Luyang Assemblyman Hiew King Cheu said the violent actions of "Ah-Longs" (loan sharks) caused fear and worry among members of a family early Wednesday when red paint was splashed into a residential house in Jalan Bundusan. The victims approached Hiew to seek help regarding the incident after they lodged a police report.
Unfortunately, the red paint had also been splashed on the house next door causing damage to a car parked in the garage. The police had asked the victims to provide more evidence like CCTV recording together with any information concerning the Ah Long.
Hiew said he would like the people to think about the consequences and be very careful in borrowing money from unauthorised money lenders, and many such cases had been brought to his office in the past few months.
"Don't forget, if you borrow and you must pay back, and if you cannot pay the high interest, don't borrow". "It is not wise to borrow money and bring trouble to your wife, family and your elderly mother or father. In many cases, the old parents have to dig into their life-saving to help to pay the loan. It is unfair for them to be held responsible for the trouble caused," said Hiew.
He said, in many cases that he came across involved heavy gambling, and that it is the "killer" which puts many people into deep trouble. "Why gamble when you have no money? Many people because of heavy gambling lose their families, money for their children's milk, jobs, being chased after by Ah Long, and some even lose their life.
"There are many banners hung in the city and Penampang area, and there is no action by the authorities to remove them. These banners are the target of complaints received by the Adun Luyang Office. Hiew said the banners are hung everywhere and the enforcement authorities do not seem to remove them.
"It is easy to take action and to advise those people who had hung the banners, because their telephone numbers are printed very big on the banners. "The other annoying thing is that the Ah Long always put their name cards on to the windscreen and window of the cars, which sometimes can jam the window and the cars owners have to find a place to dispose off the cards. "A car owner said when he did repairs to his car door, he found more than 40 such cards stuffed inside the car doors."
Sources: Daily Express Newspaper
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