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Monday November 9, 2009

MPSJ raids illegal massage parlour

By THO XIN YI


USING the facade of a vacant shoplot as cover-up, an illegal cybercafe and unlicenced massage parlour were operating in Jalan Merak 2, Bandar Puchong Jaya.

One would not have guessed that vice activities were going on inside the shoplot as the shutters were closed and it bore no business signboards.

Tracing: Mohd Zulkurnain (right) checking the identity of the masseuses.

But the regulars knew best as they go up the stairway to the entrance to the cybercafe, and a locked gate that led to the two-floor massage parlour upstairs.

The Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) enforcement team, which smelt a rat, observed the movements and barged in on Thursday afternoon.

They found eight local Muslim women, aged between 24 and 33, in the parlour that was equipped with nine small partitions, a sauna room and three bathrooms.

Inside each partition were a stained mattress, pillow, blanket and massage oils, while the bigger “VIP” room had a sofa and massage bed.

MPSJ enforcement director Mohd Zulkurnain Che Ali ordered his personnel to break the partitions and send the women to Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais).

“We found the most number of Muslim masseuses in this operation. They worked in other parlours before and joined this centre when we closed down the others,” Zulkurnain said.

The parlour was sealed under the MPSJ beauty and healthcare centre bylaw 2007.

At the same time, 15 sets of computers were seized from the cybercafe downstairs.

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