Eastern Region News November 05, 2009 15:17 PM Senator Raises Issue Over Car Theft KUANTAN, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The first question that Ng Fook Heng raised at the Dewan Negara after his appointment as senator on July 9 was what the government was doing to combat car theft. Ironically, four months down the road, he lost his Toyota Fortuner, which also serves as his official car, to car thieves early today. "This morning, at about 7.10am, I found my car which was parked in my porch in Jalan Air Puteh here missing. "My house door was tied with a wire and I believe it was to prevent me from going outside in case I noticed the theft," he told reporters here today. Ng, who is also Paya Besar MCA division chairman, said he believed that the theft occurred past midnight. "I had raised the issue (carjacking) in the Dewan Negara. It was my first question after being appointed senator. "This is not personal but according to the home minister, when I asked the question, statistics showed that from 2004 until May, 2009, 63,182 cars of various models were reported missing. I hope that the government seriously tackles this," he said, adding that he had just bought the car for RM173,000 on Sept 17. It was double jeopardy for Ng today because he found a parking ticket on the car which he had loaned from a friend to meet the press. "What a misfortune today. I just lost my car and now I receive a summons," he said, amused. -- BERNAMA