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Beware this money trap in JB: 'No entry' signs covered with posters

There was no way he could have known this Johor street was inaccessible when all the signs were covered by stickers and posters. Yet no matter how he pleaded, STOMPer Short sighted was still fined. This is unfair especially to visitors who are unfamiliar with Malaysian roads, says the sender, who also adds that the signboards were hardly visible to motorists. STOMPer Short sighted says in an email:"These pictures were taken at the town of Skudai in Johor. As it was lunch time I decided to stop for my lunch and take a rest in a coffee shop. "I drove into a car park near the row of shops and suddenly a cop approached me to tell me that I had violated the traffic rule as there is a No Entry signboard. "He then issued me a fine of RM20.00. "I looked again and found that the signboards were covered by commercial posters. The 'NO ENTRY' signboard was hardly visible and so was the BERHENTI (STOP) sign."I pleaded with the cop but he was deaf to all my pleas. "According to a recent press report, Singapore drivers owe the Malaysian government RM 128 million because 430 000 unpaid summons have not been settled yet."

Vietnamese hawker demand $25 for popiah

One have been threatened by two men after refusing to pay $5 a spring roll at this store in Hanoi. According to locals there, the going rate for such fare is only 30 cents a piece.The STOMPer relates:"To all travellers planning a trip to Hanoi: Please remember not to patronize this stall just opposite the water puppet performance theatre. "We bought five spring rolls (popiah) and some local salad from the female shop owner and her 10-year-old girl. We got to know from locals that spring rolls only cost S$0.30 each, but the little girl wanted us to pay $5 for each one. These spring rolls are made of just vegetables."When we refused to pay, two guys walked towards us and tried to threaten us. Policemen were walking to and fro along the street but they ignored the dispute. "We later got to know from residents and our tour guide that the police will not help tourists because shop owners will give those policemen bribes in 'ang baos'. "That is absurd!"