GWR
05-06-08, 11:22 PM
Lift up seat if you're no bomber
http://www.nst.com.my/Thursday/National/2258716/insidepix1
[Photo: NST - Motorcycles parked in Sg Golok have to ensure their seats are up to prevent the bikes from being confiscated by police. The move is part of anti-bombing efforts by police. — NST picture by Adnan Mohamad]
SUNGAI GOLOK: Motorcyclists have to lift up the seat of their motorcycles when they park their machines in the Thai sub-province.
The directive, issued two weeks ago, was given after police discovered most bomb attacks involved parked motorcycles.
"Motorcyclists who want to park their machines, have to lift up the seats so that policemen on patrol can see under the seat," a source said.
The directive covers all areas in the sub-province especially "high-risk" areas. Motorcycles that do not follow the directive will be seized."
Meanwhile, deputy Sungai Golok police chief Sub Col Wan Seman Wan Salleh said since the ruling was imposed, police have seized more than 10 motorcycles belonging to Thais.
He said although only four bomb attacks have occurred here, such precautions were necessary, in the hope that these steps would help attract tourists to the province.
Since the unrest began in 2004, Wan Seman said the number of Malaysian tourists had dropped.
http://www.nst.com.my//Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/2258716/Article/index_html
http://www.nst.com.my/Thursday/National/2258716/insidepix1
[Photo: NST - Motorcycles parked in Sg Golok have to ensure their seats are up to prevent the bikes from being confiscated by police. The move is part of anti-bombing efforts by police. — NST picture by Adnan Mohamad]
SUNGAI GOLOK: Motorcyclists have to lift up the seat of their motorcycles when they park their machines in the Thai sub-province.
The directive, issued two weeks ago, was given after police discovered most bomb attacks involved parked motorcycles.
"Motorcyclists who want to park their machines, have to lift up the seats so that policemen on patrol can see under the seat," a source said.
The directive covers all areas in the sub-province especially "high-risk" areas. Motorcycles that do not follow the directive will be seized."
Meanwhile, deputy Sungai Golok police chief Sub Col Wan Seman Wan Salleh said since the ruling was imposed, police have seized more than 10 motorcycles belonging to Thais.
He said although only four bomb attacks have occurred here, such precautions were necessary, in the hope that these steps would help attract tourists to the province.
Since the unrest began in 2004, Wan Seman said the number of Malaysian tourists had dropped.
http://www.nst.com.my//Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/2258716/Article/index_html