SINGAPORE, June 3 — We don't have their names but we do have a name for them — unknown heroes.

Three strangers, including a Singapore cabby, played crucial roles in helping teen model Manohara Odelia Pinot flee from her husband, Kelantan prince Tengku Temenggong Muhammad Fakhry on Saturday.

Pinot's sister, Dewi Sari Asih, 20, told The New Paper that the escape would not have been possible if not for the help they received from these strangers.

The first was an informant from within the Kelantan palace. This unnamed person tipped off Pinot's family in Indonesia last Wednesday.

The informant told them that Pinot would be in Singapore that week.

On Saturday, the same caller called again and told them to “better come quick now” as Pinot would be leaving Singapore that night.

Pinot's mother, Daisy Fajarina, and Asih subsequently took the first flight they could get from Jakarta to Singapore that afternoon.

Arriving in Changi Airport at about 8pm, they hailed a cab and made a beeline for Royal Plaza on Scotts.

Their cabby is unknown hero No. 2.

On the way to the hotel, the mother and daughter started discussing about Pinot's plight.

The taxi driver overheard their strange conversation.

Said Asih: “The taxi driver said he wasn't trying to listen to our conversation but from what he had heard, he advised us to call the police.”

She and her mother were initially hesitant about getting the police involved.

“We were worried that the police might not help us. So we asked the taxi driver how the police here worked,” said Asih.

“He told us that the police would definitely protect us regardless of who we were, whether we were foreigners or locals, whether we were rich orpoor.”

The taxi driver's conviction in the police moved them.

When they called the police, there was finally a glimmer of hope that they would get to see Pinot after allegedly being denied contact with her for close to three months.

Having last seen Pinot on March 9 before she was whisked away on a private jet in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, her mother and sister were excited by the prospect of seeing her again.

But they were unprepared for the drama that was to unfold.

Arriving at the hotel at around 8.30pm, they entered the hotel lobby to find four to five of the prince's bodyguards there.

Asih told The New Paper over the phone from Jakarta: “The bodyguards' faces changed when they saw us. They looked scared and shocked and started speaking into their handphones.

“We waited in the area around the elevator, hoping to see Manohara as that was where she would come out from. We could not go up as we did not have a pass key (to operate the lift).”

The police arrived less than 10 minutes after they arrived.

Then, unknown hero No. 3 lent a helping hand.

Said Asih: “A lady, who turned out to be an Indonesian guest staying at the hotel, came up to us while we were waiting near the elevator.

“She asked my mum if she was Manohara's mum. My mum said yes, and she told us that she saw Manohara on the third floor, but the people upstairs were not letting her come down.

“Then I heard the emergency alarm from the elevator. A woman and a man then came running from the lobby area towards the elevator carrying what looked like a doctor's bag. They (the security guards) told them to go to the third floor.

“We tried to follow them up, but they stopped us.”

Soon after, her mum and the police also went up to the third floor while Asih stayed behind in the lobby.

Said Fajarina: “When I got up to the third floor, I saw Manohara inside the lift, sitting on the floor crying, pressing the alarm button. She refused to get out.

“When she saw me, she started screaming for me and said, 'Mother, never let me go again'.”

Asih said that she later met her sister and her mother in a hotel room on the third floor belonging to the Indonesian lady who had earlier tipped them off about seeing Pinot on that floor. She had allowed them to use her room.

Asih said that Pinot later contacted American embassy officials who turned up with officials from the Indonesian embassy.

Fajarina said that they stayed in the room from 9pm to 4am and negotiated with the prince, who did not want to let her daughter go.

She added that the prince relented only after his lawyer advised him that he could be in trouble with the law if he refused.

The family then made their way back to Jakarta on an early morning flight on Sunday.

Recounting her experiences that night, Asih said: “I feel relieved to see her in person, but it was bittersweet. I was so happy to see her, but also sad that she had to go through all those painful things. I wished she didn't have to go through that.

“It was very emotional, we wouldn't let go of each other.”

When contacted, Patrick Fiat, general manager of Royal Plaza on Scotts said: “The matter is a private affair and Royal Plaza on Scotts is committed to honouring our guests' confidentiality hence we are not at liberty to comment.”

When asked what actions the hotel takes when the emergency bell in the elevator goes off, he declined to comment, citing confidentiality for all security measures.

