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…
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,…
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…
For decades in Malaysia, fatal police shootings have remained a recurring flashpoint of controversy. Whenever suspects are killed during enforcement operations, the police leadership almost invariably issues a familiar explanation: the officers acted in self-defence after being threatened with armed aggression. This standard narrative often gains traction among segments of the public who believe hardened…
GEORGE TOWN: Malaysia risks normalising exceptional powers unless the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) is reformed, said senior criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy. Speaking to the New Straits Times, Sundramoorthy said the law, which was introduced to replace the Internal Security Act and tackle terrorism and major organised crime, has evolved into a…
