Former Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador, had in March, said senior ranking officers within the police force were corrupt. The damning revelation, however, came as no surprise, given there had been an increasing number of police officers being nabbed for their involvement in crime. Corruption among enforcement personnel in recent times…
A top criminologist has called upon the authorities to quickly act on the allegations of corruption and political interference made by former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador so that the revelations will not be in vain. Datuk P. Sundramoorthy, who is an honorary associate professor of Universiti Sains Malaysia, said it was…
PETALING JAYA: Should laws in the Federal Constitution that grant the home minister chairmanship of the Police Force Commission (PFC) be amended to shift such leadership to an apolitical official as suggested by outgoing Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pix) on Friday? National Patriot Association president Datuk Mohamed Arshad Raji said he fully…
PETALING JAYA: Do security companies offering bodyguard services carry out a background check on clients to ascertain they are not involved in illegal activities? Criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy who raised the matter yesterday told theSun that due diligence should be performed by security companies to ensure their bodyguards or armed escorts are not providing personal…
PETALING JAYA: Vigilance is key to staying safe in cyberspace but for more than half a billion Facebook users in 106 countries, including Malaysia, it may already be too late. They have likely become targets of cyber bullying and online harassment. Facebook revealed on Sunday that their accounts had been hacked and their personal information posted…
PETALING JAYA: Logging on to transfer cash to another bank account or to pay bills has become second nature to many Malaysians. The high level of trust in e-banking can be attributed to two factors – trust in the security system and the convenience it offers, according to cyber-security experts. As associate professor Dr Selvakumar Manickam…
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…
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…
