Disgraced former 'Datuk' murdered

Disgraced former 'Datuk' murdered

MALAYSIA: A Malaysian Chinese businessman, who was recently
stripped of his honorary title of "Datuk" for misconduct, has
been gunned down mafia style at a restaurant, reports said on
Friday.

Two gunmen shot Tan Hock Low, 38, four times while he was
dining late Thursday at a well-known restaurant in the center of
the capital, Kuala Lumpur, and died on arrival at hospital.

His bodyguard was also shot and critically wounded but two
other friends managed to escape, police said, adding that the two
gunmen fled through a side exit.

Tan, who was involved in the transportation, mining and sand
businesses, was awarded the "Datuk" title in 1999 but it was
revoked in November for "improper conduct not befitting the
title," the daily said.

The title is awarded by state and national royalty for
services to the community. --AFP