KLUANG: After his investment turned sour, a Singaporean businessman decided to hire debt collectors who used strongarm tactics in an effort to recover money from his Malaysian business partner whose family is based here.
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.
JOHOR BARU: First, he fell victim to a fake investment scheme. Then, he took a loan from a money lender. Unable to repay the loan, he and his wife then turned scammers, starting an illegal get-rich-quick scheme.
JOHOR BARU: Police are currently investigating a fake bomb threat to a shopping mall and hotel here after receiving a report of the case from its management.