Tackling vice in housing estates: Residents welcome new laws

Residents welcome new laws even as some seek clarity on property agents' role

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Odd-job labourer Pochan Sekaran's new neighbours were no trouble: They were quiet, "private" folk who preferred not to socialise with others in the block, so revelations that the flat was a vice den came as a shock, to say the least.

"Nobody even knew what was going on. They made no noise, there was nothing at all until the arrest," said Mr Pochan, 62.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 18, 2019, with the headline Tackling vice in housing estates: Residents welcome new laws. Subscribe