KUCHING, Sept. 5 -- The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) does not operate for show, said Kuching South Mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng, dismissing recent claims of "inaction" regarding illegal moneylending and gambling activities.

Wee explained that MBKS had, just last month, engaged directly with the Kuching District Police Chief and Bukit Aman's Special Branch officers to enhance enforcement coordination.

"As part of our standard practice, MBKS has been compiling telephone numbers from illegal moneylending advertisements removed from public spaces over the years," he said in a statement yesterday.

These details, he added, were submitted to the authorities including the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Malaysian Communication and Multimedia...