Pr0n in Kelantan is a bust, or is it?

December 3rd, 2007 gier Posted in Lame Jokes, Mentera Moden | 1 Comment »

Looking at that paragon of impartial reporting, the New Straits Times, we find today an article full of integrity regarding a bust of a porn ring in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Well, not so much a porn ring as a single vendor, but “porn ring” makes it sound more delicious than it is. But what is most important is the details of the misguided entrepeneur.

The “perp” is a 31-year old pasar malam trader. And no, he wasn’t peddling smut at the pasar malam. Oh no, he wasn’t. He had an online smut business.

To quote the Director for Kelantan’s branch of KPDNHEP, “Customers would place their orders through the Internet and banked in the money into his account. Only after they had sent the bank receipt as proof of payment would the goods be sent off via Poslaju.”

It is a fantastic example of the power of the Interweb, and the case of supply meeting demand. And, for what it’s worth, Kelantan seems to be the leader in embracing the k-Economy in the connected e-World, incorporating supply chain management techniques, allied with fast, efficient customer relationship, to achieve win-win synergy in the peddling of smut. They just need to work on secrecy better.

Further, it should be noted that even with the capture of this intrepid entrepreneur, one would imagine that the people of Kelantan (and the rest of the country) would still be able to obtain smut. If nothing else, Kelantan is also the leader in this area, as seen in the study below[1]:

Google Trends results for seks melayu and sex melayu

You can change Pantai Cinta Berahi to Pantai Cahaya Bulan … but it doesn’t matter.

[1] Caveat: Google Trends is not a reliable indicator of anything. Don’t take it seriously.