GEORGE TOWN – When one is embroiled in problems relating to family and finance, it is hard for them to make sound decisions, said a criminologist, following a recent video of a 16-year-old who was willing to sell her virginity for RM6,000. Universiti Sains Malaysia Assoc Prof (Hons) Datuk P. Sundramoorthy said people are not in…
A criminologist urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to take the lead in improving the nation’s standing in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI). And it can start by putting its house in order and working on regaining the trust of the people. Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy, an honorary associate professor (criminology) at the School of…
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…
