GEORGE TOWN – A criminologist has called for sterner punitive laws to check rising cybercrime after three women here collectively lost up to RM1.7 million. Datuk P. Sundramoorthy said that the severity of such crimes is now more evident than ever as online scams have now dislodged the narcotics trade as among the top global crimes….
MCPF Penang Website Visitors’ Log Hits 6.51k for January 2023 – a decent hit rate to start of 2023. Ribuan Terima Kasih & Thank You to our MCPF fraternity, Crime Prevention enthusiast and the general public for their continued interest to keep abreast with Crime Prevention updates. The 2023 Visitors’ Average Hit rate of 6,510…
Corruption exists in various public and private agencies in Malaysia, and in some cases, it involves NGOs, too. And the middlemen who facilitate this, especially among civil servants, are fondly known as “lembu” (cow). Sometimes the “lembu” is also referred to as “anjing” (dog) although this term is considered derogatory. Here, I will look at…
MCPF Timur Laut District Liaison Committee collaborated with AADK Penang / Timur Laut, PDRM IPD Timur Laut, Majlis Pengurusan Komuniti Kampung (MPKK) Thean Teik & Civil Defense Emergency Response Team (CDERT Air Itam) to reach out to the community and residents of Desa Mawar, Kampung Melayu, Air Itam on 15th January 2023. YB Joseph Ng…
MCPF Penang Chairman Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ong Poh Eng chaired a meeting to discuss in earnest with the Organizing Committee of an upcoming Community Outreach Program being organized collaboratively by AADK P. Pinang / Timur Laut, MCPF Timur Laut LC, PDRM IPD Timur Laut, Majlis Pengurusan Komuniti Kampung (MPKK) Thean Teik and Civil Defence Emergency Response…
PETALING JAYA: The authorities should put in place standard operating procedures (SOP) for body-worn cameras (body cams) and use them to provide evidence to address contentious issues with the public, said Universiti Sains Malaysia criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy. He was commenting on a recent video on social media that showed the first batch of Road…
The minister of home affairs must seriously consider establishing a search committee to identify potential candidates for the position of the Inspector-General of Police. Over the past several decades, there has been much criticism about the process of appointing the IGP. Some say that the process has not been transparent and has created unease among…