At a press conference in Jakarta after she arrived, Pinot said: “I am still traumatised by all that happened and it has left an impact on me.”

Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said Singapore police had called the US and Indonesian embassies for assistance.

“After Manohara was secured by the Singaporean police, our embassy staff in Singapore processed all her documents at the hotel within only four hours from 12am to 4am on Sunday so she could go back to Indonesia immediately,” the spokesman said.

Pinot said told the press conference that she wanted a divorce and would file a police report against her estranged husband. — The New Paper

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The Great Escape

scandal anywhere..who cares?

lies

no proof so far. if she was really tortured where is the scars? anothet indon propaganda

argghhh my eyesssssss!!!!!!

tl;mehlh

wow. streamyx

I look forward to the Indonesian movie adaptation of this sordid tale

I posted that already in the existing thread.

the great wall if text

wah singaporean police iz really reliable

indon

We as rakyat cannot comment it too much anything regarding royal family, later will be charge again

even DPM so chicken said that its was family business, BN gov will not interfere

Tommorow's news headlines:

INFORMANT, CABBY and INDONESIAN lady found dead...motive of murder `unknown`

3 soar high's

that what happen when u marry for money!
indonesia's ganyang malaysia still effective till today

my eyesssss, it to long

i guess they just acting to get help from taxi driver

tl:dr

Not surprise she is shocked the taxi driver trust their police. Maybe even the Indon taxi driver don't trust their own cop. Not even out taxi driver trust our polis.

WOT
damage >9000

Wow royals. main budak 16 taun.

What with the parameswara sold his balls case?

http://malaysiakini.com/news/105739

It's getting hot.....

The Manohara Episode - innocent until proven guilty

http://art-harun.blogspot.com/2009/06/mano...til-proven.html

people liek veli much to jump to konklushens

Ahh the world we live in.

I love the mountains
I love the clear blue skies
I love big bridges
I love when great whites fly
I love the whole world
And all its sights and sounds

Can we say that bout our country's police force?

boom de ya daaaaaaaaa!!

indon..they never satisfied with anything...

still ? i dont think her story is fake . but its too vague . no solid proof of him torturing her .

Meh.... she probably tired playing "kerabat" and want to be free again . She thinks indons "malingsia" attitude gonna help her along the way .. lol

No need to mention again here...... In police station can also happen crime..... Still need to mention, no need anymore

Depends on what people they are, things not come easy........

The proof probably will bring to court not let you see for free. You think all people like to show their hidden part????

The story is true. Jack Bauer helped in the escape of the girl.

I hope kelantan dun go and enlist the blownup expert specialty.

just others indon propaganda. WTF

I Read It,I Thought There Is Sex Involve.

oh so that's why Royalty need immunity from prosecution ... ahhh ic....

royal? so what?!

telling the truth again... you know what is malaysia? malaysia is MALAYA + SABAH + SARaWAK!

Kelantan is in Malaysia, but malaysia is not Kelantan.. Malaysia have royal family, but royal family do not have malaysia!

immunity? is it fair to the head of the other state in the country? say sabah and sarawak? means we are lower grade than the you la? cause our head do not enjoy such priviledge? or it means that we have been colonised, and we have to shut our mouth?

if the abuse is true, then the prince got to stay behind the bar...why should the people of malaysia give you face? why the rakyat from sabah, sarawak, terrengganu, perlis, perak, selangor, johor, kedah, melacca, penang, pahang and negeri sembilan MUST forgive the royal family of kelantan, we are not their subject, are we?..

don't talk so much, if the court says the prince guilty, then ready to go to jail..

*don't talk so much, if the court says the prince guilty, then ready to go to jail..*

Malaysia Court ???? Is there still court to bring justice??? So many people already forgot that place.....

i don believe shat from that indon .... how can the guards or kelantan prince bermaharajalela at sgpura ....the only maharajalela in sgpura is LKY .....

alaaa...typical gold digger attitude.....asked for money and ended got nothing...so start making propaganda hoping will get pampasan..

i had this argument with an indon onlines. she said that manohara release pictures of the bruises and scars.

how come i cant track them down

anyone have link to this alleged pictures? so far manohara failed to show any proof of trorture

alaaa...typical rakyat attitude...if malaysia people, of course we support malaysia what...indon then they support indon la..

thread fails for having no pics...

