KK Street Nuisance ~ Part 2

Some more related emails... remember to save this no. into your mobile: 088-318555

Dear Friends, on the way out of my workplace at Wisma Merdeka I often see these foreign kids (a local would recognise their own people so it could not have been the local kids) walking around and following tourists with their hands out begging. My hubby would often slow down his car next to them and will shout at the kids to move away as well as advise the friendly smiling unsuspicious tourists (must be thinking that they are locals = tainting our good reputation) to just ignore them the street kids. But the question is that when would it ever stop when even the wisma Merdeka management who has security guards placed only in the area facing wisma Sabah cant spare theirs to monitor the sorrounding of its building ?

A lot can be done as they seems to fear uniformed man more but then again, could it be because the uniformed man of this building are actually known to them thus they couldn't be bothered about it? It's not surprising as most of them do not look like local and they speaks their language (I would have known most Sabahan dialects being a native myself). A few times in the early morning, I saw some 'alien' coming out of the building used to be the Gayana jetty. Why is it still there when its not being used anymore ? The structure provides a perfect hiding place for anyone at night. Could the kids and their family staying there in order to make it easier for them to hang around nearby place like wisma Merdeka, Hyatt and Segama?

Brenda Jane

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READ ALL CORRESPONDENCE BELOW... THESE ARE JUST A FEW INCIDENT WHICH WAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT AND ARE REALLY HAPPENING IN KOTA KINABALU. THEY ALL SHARE THEIR UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE....

PLEASE BE CAREFUL.... WHERE EVER WE ARE!!!!
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After reading this email, maybe we should change the venue of Meeting Sheau Cheng from Upperstar to a safer place like Lintas Yoyo. It's really not safe especially we are all girls driving at night time.

I used to have this experience working in STC last time. It was a horrible experience because I needed to park my car to work everyday. When I worked late, I need to ask my male colleague to accompany me. Even 2-3 girls walking in company would not stop them harassing and worst one of the colleagues new car was smashed and another female colleague was threaten that she will be raped when seeing her running to her car ignoring them.

Guys, the police hotline number is 088 318555. Keep it handy.


Some useful info. from DR. Helen Lasimbang

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A friend of mine had similar problem in the street of KK. He called the police hotline and within 15 minutes a police patrol came and arrested some of these children.
The police hotline number is 088-318555.

15 minutes seemes a long time, but better late than never, huh?