Telecommunication companies, banks, insurance companies and utility companies should implement stringent controls to prevent customers’ personal data being divulged to unscrupulous third parties. Criminologist Assoc Prof Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy said such entities must carry out “periodical audits” on authorised users in their entities who have access to customers’ data. “No one user should have…
GEORGE TOWN – A proposal by a criminologist to charge male partners of women who discard their newly-born infants, has received support from the Penang government. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) criminologist assoc prof Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy mooted the prospect of changing the law to jointly charge both parents of abandoned babies. The proposal was also…
A top criminologist has questioned the standard operating procedures (SOPs) on the release and re-arrest of detainees between law enforcement agencies following the escape of the main suspect in a Macau scam from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s headquarters last week. Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Assoc Prof Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy described the escape of 32-year-old Goh…
GEORGE TOWN – Non-medical frontliners, especially the police and those who are involved in the legal system should undergo frequent Covid-19 tests, said a criminologist today. Assoc Professor Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy of Universiti Sains Malaysia said this was imperative in helping to restore confidence among the public in the fight to contain the pandemic, following…
GEORGE TOWN – Statistik kes jenayah di Pulau Pinang direkodkan menurun sebanyak 33 peratus pada tempoh 18 Mac hingga 18 September 2020 berbanding tempoh sama tahun lalu dipercayai susulan pelaksanaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) bagi mengekang penularan wabak COVID-19. Ketua Menteri, Y.A.B. Tuan Chow Kon Yeow berkata bahawa meskipun kadar jenayah menunjukkan penurunan dalam tempoh tersebut,…
（槟城29日讯）泡夜店被罚款，店家将“全包”？ 大马防范罪案基金会槟分会今日主办一场市民交流会上，一名出席者在问答环节指称，一些夜店在推出促销，若被执法当局罚款，店家将以优惠券抵消。 该名出席者提到，在行动管制令及复苏期行动管制令期间，有一些夜店以餐厅业务掩饰，仍旧违例营业，虽被执法但隔天还是照开，有的还推出“包罚款”促销。 针对此，槟州总警长拿督沙哈布丁说，警方已在槟州安全特别委员会的会议上，提起夜店的问题，不过，警方并没有权限谕令违例夜店关闭。“所以警方将与地方政府联合行动，因为地方政府才有权限关闭违例夜店。” “所以警方将与地方政府联合行动，因为地方政府才有权限关闭违例夜店。” 槟州首长曹观友在记者会上也提到，地方政府将配合警方，进行有关联合行动。 曹观友致词时说，行动管制令期间，槟州的罪案率与去年同期相比，下降了33%。 出席者包括该基金会槟分会主席拿督赛惹阿法丶槟州卫生局主任阿斯玛雅妮及理科大学犯罪学家拿督孙德拉莫迪教授。 此文章來自中國報。
GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) yesterday suggested the setting up of a committee by the federal government to address cyber crimes in the country. MCPF senior vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said a working paper on the proposal for the setting up of the committee was in the final stage of…
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 29 — The Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) today proposed that the government set up a cyber crime committee due to an alarming increase in cyber crimes this year. MCPF senior vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said the group is now in the midst of preparing a working paper on its…
