KUALA LUMPUR: The suggestion by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador to establish an independent federal law enforcement agency is innovative and progressive, says Universiti Sains Malaysia crime and policing research team head Associate Professor Dr P. Sundramoorthy. “It is a brilliant and strategic suggestion by the IGP and it is long…
SHAH ALAM: Cybercrime is getting more sophisticated and is on an upward trend, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (pic). The Deputy Prime Minister said such development did not augur well and pro-active measures needed to be put in place to keep the situation in check. “Statistics showed that for the first five…
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PETALING JAYA: An academic has agreed that raising the salaries of lower-ranked police officers will help minimise corruption in the force, saying there is presently a wide discrepancy between their wages and the authority given to them. P Sundramoorthy from Universiti Sains Malaysia also noted other issues such as limited office space, a shortage of…
PETALING JAYA: As its new chairman, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has started several new initiatives for the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF), said the foundation’s senior vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. “She is the first woman to head the foundation as chairman and she is particularly passionate about cybersecurity. “This includes…
PETALING JAYA: A criminologist has lauded as “fair and just” a 12-month jail sentence imposed on a road bully who smashed the front windscreen of a car. Magistrate Nurshahira Abdul Salim handed down the jail sentence yesterday on Danial Abdullah Tan, 31, who pleaded guilty to the charge. He was charged with committing mischief by…
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…
