Johor Baru Before & After Dark

[proevoguy]

any nice pubs or ktv to recommend? i'm going down to JB this 24 & 25...hope to get some nice company...

[proevoguy]

any nice pubs or ktv to recommend? i'm going down to JB this 24 & 25...hope to get some nice company...

[KatoeyLover69]

Report from The New Straits Times dated Wednesday 8 August 2007 :-

JB fabric shop a front for brothel

JOHOR BAHRU : The 2 shop-lots along Jalan wong Ah Fook were drab with nothing to catch the eye of shoppers except dated fabrics and crockery.

To many, it was a wonder that the shops were still in business.

But little did anyone know that the actual business took place in the rear portion of the shops where a brothel was located.

The owner of the shops, who had partitioned the interior of his premises into rooms, had been supplying local and foreign women to tourists.

He was hauled up after an operation by Deputy State Police Chief Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff to clear up red light areas around Jalan Wong Ah Fook and Jalan Dhoby.

Last Sunday (5.8.07), Police and Municipal Council (MPJB) officers raided the shop-lots and demolished the partitions.

They arrested 11 women.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork

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Originally Posted by KatoeyLover69

Report from The New Straits Times dated Wednesday 8 August 2007 :-

JB fabric shop a front for brothel

JOHOR BAHRU : The 2 shop-lots along Jalan wong Ah Fook were drab with nothing to catch the eye of shoppers except dated fabrics and crockery.

To many, it was a wonder that the shops were still in business.

But little did anyone know that the actual business took place in the rear portion of the shops where a brothel was located.

The owner of the shops, who had partitioned the interior of his premises into rooms, had been supplying local and foreign women to tourists.

Last Sunday (5.8.07), Police and Municipal Council (MPJB) officers raided the shop-lots and demolished the partitions.

They arrested 11 women.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork

whoa.. ppl are getting more creative nowadays... what's next? behind the money changer?

[KatoeyLover69]

Report from The New Straits Times dated Wednesday 8 August 2007 :-

Johor crime rate down but rape cases up

JOHOR BARU : Although crime in the state generally fell over the first six months of the year, there was an increase in rape cases.

There were 83 cases since January compared with 57 cases in the corresponding period last year.

Police said there was a 7.54 per cent drop in the crime index between January and June this year with 15,646 cases of crime reported (16,922 last year).

There were fewer murders, snatch thefts and break-ins but as in rape cases, there has been a hike in extortions and gang fights.

The police have increased their solving rate to 43.34 per cent from 40.83 per cent last year.

Meanwhile, to regain public confidence, the police have set up the Community Policing Unit to build rapport between the cops and residents, said deputy state police chief Datuk Mohamad Mokhtar Mohamad Shariff.

The unit is the brainchild of Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan.

"All 11 district headquarters in Johor will have a Community Policing Unit and an officer in charge and officers will have to do an area study and get to know the people in the area.

"Under the Community Policing programme, every district will be divided into a zone and sector and an officer will be stationed there.

"He will also know how many street lights there are in the area and how many are required."

Mohktar said the officer will give his contact number to ensure that he can be contacted by the residents.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork

[KatoeyLover69]

Report from The New Straits Times dated Thursday 9 August 2007 :-

Johor Baru gets 431 extra cops on the beat

JOHOR BARU : The first batch of additional policemen hit the streets here last month with the key task of fighting crime and building better rapport with the public.

The 431 personnel are from the General Operations Force and the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU).

Johor deputy chief police officer Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said this after a closed-door meeting with his men yesterday.

"They have been split into four groups so that there will be round-the-clock patrols," Mokhtar said.

"They will be rotated every two weeks to ensure the men are mentally and physically fit. There will also be dialogue sessions with them so that they can tell us what more needs to be done."

The 431 policemen have been conducting patrols here since late June but only on a temporary basis.

This time around, they will be here on a permanent basis.

They will concentrate their efforts in Johor Baru South and North districts, said to be crime-prone areas.

Special attention will also be given to Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Dhoby, which are known for drugs and prostitution.

"This clean-up operations will include other enforcement agencies."

The public will also be roped in under the community policing programme to tip off police on suspicious activities in their areas.

Mokhtar said state police would receive another 306 personnel this month and they would be stationed in the two new police districts of Seri Alam and Nusajaya.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork

[KatoeyLover69]

Report from The STAR dated Saturday 11 August 2007 :-

Johor crime lord under restricted residence

KUALA LUMPUR : A crime lord from Johor has been placed under restricted residence in Jeli, Kelantan.

This came to light yesterday following his lawyer’s withdrawal of a habeas corpus application seeking his release from the Sungai Buloh Prison, where he has been held since his arrest on Aug 1.

The 55-year-old man, described as the head of one of the most powerful syndicates in the country and once regarded as “untouchable”, had been arrested by a special team of officers from Bukit Aman’s commercial crime department over his alleged involvement in illegal lottery activities in the Johor Baru district since March 2005.

The man’s lawyer N. Sivananthan, who filed the habeas corpus application on Aug 3 at a High Court here, withdrew it yesterday saying that his client has been placed under restricted residence since Wednesday.

As such, the lawyer said he would be making a fresh civil application to declare his client’s detention under the Restricted Residence Act as unlawful.

Judicial Commissioner Abdul Alim Abdullah allowed the withdrawal.

