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    Arab man hits two women over peck on cheek

    By Yow Hong Chieh

    KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — An Arab visitor allegedly attacked two women at a Kota Kinabalu backpackers’ lodge after flying into a rage over a kiss.

    The man is said to have blown his top after witnessing Canadian tourist Daniel Gunn kiss his girlfriend on the cheek out in the hall area, The Star reported today.

    Gunn, 30, told the daily efforts to calm the man failed, following which lodge receptionist Dewina Jolilin stepped in to try and defuse the situation.

    Her intervention, however, incensed the Arab man further as he reckoned that Dewina, who is also Muslim, should have been equally angry about the public show of affection.

    He then reportedly hit the 22-year-old in the face with a plastic bag, prompting Gunn and his local girlfriend to come to the receptionist’s aid.

    “My girlfriend told him that he cannot attack a woman. And then, she was also attacked,” said Gunn, who recorded the incident that took place at around 6.30pm on February 9.

    The man then stormed out of the lodge and left in a taxi, without settling his bill.

    Dewina lodged a police report over the alleged assault immediately after. City police are now looking for the suspect.

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    7 comments

    • Thuraisingam  •  2 months ago
      This is the type of tourist that Malaysia wants. If not DBKL wouldn't have spent millions of Ringgit on setting up the Arab Souke in Kuala Lumpur.
    • OutofAmerica  •  Hat Yai, Thailand  •  2 months ago
      The gov't often thinks anything an Arab Muslim does is fine. Why? They spend A LOT OF MONEY and of course, one can never say anything against a "brother". This idiot forgets he's not in his own country, but in one that has many tourists and is more "modern" than the one he came from. After living in The Sandbox three times I have to say, I've never seen people with more money be so cheap. I think he just ran out on his bill. Yeah, Arab Muslims!!!! One for you!
    • Ivory  •  Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur  •  2 months ago
      If Arab man could not accept/respect other country's culture- kissing..., then just live in his own country.
    • MISS THOR  •  2 months ago
      i still remember when kuwait was invaded by Iraq, it was the army of coalition countries than were deploy at arab countries to maintain stabilty , quite a percentage were women soldiers defending those 'MACHO ARAB MEN" boo..hoo boo hoo (*crying} were all those arab men were capable of back in their countries.
    • Azni  •  Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur  •  2 months ago
      that was rude & uncivilized! but for all you know that was a ploy for not settling his bills
    • kan nin na  •  2 months ago
      what kind of a hog visitor are we letting into our country? the arab swinehead thinks the country belongs to his grandfather. some stout malaysians should teach this uncivilized arab s.o.b. a lesson on how to be more finely cultured when in the home of his host.
    • Nordin  •  Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur  •  2 months ago
      TO SHOW AFFECTION TO SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS COMMENDABLE,BUT AT AN PROPER ENVIRONMENT,NOT IN PUBLIC,RESPECT ONESELF AND OTHERS,ESPECIALLY THE SENIOR CITIZENS,WE ARE MALAYSIANS,NOT WESTERNERS,RESPECT THEIR CULTURE,BUT DON'T TRY TO BE ONE(MONKEY SEE,MONKEY DO)

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