KUALA LUMPUR: The call for policemen to cut ties with “undesirable characters” is timely to restore the professional image of the service that has been damaged in recent years. Criminologist Associate Professor Dr P. Sundramoorthy said there was no need for the police force to have ties with vice syndicates. “In the past, maybe having…
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GEORGE TOWN: It could be punishing, and sometimes even life-threatening, for Indonesians to sneak illegally into Malaysia. And when they want to leave, they would have to pay a price to access secure routes home. A source revealed that it could cost an illegal immigrant between RM3,000 and RM5,000 or more to return to Indonesia. “The…
PETALING JAYA: A crime researcher wants Putrajaya to act against politicians who fuel racial and religious hatred, stating failure to do so will lead to the rise of extremist groups willing to carry out acts of violence and terrorism. P Sundramoorthy of Universiti Sains Malaysia said the majority of ordinary peopled looked up to politicians…
Recently, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested and remanded a number of Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement officers in Penang for allegedly receiving illicit monthly payments as an inducement not to take action against lorry drivers and transport companies who committed traffic offences. As reported in the media, the payment was also for tip-offs which…
PETALING JAYA: Members of the public should not take the law into their own hands and must always observe the law when dealing with public servants, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) senior vice-chairman said this in connection with a viral video of a police car being stopped and…
KUALA LUMPUR 15 April – Tindakan beberapa individu yang memakai baju berlogo Pakatan Harapan (PH) bertindak menahan serta memeriksa kenderaan polis merupakan perbuatan melampau serta tidak boleh dibiarkan. Sehubungan itu, Naib Pengerusi Kanan Yayasan Pencegahan Jenayah Malaysia (MCPF), Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye menyokong tindakan pihak polis yang telah memberkas beberapa individu terlibat dengan perbuatan…
MARCH 19 — Local authorities are constantly engaged in a “war” with loan sharks (also known as Ah Longs) who seek extensive and cheap publicity by putting up their illegal advertisements on streets signs, lamp posts, parameter walls, bus stops, playgrounds, trees, electric and telco boxes and any place that is deemed to be conducive…