Outside the courtroom, Sivananthan said he would file the application against the three-year restriction order at the High Court in Kota Baru.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork

[KatoeyLover69]

Report from The STAR dated Tuesday 14 August 2007 :-

JB vice den raided again in 10 days

JOHOR BARU : Merely 10 days after police raided a budget hotel in Masai here for allegedly carrying out vice activities, it was back in operation.

The guest house, barely 100m from the Masai police station, was raided again by the police on Sunday night.

In the 10pm raid, police detained seven people.

Johor acting police chief Datuk Mohktar Mohd Shariff warned the men of the Masai police station that he would not hesitate to take action against any cop found to be covering up vice activities.

It is learnt that this was the crux of the agenda at a one-hour closed-door meeting with the Masai policemen yesterday.

After the meeting, Mokhtar told the press that a police team stormed the hotel and detained three women aged between 35 and 38, two of the hotel’s guests, the hotel’s operator and the cashier.

One of the women detained tested positive for syabu.

All seven have been remanded to facilitate investigations.

Mohktar said the police was aided by the Johor Baru Municipal Council and the Religious Affairs Department.

"I have instructed that daily raids are to be conducted until the area is clean.

"Though frequent raids were conducted in the past, yet it seems that they lay low and resumed operations.

"We will not compromise or tolerate any vice activities in the state.

"This Saturday, Masai will get their Community Policing liaison officer.

"The officer will get to know the residents and regain their trust."

The hotel, which is also near a mosque, had been raided on Aug 8 where several suspects were detained.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork

[KatoeyLover69]

Report from The New Straits Times dated Wednesday 15 August 2007 :-

32 held in Seri Alam (JB) raid

JOHOR BAHRU [COLOR="Green"]: In a bid o wipe out vice activities under their jurisdiction, the Police from Seri Alam districh headquarters went full force during a series of raids and detained 32 people.

The raids in various locations in Masai and Bandar Seri Alam on hotels and ceber cafes on Sunday also saw the Police seizing RM 50,000 worth of computers.

About 10 pm on the same day, a police party raided a budget hotel in Masai and arrested 7 people.

The next day, the raided 7 hotels in Seri Alam and Masai, and arrested 3 couples in their 30s, including a Filipino.

They also detained 2 men, who tested positive for syabu.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork

[KatoeyLover69]

Report from The STAR dated Saturday 18 August 2007 :-

Nod to build more police booths in JB

JOHOR BAHRU : The Johor State Government has agreed to build more police booths in Johor Bahru to beef up enforcement in the city's Central District.

"It is in line with our effort to beef up the police presence after receiving additional police personnel in the State." said Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman who felt that more booths should be built in places like Leggaran Segget (Segget Walk) and Jalan Wong Ah Fook.

" I believe that there is no problem for the city council (MPJB) to come up with a budget", he said.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork

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Report from The STAR dated Wednesday 22 August 2007 :-

RM1.5m for new CCTV cameras for Johor Bahru

JOHOR BARU : The city council will spend RM1.5mil to install 12 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras around the city’s central business district.

Mayor Datuk Mohd Naim Nasir said the cameras would increase security and safety around the city.

“This new batch of CCTVs will supplement the existing 18 cameras already installed.

“We have spent about RM2mil to equip the city with the cameras,” he said at a press conference.

Mohd Naim also said that two new police beat bases would be built in Jalan Meldrum and Legaran Seget.

“We also have a new 24-hour hotline for the public to call for any complaints.

“The complaints will be channelled to other departments such as the police,” he said, adding that the public should call 1-300-800-146.

He said the city council would make sure that more streetlights were put up in certain areas to deter crime.

Acting state police chief Senior Asst Comm I Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said 49 probationary inspectors would be sent out to perform beat duty.

“We are catering to the public’s call for an increased police presence,” he said.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork

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Report from The STAR dated Wednesday 22 August 2007 :-

CCTVs installed to improve security in Permas Jaya. Johor Bahru

JOHOR BARU : Three closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been installed at strategic locations in Permas Jaya to improve security in the area.

Pasir Gudang MP Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said installing the CCTVs did not indicate the area was crime-prone.

He said the move was to ensure more security for the people there.

“The people have high expectations of us. As leaders, we have to work hard to give more facilities to the people,” he said at the launch of the CCTVs during a community programme in Permas Jaya on Saturday.

Mohamed Khaled hoped the community would give their full support to the local council and police to make the place a more comfortable and safer place.

Johor Baru city council mayor Datuk Mohd Naim Nasir said it was the council's responsibility to provide the best service to the people.

He added the council regularly conducted checks on restaurants to make sure they were clean.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork

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Hello brudders, I need your help on 2 issues.

1. The Visa-On-Arrival facility is available at Senai airport right? The website says so but I need an affirmative.
2. Any recommended budget hotel near Senai airport or this City Lounge thingy?

Thanks in advance for all kind replies.

[Cheeco]

Originally Posted by KatoeyLover69

JOHOR BARU [COLOR="DarkRed"]: The city council will spend RM1.5mil to install 12 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras around the city’s central business district.

1 CCTV camera cost $125,000.00? That is too much! One reasonably good webcam cost less than $125.00 so for $1.5 mil, we can install 12,000 nos of webcam along the street of JB!

[hornyinjb]

Originally Posted by Cheeco

1 CCTV camera cost $125,000.00? That is too much! One reasonably good webcam cost less than $125.00 so for $1.5 mil, we can install 12,000 nos of webcam along the street of JB!

well, u know then that somebody is making good money out of this