KUALA LUMPUR: Experts have urged the government to issue clear guidelines on offences that are considered violations of the Movement Control Order standard operating procedures (SOP), as well as the accompanying compounds. This, they said, could go a long way to quell the public’s discontent over the maximum RM10,000 compound, which could be issued for…
MCPF Penang Secretary cum SPT DLC Chairman Dr. EL Ching was accompanied by MCPF Penang SLC Member cum SPT DLC Treasurer Ridzuan Md Zain to attend a meeting with AADK Penang / SPT; KRT Taman Guar Perahu and Jabatan Perpaduan on the programs for Project Rintis Guar Perahu. This is a continuation of the efforts…
PETALING JAYA: Cyber attacks will continue to be a threat in the foreseeable future, but there are ways to put in place an adequate defence system to mitigate the risks. According to cyber security experts, among the steps that can be taken are to have a team of highly specialised IT experts in-house, ensure regular software…
MCPF Penang State Liaison Committee extends its heartiest congratulations to three of its SLC Members and an ex-officio SLC Member who were recipients of the Pingat Kelakuan Terpuji (P.K.T.) [Distinguished Conduct Medal] bestowed by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang Tun Dato’ Seri Utama (Dr.) Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas in conjunction with TYT’s 82nd…
PETALING JAYA: Just like any online data, the account information of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors is vulnerable to cyber attacks. By extension, it is highly possible that account holders who have applied to withdraw their money under the i-Sinar initiative can potentially lose their savings. This weakness was made evident in a recent fraudulent attempt…
PETALING JAYA: There is a need for a revision of legislation covering personal data if security breaches are to be avoided, or at the very least minimised, cyber security experts told theSun. Assoc Prof Dr Selvakumar Manickam of Universiti Sains Malaysia said data breaches can be extremely damaging, citing the leak involving Malaysian telcos in 2016,…
PETALING JAYA: Close ties with politicians are enabling crime kingpins to obtain honorific titles and run their illegal activities unhindered. Former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said enormous political funding by drug lords, loan sharks and gambling kingpins has led to these crooks rubbing shoulders with politicians. He said favours such as the recommendations…
A criminologist has called for the police to review their training procedures on the use of firearms by the force in the country. Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Assoc Prof Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy said the one principle of policing that must be understood is “your actions must not endanger you and others in the immediate vicinity.”…
