007 and the preventive measures taken to curb the 17 per cent increase of rape crimes, especially those involving under-aged girls.
Apart from that, the Home Minister also noted that the shifting of the rural population to urban areas in search of jobs had also brought various social problems and crimes to certain areas of high economic activities.
Towns like Kota Kinabalu, Penampang, Tawau and Sandakan contributed a large percentage in the crime indices in 2007 and 2008.
For example, the crime index for Kota Kinabalu in 2008 contributed as much as 39.83 per cent of the total crime index in Sabah, he noted.
The global economic recession coupled with the hike in fuel prices in 2008, which resulted in prices of commodities and cost of living to escalate, especially in urban areas too had compelled some people to commit crimes.
Other than that, the price hike for steel and oil palm fruits in early 2008 compared to 2007 also played a role in contributing to the increase of crimes in Sabah.
This factor has indirectly caused the increase in thefts of scrap metals and oil palm fruits in plantations.
Despite all these, from 1 January 2009 till 11 February 2009, Sabah police had succeeded in reducing crimes as much as 20.61 per cent compared to the same period in 2008.
In 2008, the total number of rape cases reported in the whole country was 217 compared to 204 in 2007.
This shows an increase of 13 cases or 6.3 per cent compared to the previous year.
Among the contributing factors were the perpetrators were drunk, victim and suspect were fond of each other, victim trusted the suspect, victim threatened by suspect, and victim was alone in secluded area.
The Home Minister among others urged the parents to closely monitor the movements or activities of their children as measures that could be taken to prevent rape crimes.
Besides this, school authorities too should organise moral counselling classes especially for those who are identified to be the problematic students. 17% increase of rape crimes, especially those involving under-aged girls ! ! ! That is the doomed society of our own doing.
Foreigners are given Malaysian Identity cards and where got foreigners in Sabah when 1-2 millions illegal had been given MyKad in Sabah and 5 million illegal had been given MYKad in Malaysia.
Let our own people suffer more as we remain silent. In someway Sabah is typical of what the rest of the world is going to be facing in the future - Sabah has too many PTIs/Refugees/Stateless people. With increasing human populations, decreasing resources and the potential effects of climate change - the number of displaced people is going to increase and all countries will be affected. Project IC is unique to Malaysia and a problem of its own making.
http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/26460
KOTA KINABALU: Once again, foreigners have been identified as the main contributors to the increase in crime rate in Sabah last year, where they were accounted for 2,497 cases in the crime index for 2008 – 623 cases more than the previous year of 1,874 cases.
Disclosing this was the Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar while replying to a question from the Tawau MP, Datuk Chua Soon Bui who inquired about the factors contributing to the increase of Sabah crime rate last year which was 15 per cent more than 2007 and the preventive measures taken to curb the 17 per cent increase of rape crimes, especially those involving under-aged girls.
Apart from that, the Home Minister also noted that the shifting of the rural population to urban areas in search of jobs had also brought various social problems and crimes to certain areas of high economic activities.
Towns like Kota Kinabalu, Penampang, Tawau and Sandakan contributed a large percentage in the crime indices in 2007 and 2008.
For example, the crime index for Kota Kinabalu in 2008 contributed as much as 39.83 per cent of the total crime index in Sabah, he noted.
The global economic recession coupled with the hike in fuel prices in 2008, which resulted in prices of commodities and cost of living to escalate, especially in urban areas too had compelled some people to commit crimes.
Other than that, the price hike for steel and oil palm fruits in early 2008 compared to 2007 also played a role in contributing to the increase of crimes in Sabah.
This factor has indirectly caused the increase in thefts of scrap metals and oil palm fruits in plantations.
Despite all these, from 1 January 2009 till 11 February 2009, Sabah police had succeeded in reducing crimes as much as 20.61 per cent compared to the same period in 2008.
In 2008, the total number of rape cases reported in the whole country was 217 compared to 204 in 2007.
This shows an increase of 13 cases or 6.3 per cent compared to the previous year.
Among the contributing factors were the perpetrators were drunk, victim and suspect were fond of each other, victim trusted the suspect, victim threatened by suspect, and victim was alone in secluded area.
The Home Minister among others urged the parents to closely monitor the movements or activities of their children as measures that could be taken to prevent rape crimes.
Besides this, school authorities too should organise moral counselling classes especially for those who are identified to be the problematic students. 17% increase of rape crimes, especially those involving under-aged girls ! ! ! That is the doomed society of our own doing.
Foreigners are given Malaysian Identity cards and where got foreigners in Sabah when 1-2 millions illegal had been given MyKad in Sabah and 5 million illegal had been given MYKad in Malaysia.
Let our own people suffer more as we remain silent. In someway Sabah is typical of what the rest of the world is going to be facing in the future - Sabah has too many PTIs/Refugees/Stateless people. With increasing human populations, decreasing resources and the potential effects of climate change - the number of displaced people is going to increase and all countries will be affected. Project IC is unique to Malaysia and a problem of its own making.
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