GEORGE TOWN: Education and professional status do not shield individuals from investment scams, which increasingly rely on psychological manipulation and social engineering rather than overt deception, a senior criminologist said. Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy said a recent case involving a medical specialist who reportedly lost more than RM500,000 to a non-existent cryptocurrency investment illustrated a…
DUNGUN: Seorang pesara berusia 70 tahun kerugian RM420,410.48 selepas diperdaya sindiket penipuan yang menyamar sebagai wakil Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) dan polis. Ketua Polis Daerah Dungun Superintendan Maizura Abdul Kadir berkata mangsa menerima panggilan pada 26 November lalu mendakwa namanya telah mendaftar meter TNB di Pahang. Mangsa menafikan dakwaan tersebut sebelum panggilan itu disambungkan kepada…
KUALA LUMPUR: A senior criminologist says the public must be confident in the police, particularly the Special Branch, for the effective use of preventive detention laws, such as the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma). Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy said it is crucial that there is public trust in the professionalism of the police. “In…
PETALING JAYA: Police have warned the public about scam websites that use their name and the MyBayar PDRM platform to collect toll arrears and traffic fines. The police’s traffic investigation and enforcement department said scammers are sending victims links to a website that resembles the police website. Once on the site, users are instructed to…
ecent incidents of violent crime in Malaysia, particularly gang-related killings carried out in broad daylight and with disturbing brutality, have understandably generated public anxiety. Graphic descriptions, viral videos and the rapid circulation of crime-related content on social media have intensified the perception that violence is spiralling out of control. While these concerns should not be…
PETALING JAYA: The war against drugs must go beyond arrests and seizures to achieve a meaningful decline in the illicit trade. Veteran criminologist Datuk P. Sundramoorthy said the fight has reached a point where arrests and seizures, while critical, are no longer enough. He said with drug syndicates becoming more adaptive, transnational and financially powerful,…
December 2025: 20,390 Visitors’ Log Hits. CY 2025: 161,120 (2nd Highest Annual Total)Highlights: Second Highest Monthly Record & 2nd Consecutive Monthly Total exceeding 20k. Maximum Unique Visitors per Day: 2.02k; Minimum Unique Visitors per Day: 1.16k Year 2025 Monthly Average: 13,426.67 versus 2024: 13,876.83 / 2023: 9008.33 / 2022: 6,141.67 / 2021: 5,736.00 / 2020:…
The recent revelation by the director-general of the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) that directives issued “long ago” continue to be openly ignored within enforcement agencies is not merely an administrative failure. From a criminological standpoint, it is a warning sign of a deeper, more entrenched institutional problem. When rules are selectively obeyed…
