Updated September 9, 2025 Note: Newly added links are underlined. Previous Event(s)MCPF Penang continuously organize, attend and/or collaborate with other Organizations in pursuit of Crime Prevention activities. Below are some of our previous events. Scam Awareness & Disaster Prevention Awareness TalksIn collaboration with Lions Clubs International District 308 B2 – March 10, 2024Main Article –…
The recent revelation by the director-general of the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) that directives issued “long ago” continue to be openly ignored within enforcement agencies is not merely an administrative failure. From a criminological standpoint, it is a warning sign of a deeper, more entrenched institutional problem. When rules are selectively obeyed…
While financial institutions continue to invest heavily in firewalls, artificial intelligence and automated monitoring tools, technology alone is insufficient to prevent sophisticated financial crime. Over the past decade, banks worldwide have embraced automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor financial flows. These systems can scan millions of transactions in real time, identify abnormal patterns…
For decades in Malaysia, fatal police shootings have remained a recurring flashpoint of controversy. Whenever suspects are killed during enforcement operations, the police leadership almost invariably issues a familiar explanation: the officers acted in self-defence after being threatened with armed aggression. This standard narrative often gains traction among segments of the public who believe hardened…
GEORGE TOWN: Malaysia risks normalising exceptional powers unless the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) is reformed, said senior criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy. Speaking to the New Straits Times, Sundramoorthy said the law, which was introduced to replace the Internal Security Act and tackle terrorism and major organised crime, has evolved into a…
The recent controversy involving the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and its decision to summon lawyer Mahajoth Singh, the counsel for controversial businessman Albert Tei, raises serious questions about the boundaries of investigative powers and the protection of fundamental legal rights. Lawyers for Liberty has accused MACC of abusing its authority after the lawyer was summoned…
Many Malaysians are increasingly frustrated with what they perceive as an uneven playing field between consumers and powerful service providers. Although the country has a respectable legal framework on paper, including the Consumer Protection Act 1999, the Tribunal for Consumer Claims and various sector regulators, these protections often fall short in practice. Telcos, utilities, financial…
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GEORGE TOWN: Recent parliamentary assurances that Malaysia’s police recruitment process is free from racial bias have reignited debate over representation within the police force. Senior criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy said, with non-Bumiputera officers accounting for just 5.5 per cent of the force— compared with Chinese Malaysians at roughly 23 per cent of the population…
