AS the Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, lamented the spread of punk culture and other 'negative Western trends' among Malaysian youth last week, police were taking action to curb a negative Asian trend, the spread of secret societies.
Following an attack on a Form Three student who refused to pay M$300 (HK$930) for the privilege of being a member of a secret society, police said officers would be stationed at a number of schools in Petaling Jaya, an industrial and residential suburb of Kuala Lumpur.