Compiled by C. ARUNO, GERARD GIMINO and R. ARAVINTHAN

       A STALL operator in Ipoh’s Little India is fed up with the lack of safety in the area after her premises was broken into 15 times in the last 10 years, reported Malaysia Nanban.

       S. Shalini, whose shop is located in the central area of the popular shopping spot, said the break-ins often occurred days after she stocked up on supplies, and she suffered losses in the thousands.

       She claimed the area was supposedly monitored by the Ipoh City Council, but the perpetrators had never been identified nor caught.

       Frustrated, she said the City Council which collects the rentals had failed to help keep the area safe.

       Shalini urged the authorities to act quickly, saying she was fearful of keeping any stuff in the shop.

       > Two snatch thieves in Tamil Nadu who stole more than half a million rupees (RM28,224) in gold jewellery in two months turned out to be engineering graduates, reported Malaysia Nanban.

       Police in Namakkal conducted a string of operations with a special task force after several women fell victim to snatch thieves in the same area over the last two months.

       They detained two men on a motorbike during a traffic stop in the area and interrogated them.

       The two men identified as Arun, 23, and Raju, 24, turned out to be unemployed graduates who wanted to open a coffee shop with the proceeds from selling the jewellery.

       The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.