Three scams featured in three dailies 

China Press headlined that a female bank employee was found to have stolen RM2 million from the fixed deposit accounts of two customers. 

When the police received a report and started their investigation, they discovered that the female suspect had already committed suicide.

Nanyang Daily reported that the Human Resources Ministry stated that 11,068 Malaysian professionals abroad have applied to return to the country. 

Human Resources Minister Steven Sim said that according to the TalentCorp Returning Expert Program records, from 2011 to May 31 of this year, 6,969 applications have been approved.

Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is concerned about the current situation in the Taiwan Strait, but he does not believe it has reached a worrying level, as neither the United States nor China would want to see a war in the Taiwan Strait, reported Sin Chew Daily. 

A 60-year-old local company chairwoman was deceived by a “British-Singaporean man” she met online. To meet him and facilitate his acquisition of a project in Malaysia, she was tricked into “lending” RM1.25 million, front-paged Kwong Wah Daily. 

A scam disguised as a charitable investment plan promised a monthly return of 13 MYR or the exchange of a free-range chicken for an investment of 250 MYR, reported Guang Ming Daily. 

Launched last year, the scheme defrauded at least 3.29 million MYR in less than a year. After receiving 58 reports, the police arrested 11 local individuals, including the group’s founder, for investigation.

Editorial

Nanyang Daily said that although there are various analyses, interpretations, and predictive warnings regarding the outcomes of the Sungai Bakap by-election and the rise and fall of each party’s influence, the daily hope that voters can find a model of progress where temporary setbacks are accepted as part of a larger movement toward improvement. 

This could become a valuable lesson in promoting Malaysia’s progress, the daily added.