Tondong folk want Telekom Malaysia to act on cable theft

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BAU: Folks in Tondong yesterday urged Telekom Malaysia Bhd to set up a team to monitor rising cable theft cases in the area, resulting in folks being unable to use their landlines for up to a week.

According to Tondong Pemance Bong Jong Long, the community’s People’s Vigilante Corps (Rela) has set up regular sentries in vulnerable areas against thieving but to no avail.

“Our team will be in the area around 12am to 3am almost every day but the thieves seem to know our timetable.

“Our Rela members cannot be guarding the area round the clock because they also have their day jobs to go to,” he told reporters before welcoming members of Bau Police on their community interaction programme.

Bong suggested Telekom to follow the footsteps of Syarikat Sesco Bhd in their efforts to crackdown meter tempering through monitoring teams.

“Even with our Rela team guarding the cables, it is clearly ineffective and we hope that Telekom can look into this because when the cable is stolen, all of us are affected and we cannot use our phones and also the internet, which are important for work and studies.

“The longest we’ve been without connection is up to a week,” he said.

Meanwhile, Bau Police chief DSP Mohd Sabri Zainol said the police would continue to work with the people including Rela to help curb crime especially in small towns such as Tondong.

When asked to comment on cable theft complaints by Tondong residents, Mohd Sabri said that closer relations would be made with the people to help monitor criminal cases.

“Actually there are not that many crime cases in this area. However, we will continue our effort in working with the people because we cannot have crime prevention without assistance from the people,” he said.

During his visit, in conjunction with the on going High Profile Policing programme, Mohd Sabri and his team spent time talking to Tondong folks on the importance of good relations between the police and the people.

Also present were Bau District Officer Simon Japut, Kapitan Liew Chiew Hian, Penghulu Kueh Moh Huat.BAU: People in Tondong yesterday urged Telekom Malaysia Bhd to set up a team to monitor rising cable theft cases in the area, resulting in them unable to use their landlines for up to a week.

According to Pemanca Bong Jong Long, the People’s Vigilante Corps (Rela) had regularly patrolled several vulnerable areas against theft but to no avail.

“Our team is in the area from midnight to 3am almost every day but the thieves seem to know our timetable.

Rela members cannot be guarding the area round the clock because they also have their day jobs to go to,” he told reporters before welcoming police officers on their community interaction programme.

Bong suggested that Telekom folowed the footsteps of Syarikat Sesco Bhd in their efforts to crack down on meter tempering through their monitoring teams.

“Even with our Rela team guarding the cables, it is clearly ineffective and we hope that Telekom can look into this because when the cable is stolen, all of us are affected and we cannot use our phones and also the Internet, which are important for work and studies.

“The longest we’ve been disconnected is up to a week,” he said.

Meanwhile, Bau police chief DSP Mohd Sabri Zainol said they would continue to work with the people including Rela members to help curb crime especially in small towns such as Tondong.

When asked to comment on cable theft in Tondong, Mohd Sabri said they would try to be closer with the people to help monitor criminal cases.

“Actually there are not that many crime cases in this area. However, we will continue to work with the people because we cannot have crime prevention without assistance from the people,” he said.

During his visit to Tomndong in conjunction with the on-going High Profile Policing programme, Mohd Sabri and his team spent time talking to Tondong folk on the importance of good relations between the police and the people.

Also present were Bau District Officer Simon Japut, Kapitan Liew Chiew Hian and Penghulu Kueh Moh Huat.