Family of missing woman fears she may be taken abroad

THE family of Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh hopes that efforts to locate the 42-year-old woman are intensified for fears that she may be taken away to another country.

Her brother, Simon Ling Wan Siong, said this follows Pamela's disappearance which has entered the 26th day after she was reported missing on April 9.

He said the family hopes that his sister is still in Malaysia and is safe.

"If she is taken abroad, efforts to locate her will definitely be more difficult," he said as reported by Kosmo!

Simon said the family is still waiting for developments from the investigations.

“So far, we have not received any feedback or developments regarding (Pamela’s) disappearance and the police are still investigating,” he said.

Pamela was suspected of being kidnapped while on her way to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya on April 9.

Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd. Isa reportedly received a report from the victim’s family members at the Putrajaya Precinct 7 Police Station at 3.02 pm on the day of her disappearance.

So far, statement from 12 individuals have been recorded to assist the probe under Section 365 of the Penal Code for abducting a person with intent to wrongfully confine him.

However, Rusdi explained that there are no new leads or developments regarding the victim’s whereabouts.

Earlier, the police also confirmed that they had not received any ransom demands regarding the woman’s disappearance.

Taken by cops?

It was also reported by Malaysiakini that Pamela's lawyer, Datuk N. Sivananthan had sighted the police report which was filed on the day of the incident, shortly after the Grab car (Pamela was in) was cornered by three other vehicles.

According to the driver, his car was intercepted by two dark blue and one white car as they were about to reach the MACC headquarters.

Reports said a man wearing a police vest and a woman in a police uniform emerged from the cars and asked Pamela to go with them, taking the e-hailing driver’s MyKad as well.

Yesterday, the MACC said it had handed over efforts to locate Pamela to the police.

"For the record, the woman known as Pamela Ling Yueh was requested to present herself at the MACC Headquarters on April 9 to assist in investigations under the MACC Act 2009 and the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.

"However, the woman failed to show up at the MACC Headquarters on the specified date, and MACC officers were unable to reach her through her communication device.

"A police report regarding her disappearance was also lodged on the same day by her legal representative," it said.

It urged the public not to speculate or spread information from unverified sources and to allow the police the space to carry out their investigation. – May 5, 2025