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14 Jul 2012, 8.52PM

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Singaporeans are so cheapskate that they do not mind being robbed.

Stay away from the crime area and you save more money.

The criminals there mark Singaporeans as victims because it is difficult for them to get the police to help them.

So have some sense, stay away and be safe.

One S'porean victim of crime in Johor every day
About 400 crime cases involving Singaporeans were recorded last year, Johor police assured they are working to reduce crime. -The Star/ANN, AsiaOne

Sat, Jul 14, 2012
The Star/Asia News Network
Johor Bahru - An average of one Singaporean is a crime victim in the state of Johor daily, according to Malaysian police. However, police maintained that Johor is not a crime haven.
Last year, 400 crime cases involving Singaporeans were recorded. For the first six months of this year, a total of 216 crime cases were related to Singaporeans.
Commenting on Singapore citizens as crime victims, Johor state police chief Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said: "Most cases were property crimes such as motorcycle theft and robbery."
He added that some 26 cases of violent crimes were reported from January to June this year. Of the lot, 17 cases were related to gang robbery.
So far this month, there have been reports of Singaporeans being involved in two carjacking and a case of robbery at gunpoint.
However, there were also 53 Singaporean criminals who were nabbed in Johor last year.
In relation to the issue, Mr Mohd Mokhtar urged citizens from the island republic not to label Johor as a crime haven and assured them that the police are working hard to fight crime.
"They should not be afraid to come here for their holidays or to conduct business," he added.
Mr Mohd Mokhtar also mentioned that police have detained 135 Singaporeans for drug-related offences in the past three years.
For the first six months of 2012, 20 Singaporeans were arrested. Of the crimes committed, 12 cases involved drug abuse, while six other dealt with possession and two people were nailed for drug trafficking.
He added that 53 Singaporeans were detained for drug offences last year, while 62 were detained for similar offences in 2010.

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Guest

16 Jul 2012, 12.02AM

It was deemed justified and didn't go overboard when they strip and make you kneel naked, but singaporeans just forget such things happened.

Maybe we didn't. The high costs of things here make many of us having no choice but to go there and save a few more dollars for the family....sigh....

Guest

18 Jul 2012, 2.39PM

The Government taught us to be CHEAPOs.

Remember Lim Swee Say said- Workers should ot ask for Higher Wages (2008) although the inflation rate was soring.

See what the Town Council did to marginlaise the cleaners' salary for the past 10 years.

Check out the SPH news where projects are given to the cheapest tender, meaning cheap materials, cheap labour cost . . etc

Since the GOVERNMENT gave such a direction, then WHAT can citzens do??

Guest

15 Jul 2012, 8.50AM

Everywhere in Singapore is now becoming a crime area.

Bedok Central has faced a few jewelery robberies. My friend in Marine Parade was also roobed. A shop a Katong saw a foreigner walked away with a handbag and did not make any payment.

Heard about robberies in McDonalds by a fair couple? What about you tube CCTV footage?

Are we supposed to avoid Sinfgapore, too?

Guest

15 Jul 2012, 2.18PM

For you, safest place is a hole to hide.

Guest

16 Jul 2012, 8.34PM

oh dear. you admitted just that you are an ostrich. gosh!

then you better go back to your mother's womb.

Guest

17 Jul 2012, 4.29AM

It is not just to save some money that Singaporeans are crossing over to JB over the weekends. We Singaporeans are deprived of our breathing space in our own country, flooded with foreign workers, PRs. We need space to do our shopping leisurely. Carparks in downtown Singapore are overcrowded and would be worst if not for the absence of those Singapore cars crossing over to JB.

Our govt have failed to provide enough supply of housing and nusing homes for our citizens that we have no choice but to build our nest and nurse our sick over at JB.

Guest

17 Jul 2012, 12.12PM

Batam (not the tourist areas) is much cheaper and safer.