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    Dr Wan Azizah innovates MCPF

    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…

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    Do road bullies deserve jail sentence?

    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…

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    Sneham Malaysia

    Sneham Malaysia is the first Tamil language based hotline for suicide prevention in Malaysia. They are also available in Bahasa Melayu and English. They operate from 4 pm to 8 pm daily at 1800 22 5757. If you feel you would like to talk to someone or need help, do call. Sneham Malaysia adalah talian…

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    Not a smooth ride home

    GEORGE TOWN: It could be punishing, and sometimes even life-threatening, for Indonesians to sneak illegally into Malaysia. And when they want to leave, they would have to pay a price to access secure routes home. A source revealed that it could cost an illegal immigrant between RM3,000 and RM5,000 or more to return to Indonesia. “The…

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    Concerns of corruption among JPJ enforcement officers

    Recently, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested and remanded a number of Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement officers in Penang for allegedly receiving illicit monthly payments as an inducement not to take action against lorry drivers and transport companies who committed traffic offences. As reported in the media, the payment was also for tip-offs which…