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A Malaysian family has been living in fear after they were harassed by loansharks from Singapore who tossed petrol bombs into their home in Malacca and started a fire. A man in the family is suspected of getting into trouble with the loansharks while working in Singapore, reported China Press. Li Kai Ming, a social activist in Malaysia told the Chinese daily that he received a call for help from the man's ex-wife about two weeks ago. The loansharks had obtained her address in Malacca and were harassing the family for money. The woman, who also works in Singapore, told...

<p>The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in southwestern Kuala Lumpur received minor damage to its front porch, but no injuries were reported.</p> <p>It follows the firebombings of three other churches late Thursday and early Friday. Only one of those, Metro Tabernacle, was badly damaged.</p>

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia has defended its decision to allow the export of macaque monkeys for meat and scientific research purposes, saying it will help curb their booming population in cities where they attack people and raid homes for food. "We are talking about keeping a figure (of macaques) that is sustainable ... that will not cause problems to the people," Natural Resources and Environment Minister Azmi Khalid told reporters Friday. The government quietly lifted a decades-old ban on the export of macaques two months ago. Since then, Azmi said, he has received complaints that it is cruel to...

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JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 23 (Bernama) -- Does Bigfoot exist in the jungles of Johor? Well, Vincent Chow believes so. Chow is adviser to the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) Johor. He claims that he is certain Bigfoot exists in Johor, saying that many people had seen the creature. "Bigfoot exists. We have received reports from many people who said they had seen the creature in the forests of Tanjung Piai, Mersing, Kahang, the Endau Rompin National Park and Kota Tinggi," he said. "They (the sightings) are not a new phenomenon. In fact, I regard this as a unique feature of the...

SINGAPORE - Preliminary investigations by US intelligence agencies have yielded no direct evidence linking piracy to terrorism. Yet the possibility of an alliance between piracy and terrorism cannot be ruled out. Piracy provides lucrative means of raising funds with which to purchase weapons for terrorists. In turn, terrorist groups can provide the expertise with which pirates may better avoid capture or arrest by lawful authorities. Such a possible collaborative relationship brings vital benefits to either party. If circumstances allow, terrorist bases and safe havens may even provide the necessary protection for pirates to hide their operations and activities. With the...