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S'pore restaurant distances itself from Malaysian firm tied to child abuse case

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September 17, 2024

It denies direct involvement in probe into welfare homes in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan

- Samuel Devaraj

S'pore restaurant distances itself from Malaysian firm tied to child abuse case

A restaurant in North Bridge Road with ties to a Malaysian conglomerate embroiled in an alleged child abuse case in Malaysia has denied having direct involvement in the investigations.

In a statement on Facebook on Sept 15, Mihrimah Restaurant said that Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings, which has links to the Al-Arqam religious sect that is banned in Malaysia due to its deviant religious teachings, serves only as its business consultant.

The restaurant added that it is concerned about the potential reputational impact on its business due to the investigations.

The eatery serves Malaysian-inspired dishes including roti canai.

The Malaysian police have rescued 402 children from 20 welfare homes in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan linked to GISB, where some children had allegedly been sodomised by their caregivers and forced to do the same to others.

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