Police arrest eight suspects linked to loan shark syndicate in Johor

JOHOR BARU: Police here have arrested eight people in connection with an illegal money lending syndicate for threatening and intimidating borrowers, says Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat. He said the suspects were caught between Oct 22 and Oct 25 in Kota Tinggi, Seri Alam and Segamat, adding that the eight local men are...

Elderly couple hounded by loan sharks while daughter-in-law goes missing

IPOH: An elderly couple is living in fear after their house and cars were splashed with red paint, allegedly by loan sharks. Chiang Leong Pan, 60, a technician, said the incident happened early morning on Sept 3. “My aunt, who was visiting us, woke me up and told me about the red paint. All three vehicles, including...

Dream of a home and holiday dashed by loan sharks

JOHOR BARU: A former receptionist's dream of moving into a house and travelling to Taiwan crumbled after she was victimised by loan sharks. The 25-year-old woman, who asked to be identified only as Chong, said she wanted to move with her siblings into a house after renting rooms for five years working in Singapore. She decided to...

Three families disown sons with gambling addictions

KUALA LUMPUR: After constantly being harassed and humiliated by loan sharks or Ah Long, three families have made the extreme decision of disowning their children who took the loans and defaulted on payments. A 50-year-old businesswoman, who only wanted to be known as Kong from Ayer Tawar, Perak said her 23-year-old son had taken loans amounting...