PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to up the ante in its war on drugs, including providing police with the best equipment and deploying well-trained law enforcement officers with a high degree of integrity, say experts. Criminologist Datuk Seri Akhbar Satar said the relevant authorities should conduct studies to find out the main contributing factors to drug-related…
PETALING JAYA: A prominent social activist has warned that failure to create awareness on the ills of corruption in the upcoming generation may cause decay and destruction to the growth ofthe country. Former MP Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said the future of Malaysia lies in schools as children should not only be taught to excel…
“YOU must be honest and sincere in whatever you do. And you must work hard. There’s no substitute for hard work, you hear?” The little boy, clad in a starched white uniform, hair combed neatly to the back, listened intently, his expression solemn. Watching his mother’s deft hands move with speed as she prepared his…
PETALING JAYA: Transparency International-Malaysia’s (TI-M) 2021 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) global ranking reported that Malaysia, which ranked 62 out of 180 countries, has slid from 57 in 2020. With fresh financial scandals causing billions of ringgit in losses such as the recent case involving the purchase of the littoral combat ships emerging, it will not be…
GEORGE TOWN: Besides implementing heavier penalties to curb the Mat Rempit menace, the government also needs to carry out awareness programmes to educate the younger generation, says criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy. The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) lecturer said youths must be raised to become responsible drivers and instilled with good values and ethics from…
There is an urgent need to establish an effective system to improve practices related to suicide prevention in Malaysia. So said criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy, who added that preventing suicides involves a whole of society approach. According to the World Health Organisation, 703,000 people take their own lives annually, with many more attempting suicides….
PETALING JAYA: Cybersecurity experts say many Malaysians are gullible and tend to believe anything they see online, making them easy prey for scammers. The experts have raised concerns that such naivety may lead to more cases like a recent one in Ipoh where a 64-year-old woman lost RM5.29 million in a love scam. Universiti Sains Malaysia…
GEORGE TOWN: The mat rempit/illegal street racing issue cannot be ignored and must be addressed with great urgency, a leading criminologist said. Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy said the activity threatened public safety as it endangered road users and the riders themselves. He said these street racers were aggressive and violent towards road…
