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Increasing Security Incidents in Malaysia's CapitalCrime & Safety
East Asia / Pacific
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Malaysia
In a three-week period, OSAC has received three reports of security incidents in
Robbery On Monday, July 28, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a female employee of an OSAC constituent was forced into a vehicle by two unidentified males. The incident occurred in the car park of the In response, the constituent is planning to re-evaluate its current security posture with the aid of a private security consultant. Safety and security awareness training will be provided to the company’s employees in Drugging and Robbery On Wednesday, August 6, an employee of an OSAC constituent went to a Western-owned hotel for a drink. After some time, a man came and sat down to employee's left but made no attempt at conversation. Later, a woman approached and sat to the right of the employee and engaged in friendly conversation. After a while, the employee began to feel tired and decided to return to the hotel room. The woman acted concerned and said she would accompany the employee to make sure everything was ok. On the way, she and the employee ate some chocolate. The last thing the employee remembers was entering the room and wanting to lie down. The employee was woken at midday the next day by a telephone call, and discovered he had been robbed. The constituent believes its employee was drugged either in the hotel or by the chocolate consumed. Upon viewing the camera footage of the hotel corridor the next day, the woman can be seen leaving the room, then returning with the man who had been sitting to the left of the employee in the hotel bar. They both re-entered the room using the employee's room key, and both subsequently left the room with the man seen carrying the employee's computer bag. The employee's passport, cash, credit cards, ID card, mobile phone, and MP3 player were also stolen. The incident was reported to the local police immediately. The employee did not recover from the effects of the drugging until two days after the incident took place. Harassment On Saturday, August 16, two Chinese nationals employed by an OSAC constituent traveled to Conclusion Constituents operating in |
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