Car thief stole police motorcycle

A suspected car thief was cornered by Malaysian police but managed to escape -- but riding off on one of their motorcycles, a report said Friday.

Police pulled over the man in the northern state of Penang on Wednesday as he drove a BMW that was suspected to have been stolen, the New Straits Times reported.

Police asked the man to step out of the car, but while they were inspecting the vehicle, he jumped on one of the police motorcycles.

Make easy money, become football players

Former football coach Yusarman Yusof has been jailed 15 months' jail and fined RM200,000 for bribing his players.

The 36-year-old former national footballer, who has been handling the state team since December 2010, was found guilty of 20 counts of offering bribes to players with two others still at large.

He committed the offences by giving the players between RM200 and RM2,000 each at a karaoke outlet here between April 19 and 22 last year. The money were given through two acquaintances.

Woman cursed into a rock

A woman who had been cheating on her husband turned to stone in an oil palm plantation in Paloh, Johor. The woman was said to have been cursed into a rock while having sex with her boyfriend.

The video of the incident has caused a sensation in Johor.

Thief robbed by other thieves

Two lovers on a motorcycle on a shopping trip were ambushed and robbed by five men in Puchong, near Kuala Lumpur. In the incident the man sustained head injury.

The couple were later detained by police for using a stolen bike.

Cop caught a carjacker, carjacker jacked his way out of cops

The suspect was caught after he stole a car and drove it away with a two-year-old boy.

But the 26-year-old car thief escaped from police custody by climbing through the ceiling of a bathroom at the Ulu Choh police station.

Johor police have launched a manhunt after the escape last Wednesday evening, the New Straits Times reported.

To be rich before you reach 18, become a bookie

He was only 13 when he started collecting bets from his schoolmates for the World Cup football tournament.

IT executive Steven Goh recalled that he became a bookie because he loved football and wanted to earn some fast cash.

"My friends would bet RM2 (S$0.80 cents) to RM3 over who would win the matches. I had a notebook to keep track of their names and bet amounts.

"A few bucks is not much but when you bet with many people, the stakes can easily go up to about RM700," said the now 22-year-old, adding that he earned up to RM400 from the bets.

He said that while he only took bets for the World Cup, his schoolmates were bookies for other football events, such as the English Premier League games.

"They were about the same age as me at the time," said Goh, who hails from Malacca.

His gambling days came to an end when he was 16.

His mother found his notebook and punished him.

Its dangerous to be a cabbie in Malaysia

A disabled taxi driver was abducted by two men, whipped with a belt and run over twice by his own taxi.

Harian Metro reported that the victim had been taking the suspects to KLIA from Kuala Selangor at 2.45am on June 4.

They asked him to stop, tied and stuffed him into the car boot before driving off to another location, where they called the victim's wife and demanded RM5,000.

They eventually settled for RM2,000 (S$812) to be banked into the victim's account. But even after receiving the amount, they whipped and drove the taxi over him.

The victim fell unconscious after rolling into a nearby drain to avoid being run over for a third time. Passers-by called for an ambulance to take him to Tanjung Karang Hospital.

Malaysian woman cheated of RM5 million by an American general

An "American General" has fleeced a lonely, single Malaysian mother of RM5 million. The woman met the general through a social networking site.

The woman sold her property and handed over the proceeds to the general without realizing she had cheated. According to police, the 63-year old woman had sold her bungalow in a posh side of Kuala Lumpur for RM3.5 million. She had also sold her lands and borrowed from friends to raise another RM1.5 million to give to the general.

Her son later lodged a police report but the woman refused to believe that the general did not exist.

Woman raped, panties stolen

A woman was raped and the rapist later took away her panties. The woman was also robbed of cash, a gold ring and notebooks.

In the 8 pm incident, the woman who worked in a beauty salon was alone. The rapist threatened to kill her when she resisted.

Man rapes seven-year-old, then gives 50 sen to shut her up

A 31-YEAR-OLD man raped a seven-year-old girl, then gave her 50 sen to not tell anyone about it, reported Oriental Daily.

The 2.30pm incident on Sunday occurred in Semenyih when the victim was on her way home from a sundry shop with another girl.

The man, who was riding a motorcycle with a friend, asked if she knew where one of her neighbours stayed.

After the girl had pointed out where, they went to the house but the neighbour was not in.

The girl offered to ride with the man and look for the neighbour while his friend stayed with the other girl.

The man then took her to an empty house and raped her.

She complained to her father, who lodged a police report.

Man caned to death

A man just released from prison was found dead Monday after getting involved in a brawl in front of a restaurant in Penang. The man was believed to be hit with a cane on the head by another man.

Police had to fire warning shots after rushing to the scene but when the police arrived the man was already dead. The suspect escaped in a car.

They had been drinking water contaminated with dead human for over a week

After complaints from residents, a housing manager found a decomposed body of a naked man lying ina water storage tank at a housing project in Sabah.

Residents lodged complaints after the water they used smelled like detergent for over a week.

Police initial investigation found no evidence of foul play.

Now residents of the housing project plan to sue the authorities. Reason: drinking water contaminated with dead body.

Father raped sick daughter

A farmer dragged his sick daughter into an abandoned house and raped her instead of taking the 16-year-old to hospital.

The incident in Sabah's northern Pitas district happened when the 38-year-old man was headed to the hospital with his daughter and 11-year-old son riding pillion on a motorcycle.

On the way, the man stopped by an abandoned house, Kota Marudu OCPD Deputy Supt Isa Yusof said.
The father left the boy on the motorcycle by the roadside and dragged the girl, who was having a high fever, into the house and raped her.

He then threatened the girl not to reveal the matter to anyone, saying he would kill her and the rest of the family.

Police have launched a manhunt for the farmer, who is believed to have escaped into the jungle near his village - The Star