Wednesday July 15, 2009
Majestic sex haven has Penang residents moaning
By WINNIE YEOH
GEORGE TOWN: The Majestic Heights flats in Paya Terubong has become a favourite haunt among men looking to pick foreign women up.
Many are making a beeline to the nine blocks for sex, which has now been labelled as a “mini Haadyai” by the residents.
Locals fear they are fighting a losing battle against the vice activities at some of the vacant units in the 23-storey blocks which have been broken into by foreigners who have turned it into prostitution dens.
The residents, who have formed a Rakan Cop watch group, have even caught couples having sex inside the units. Soiled mattresses have also been found in the units.
Messy find: A mattress found in one of the vacant units believed to have been used by foreign workers for vice activities at Majestic Heights A few pictures, one of which showed a semi-nude couple, were made available to The Star.
Several residents have even spotted used condoms on the ground outside their flats.
It is estimated that some 5,000 foreigners comprising mostly Bang-ladeshis, Indonesians and Vietna-mese are staying there – double the number of locals in the area.
Majestic Heights joint management committee executive adviser S.L. Chang said the foreign workers started renting the units about three years ago.
He said the Indonesian and Vietnamese women would dress scantily to seduce the men.
“Once they strike a deal, they would proceed to one of the vacant units, usually on the upper floors of the blocks,” he said, adding that the Rakan Cop patrol team which started about two months ago has caught numerous couples at night.
Committee chairman Lew Hong Keat said the ladies seldom left the flats.
A 52-year-old local resident who wished to be known only as Poh said the ladies were sexy.
George Town OCPD Asst Comm Azam Abd Hamid said he would personally head a police raid if residents could provide details of the vice activities.
ACP Azam said his men had raided the units several times but did not come across any suspicious activities.
He also questioned in what context certain quarters were referring to the place as a “mini Haadyai”.
“Are there many pubs operating there? Is there a ‘showroom’ for women offering sex? And, since when is the use of condom a crime?” he asked.
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