This post has been edited by mecharojak: Jun 5 2009, 01:10 AM

With this crisis of Malaysia and Indonesia...

... the Singaporean taxi driver is still the hero

Malaysian taxi drivers only know how to increase fare price, cheat customer with their fares, rob their customers, and lastly rape the ladies.

how taxi in japan going?

World class level, as always

dont forget, now is the indonesian presidential election. the candidates would dip their fingers into every single thing that could win them the race. even manohara (puns intended).

+3

for seeing this as what is it. a good photo op

Malay Mail got a report -

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/manohara-s...buse-and-escape

Read. Don't whine about "virus link" or "TLDR".

http://video.okezone.com/play/2009/06/09/2...-gambar-sayatan

should a rule 34 be out on manohara already?

this manohara already find out anak sultan kelantan is not that rich. so, make up story and leave la.

the mother failed to do some research. richest one is the pahang.

maybe the prince ada sumpah nenek kebayan tiba2 jadi mawas.

she has disgraced the kelatan royal monarchy.
and they are letting her free? pfft.

http://malaysiakini.com/news/106138

Manohara abused, says forensic expert
Jun 9, 09 10:45pm
Manohara Odelia Pinot, 17, last week told reporters she was treated like a sex slave after her marriage last year to Tengku Temenggong Mohammad Fakhry, the prince of Malaysia's Kelantan state.
Doctor: Multiple slash wounds on body
Injection mark found on her back

ini gila mia seks

which doctor did she went to?

kawan aku gi kahwin dia akhir taun lepas... memang siot

the majikan really~~~~

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/manohara-f...or-brought-help
MANOHARA: THE FULL STORY behind her ESCAPE as told by NEGOTIATOR brought in to help
MANOHARA: THE FULL STORY behind her ESCAPE as told by NEGOTIATOR brought in to help

Datuk Kadar Shah Sulaiman Ninam Shah, Muar Umno branch chief, relates his role in the matter "to avert tensions"
Zainal Epi
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 07:18:00
manoharan2
MANOHARA Odelia Pinot, the 17-year-old model of Indonesia- American descent, made international headlines on June 1 with her dramatic escape in Singapore from her Kelantan-prince husband back to Jakarta.

This is a first-hand account , as told MAlay Mail's ZAINAL EPI, by the Malaysian who made it possible, Datuk Kadar Shah Sulaiman Ninam Shah, Muar Umno branch chief, who is known to both parties. The Singapore Foreign Ministry and American Embassy were involved as well.

THE NEGOTIATOR: May 21

I was called by the Palace to help solve the Manohara issue as newspapers and television in Indonesia were crying mad. I told them I would help to avoid tension and save the Palace and the State of Kelantan from being tarnished.

I told them I needed to hear both sides of the story before I could help Tengku Temenggong Fakhry and Manohara. So we agreed to meet at one of the royalty's family houses in Kuala Lumpur.

MANOHARA'S NO-SHOW: May 22

Tengku Temenggong Fakhry came to the house. There I listened to Tengku Temenggong Fakhry's side. Then I told him I wanted to meet and listen to Manohara's side of the story. Tengku Temenggong Fakhry agreed.

We set out for Kota Baru on the same day for the meeting scheduled to be held in the night. In Kota Baru, we waited at White House Kopitiam in front of Kota Baru Hospital where the Sultan of Kelantan was admitted for treatment. We waited until 2.30am but Manohara did not turn up.

manohara 1

IN JAKARTA: Daisy (left) and Kadar Shah at a joint Press conference on 24 May where mother got to speak to daughter witnessed by those present.

JAKARTA MEET: May 24

I went to Jakarta to meet Manohara's mother Daisy to cool things there. We held a joint Press conference and I called up Tengku Temenggong Fakhry to allow Daisy to speak to Manohara. Both mother and daughter spoke, witnessed by members of the media present.

They spoke in French. The keyword that explained she was not happy in Kota Baru was "sick". Manohara told her mother in French she was "sick".

After the Press conference, Daisy sought my help to meet her daughter. She told me she had not met or spoken to Manohara for three months. My mind was racing, thinking how to help her. I still had not met nor heard from Manohara herself and how she felt.

