PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs more than just integrity oaths and policies that come about every few years, says Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) criminologist P Sundramoorthy. He said this is nothing new for civil servants as they are regulated by general orders from the public service department (PSD). Sundramoorthy said that over the years, civil servants…
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…
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…
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…
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…
GEORGE TOWN – The call for non-Bumiputeras to join the police force is lauded as it is expected to contribute to the overall improvement and effectiveness in law enforcement, said criminologist and Universiti Sains Malaysia Assoc Prof (Hon) Datuk P. Sundramoorthy. Welcoming Penang police chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain’s call for non-Bumiputeras to join the force,…
PETALING JAYA: The risks are high, yet the safety measures are inadequate about sums up the state of cyber-security in Malaysia. Coupled with the loss of sensitive information that could have an impact on national security, there is also the possibility that misinformation is disseminated without the government even realising it, according to experts in the…
