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Johor Balu MP - Sporeans are nothing but trouble! Come here create trouble but go back Spore kena tamed. Damn!! Singaporeans fake car theft to claim insurance By Desiree Tresa Gasper An assemblyman has called for an investigation into Singaporeans who "dump" their vehicles in Johor to claim insurance when they return to the island republic. Datuk Tee Siew Kiong (BNPulai Sebatang) said such incidents were rampant and they gave a false impression that many vehicles were being stolen here. "A few Singaporean friends have admitted that Singaporeans who own luxury cars but could no longer afford it, prefer to dispose of them here and make a police report claiming it was stolen," he said. He cited the case of a Singaporean who reported the loss of his car but refused to claim it when it was found by Malaysian police. Tee said these Singaporeans could also sell their vehicle ownership passes worth hundreds of (Singapore) dollars. "Our police should work with their Singapore counterparts and the Interpol to clamp down on such activities," he said. Meanwhile, in his speech, Tee also lambasted Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for making derogatory statements pertaining to crime in the state and said statistics showed that the crime rate in Penang was much higher than Johor. "For each 100,000 residents here 639 crime cases are recorded whereas for Penang, about 800 cases are recorded for every 100,000 residents," he said, adding that this clearly proved that Johor was safer. His statement was immediately interrupted by Dr Boo Cheng Hou (DAPSkudai) and Gwee Tiong Hiang (DAPBentayan) who said that Lim had already apologised and it was unnecessary to bring up the matter. Tee said the apology was insincere and was only done via the media. "He only knows how to blame others and he should get his facts right," he said.