PETALING JAYA: Any amendments to the current Whistleblower Protection Act must ensure better protection for whistleblowers, say experts. Transparency International Malaysia president Dr Muhammad Mohan said amendments should allow for whistleblowers to be protected even if their disclosure broke any laws such as the Official Secrets Act, Penal Code or banking secrecy. “Internal whistleblowing should…
AADK Daerah Timur Laut and MCPF Timur Laut DLC collaborated with PDRM IPD Timur Laut, MBKK & CDERT Paya Terubong for Mk 13 in a Drug Abuse, SCAM Issues and Crime Prevention Awareness Program at Desa Permata, Paya Terubong on 11th February 2023. Officiating as Guest-of-Honour was YB Yeoh Soon Hin, Paya Terubong ADUN. AADK…
MCPF Penang held its first SLC Meeting (01/2023) for 2023 at the Penang Golf Club Board Room on 9th February 2023. This SLC Meeting was chaired by Y.Bhg. Dato’ Seri K. Pulayantran (Deputy Chairman) to discuss ongoing programs and highlights moving forward in 2023. It was a productive and positive meeting where attendees were briefed…
Kudos to MCPF Penang Chairman Dato’ Ong Poh Eng and MCPF Seberang Perai Selatan DLC Chairman Paramaguru Balan Moghan who both received their Civil Defense Appreciation Certificate (Sijil Penghargaan Pertahanan Awam) from the Malaysia Civil Defense Force, Prime Minister’s Department (Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia, Jabatan Perdana Menteri) from Yang Setia Kol. (PA) Ishak bin Mohd…
GEORGE TOWN – A criminologist has called for sterner punitive laws to check rising cybercrime after three women here collectively lost up to RM1.7 million. Datuk P. Sundramoorthy said that the severity of such crimes is now more evident than ever as online scams have now dislodged the narcotics trade as among the top global crimes….
MCPF Penang Website Visitors’ Log Hits 6.51k for January 2023 – a decent hit rate to start of 2023. Ribuan Terima Kasih & Thank You to our MCPF fraternity, Crime Prevention enthusiast and the general public for their continued interest to keep abreast with Crime Prevention updates. The 2023 Visitors’ Average Hit rate of 6,510…
Corruption exists in various public and private agencies in Malaysia, and in some cases, it involves NGOs, too. And the middlemen who facilitate this, especially among civil servants, are fondly known as “lembu” (cow). Sometimes the “lembu” is also referred to as “anjing” (dog) although this term is considered derogatory. Here, I will look at…
MCPF Timur Laut District Liaison Committee collaborated with AADK Penang / Timur Laut, PDRM IPD Timur Laut, Majlis Pengurusan Komuniti Kampung (MPKK) Thean Teik & Civil Defense Emergency Response Team (CDERT Air Itam) to reach out to the community and residents of Desa Mawar, Kampung Melayu, Air Itam on 15th January 2023. YB Joseph Ng…
