PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki (pix) might have opened a can of worms through his own admission that he allowed his central depository system (CDS) account to be used by his younger brother,. This may expose him to a possible investigation under the stock trading laws. Deafening calls…
MCPF Penang Website Visitors’ attained Visitors’ Log Hits with 5.03k to bring 2021 YTD hits to 68,832. Sincere Terima Kasih & Thank You to our MCPF members and the general public for their continued interest to keep abreast with Crime Prevention updates. The 2021 YTD Visitors’ Average Hit rate of 5,736.00 exceeded 2020’s 5,565.75 and…
Afellow academic has praised Professor Dr Edmund Terence Gomez for resigning from a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) panel after its chairman did not act on a “critical issue of national interest” involving the agency’s chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki. Honorary associate professor (criminology) at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Datuk Dr…
MCPF Penang Chairman Y.Bhg. Dato’ Seri Syed Jaafar Syed Ali and MCPF Penang SLC extends heartiest congratulations to YDH Deputy IGP Dato’ Pahlawan Razarudin bin Husain on his appointment on 24th December 2021. In a ‘changing of the guard’ ceremony held at Malaysian Police Training Centre (Pusat Latihan Polis [PULAPOL]), YDH DIG Dato’ Pahlawan Razarudin…
The Kedah government’s decision to enforce an effective ban on the operation of all gaming shops and the sale of alcohol in the state has tongues wagging. While some hailed the move, others say the state government had failed to address the elephant in the room –the abuse of ketum and drugs, which is rampant…
“Every Drop of Blood is a Gift of Life!” Kudos to MCPF Barat Daya DLC who helped to co-organize a Joint Blood Donation Campaign 2021 at the Bukit Jambul Complex on 12th December 2021. Guest of Honor officiating at this worthwhile event was YB Dato’ Hj. Halim bin Hussein, State Assemblyman for Batu Maung and…
PETALING JAYA: A move by police to form a special task force to undertake investigations into deaths of detainees while in custody has mainly been met with scepticism. The task force, which will be called the Criminal Investigations Unit on Death in Custody (CIUDC), will comprise 12 police personnel and a civilian and assume its role…
It may be an unpopular opinion, but Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy says the new liquor licence for coffee shops is long overdue, as it is standard practice in most countries, including Singapore. The Universiti Sains Malaysia honorary associate professor in criminology stressed that such a requirement would reduce the sale of illicit alcohol and curb…
