KUALA LUMPUR – Yayasan Pencegahan Jenayah Malaysia (MCPF) bimbang dengan peningkatan kes penipuan jenayah siber secara mendadak sejak kebelakangan ini yang melibatkan orang ramai. Naib Pengerusi Kanan MCPF, Datuk Seri Ayub Yaakob berkata, dari segi statistik pihak polis, penipuan jenayah siber ini melibatkan jutaan ringgit. “Pada tahun 2019 jumlah kerugian yang dialami pengguna RM500 juta,…
A VARIETY of scams have been circulated over the last 30 days involving Malaysians firms and many individuals have fallen prey losing millions to banking-related phishing scams. These scams take place despite the police issuing an advisory warning the public of an increase in scams where scammers impersonate bank staff and target victims through phone…
PETALING JAYA:Malaysians have lost almost RM1.4 billion through commercial crimes from January to August this year, Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din (pix) told theSun. “The amount, RM1,389,329,194.49 in total, was chalked up through 21,089 cases. They involved crimes such as fraud, criminal breach of trust, unlicensed money lending,…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to up the ante in its war on drugs, including providing police with the best equipment and deploying well-trained law enforcement officers with a high degree of integrity, say experts. Criminologist Datuk Seri Akhbar Satar said the relevant authorities should conduct studies to find out the main contributing factors to drug-related…
PETALING JAYA: A prominent social activist has warned that failure to create awareness on the ills of corruption in the upcoming generation may cause decay and destruction to the growth ofthe country. Former MP Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said the future of Malaysia lies in schools as children should not only be taught to excel…
“YOU must be honest and sincere in whatever you do. And you must work hard. There’s no substitute for hard work, you hear?” The little boy, clad in a starched white uniform, hair combed neatly to the back, listened intently, his expression solemn. Watching his mother’s deft hands move with speed as she prepared his…
PETALING JAYA: Transparency International-Malaysia’s (TI-M) 2021 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) global ranking reported that Malaysia, which ranked 62 out of 180 countries, has slid from 57 in 2020. With fresh financial scandals causing billions of ringgit in losses such as the recent case involving the purchase of the littoral combat ships emerging, it will not be…
GEORGE TOWN: Besides implementing heavier penalties to curb the Mat Rempit menace, the government also needs to carry out awareness programmes to educate the younger generation, says criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy. The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) lecturer said youths must be raised to become responsible drivers and instilled with good values and ethics from…
