The idea was for Cyberjaya to be a designated zone where tech-based entrepreneurs and global multinationals could enjoy tax breaks and access to world-class human capital and technological infrastructure. It was designed to propel Malaysia into the digital information age. What is this area known for?Ĭyberjaya was at the epicentre during the setting up of the Multimedia Super Corridor in the mid-90s. It can also be accessed using these other highways, North-South Expressway Central Link (PLUS), Expressway Lingkaran Tengah (ELITE), and the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE). It is easily accessible using either the Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP) if you are coming from Petaling Jaya or the Maju Expressway (MEX) if you are coming from the city centre. Where is it located?Ĭyberjaya is located about a 40-minute drive away from the Kuala Lumpur city centre and only about a 10-minute drive away from Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia. But these days, more people are seeing it as a viable place to live in thanks to the amount of development that has happened in Cyberjaya in the last 10 years. It used to be a place where people only travelled for work.
But the father, who has not been charged, told police he never received any money and "didn't know anything about the money given to the victim," court documents state.Once dubbed the Silicon Valley of Malaysia, Cyberjaya has come a long way from its cold and clinical beginnings to growing into a thriving and liveable township with great amenities and lifestyle options. She allegedly said the girl's father was aware they used the money for the party. She said she and her husband used the $2,000 from Ya to buy food for the party and makeup for their daughter, court documents said. The girl's mother told police her daughter "was only getting engaged and wouldn't get married until she was 18 years old," according to the records. Ya told police he'd given money and gold to the girl and the girl told him she gave the cash to her father, court documents state. He admitted that the girl had moved in with him after they signed the paperwork but denied they stayed in the same bed, and said that the wedding was stopped by police and the Department of Child Services, according to court documents. Ya allegedly told a police investigator the party was to celebrate the engagement and wedding. I can make you do what I want," according to court documents, which also state that the girl said her parents told her she "needed to have sex with Ya because he was now her husband." He then quoted the Bible to her and told the girl: "I own you now. When Ya allegedly tried to touch the girl on top of her clothes, she yelled at him to leave her alone, court records state. At that point, she was considered married and was moved in with Ya and had to share a bed with him, according to court documents. Adults there denied it was a marriage celebration, saying it was "only an engagement between the girl and Zee Kdee Ya," according to court records.īut when police spoke privately to the girl, she said that seven days prior to the wedding celebration, her parents had signed paperwork in Burmese, arranging the marriage.Ĭourt records allege that Ya gave the girl a gold bracelet, necklace and about $2,000 in cash, which she turned over to her parents. Officers arrived at a party and saw a sign on the wall celebrating the marriage, court documents said.
20, 2020, to say that her friend was being forced to marry an adult that night, according to court documents. Police got involved when a friend of the girl called Fort Wayne police on Dec. Online court records did not list attorneys Friday who could speak on behalf of either of them. Warrants were issued for the arrest of Ya and the girl's mother. He faces charges of child solicitation and neglect of a dependent. The 27-year-old man, Zee Kdee Ya, was also charged Thursday. The girl's mother was charged Thursday in Allen County with child selling where the defendant transfers or receives property for terminating the care of a dependent and neglect of a dependent, The Journal Gazette reported.