THE PLAN, STEP 1: May 25

Tengku Temenggong Fakhry called me in Jakarta saying all of them would be going to Singapore. He said I could meet Manohara there and listen to her side of the story. However, he placed a condition. I should come alone and not bring Manohara's mother or else the deal was off. Her mother insisted on coming but I said no way as this would jeopardise my plans. I found an opportunity here to help Manohara but Tengku Temenggong Fakhry would also be present.

I told Tengku Temenggong Fakhry that he should not go because Manohara had filed a police report against him there and he might be arrested. But alas, Tengku Temenggong Fakhry was not convinced. He checked his status there and found out there was a report lodged against him but no investigation was conducted.

That meant he was free to visit the country. Then I planned that Daisy should communicate with Manohara through a third person to avoid being detected. In this way, we could plan how she could meet Manohara but plans would be changed according to the situation. Daisy agreed and the third person, whom I cannot name, also agreed.

MANOHARA'S SECRET CODE & NOTE: May 28

I met Manohara and Tengku Temenggong Fakhry, together with their entourage at a restaurant in Singapore. There I spoke and listened to Manohara's story. But since her husband was present, she could not expose her intentions. However, she gave a pre-arranged sign that she was not happy by scratching her fingernail on my palm when shaking hands. Imagine the pain I had to bear... my palm was blue-black ... not bleeding. Then she slipped a tissue paper with the note that she wanted my help to bring her back to Jakarta.

THE NEEXT DAY: May 29

The entourage went shopping before leaving for Kelantan. Manohara was left alone in the hotel. I just followed the event. Our communication with the third party was going on smoothly.

THE DRAMA AT THE LIFT: May 30

This was when we put our plan into action and the escape drama took place. Manohara, her husband and their bodyguards entered the lift to go to the cars. The lift stopped at level three where Royalties have their own access to go to their private carpark. It was at that time 9pm. I was with the mother at level one waiting for her. I had already called the police at this time but since I was not the next-of-kin, it was Manohara's mother that got the police to wait with us.
manohara who's who
At level three when the lift stopped, Manohara struggled when the bodyguards tried to pull her out of the lift to the carpark. She then told the bodyguards that the closed-circuit televison camera in the lift was recording whatever was happening.

So the bodyguards released her and at that moment she pressed the alarm button. When the hotel security staff rushed to level three upon hearing the alarm, the police, Manohara's mother and I at level one rushed there as well. Upon opening the lift, we saw Tengku Temenggong Fakhry trying to pull Manohara out.

HOLDING ON TO THEIR PISTOLS

The police, one hand holding the pistols on their waists, told Tengku Temenggong Fakhry to let her go. Tengku Temenggong Fakhry said Manohara was his wife and thus he had the right to pull her out. The police argued that this was Singapore where everyone, regardless of wife or husband, had his or her own right. After much argument, Tengku Temenggong Fakhry released her and the police took Tengku Temenggong Fakhry back to his room while Manohara was placed in another room.

PRESS CHARGES OR RETURN?

All along, I was with the police alongside Manohara, together with the mother. While some of the police officers were questioning Tengku Temenggong Fakhry, I asked Manohara whether she wanted to go back to Jakarta. She said she wanted to press charges against Tengku Temenggong Fakhry.

I then told her that if she wanted to do that, then she could not go back to Jakarta with her mother as she would need to file the charges. And that day being a Saturday, she had to wait until Monday or Tuesday for the court to sit. After much debate, she decided to go back to Jakarta with her mother.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

I quickly took her and her mother down to the waiting car where, escorted by the police, we sped to Changi Airport. That was already around 3.30am on May 31. Once she and her mother were inside the airport waiting for the flight to Jakarta, I took a deep breath of relief. I had completed my mission.

What I had done was to avert problems between Malaysia and Indonesia and save the Kelantan palace of disgrace. Now that Manohara is in Jakarta, I would love to see the couple solve their problems - as husband and wife.

nice drama,........... should make a movie now while its hot.

mano can play herself and ashraf sinclair can play the evil tengku

HA HA HA

So where is the profit in all this?

meh. sudah ada banyak movie macam ni lah. lagi lagi lah dari indonesia. they all love this kind of cheap entertainment.