I REFER to “Robber killed in shootout at cyber cafe” (The Star, Aug 22). The cyber cafe is believed to have been “a front for an online gambling centre which had been previously raided five times by local authorities and the police”.
One wonders if anyone is doing anything to root out illegal cyber cafes in the state, when the police have stated that they have raided the place five times already, and the centre still apparently is doing good business.
The fact that this place is a front for online gambling makes one wonder if hanky panky is also involved in keeping the centre open, such as corruption in the local authorities and the “close one eye” syndrome, as the owners may be well connected.
I believe cutting off the electricity and sealing the premises will be a really effective deterrent.
I am raising this issue as I feel that this is just one of the thousands of examples of illegal businesses continuing to flourish despite “enforcement”, others being massage centres and spas, karaokes, budget hotels, swiftlet farms.
Illegal businesses thrive despite enforcement
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