Foreigner Arrested For Driving Without License After Trying To Bribe Mโ€™sian Police


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When it comes to going into JB, there are three things that used to be true.

One, youโ€™re guaranteed cheaper food and shopping the moment you get over the causeway.

Two, donโ€™t dress too nicely or youโ€™re going to get robbed.


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And three, policemen in Malaysia can be convinced to let you go with a bit of coffee money. Sometimes, theyโ€™ll even stop you and shake you down for bribe money.

Unfortunately, while the first two are still true, the last one isnโ€™t anymore. Mostly.

Honest Police Arrests Myanmar Man 

On 16 Nov 2019, WorldofBuzz reported that a Myanmar man was arrested at Jalan Daeng Selili, Kuala Kangsar.

His crime?

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He was driving without a license.

But thatโ€™s not the worst part.

He Tried to Bribe The Two Police Officers

So there he was, about to get into trouble in a foreign country.

Then, he thought of a brilliant idea.


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Why not try to spend some money to avert a disaster?

So he did.

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Unfortunately for him, the policemen were not thirsty at that point in time.

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They immediately place cuffs on him and brought him to the police station.

And so, rather than just traffic offences, he can now be charged under the Malaysian Anti-corruption Act 2009 for trying to bribe a public official.


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A crime which could land him with a hefty fine and some jail time.

Risky To Bribe The Mโ€™sian Royal Police

Even as far back as 2007, there were warnings online about how Singaporeans shouldnโ€™t try to bribe Malaysian police officers.

Not because of the fact that bribery is wrong, as far as the police officers are concerned; itโ€™s because theyโ€™ll take the chance to shake you down for even more money.

Back then, a Malaysian senior police officer spoke out to ask โ€œMalaysians to stop tempting law enforcement officersโ€.

Throughout the years, the Malaysian has been hard at work weeding out corruption within their law enforcement officers, even going as far as to provide a higher cash reward for reporting bribery attempts than if they were to accept the bribes.


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Moral of the story? Donโ€™t try to bribe Malaysian officials because you never know if you meet a law-abiding officer or a corrupted one.

Some might even just pretend to be corrupted so youโ€™ll offer them money, then turn around and arrest you for the reward cash.

Rule of the thumb? Donโ€™t do anything stupid overseas. At least not stupid enough to warrant you bribing your way out lah.

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