PETALING JAYA, 15 April 2009: Following is the full statement from Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson and Selangor executive councilor Elizabeth Wong about staying on in both capacities: “These past two months have been more than an ordeal, one which I would never have wished for any citizen to have to suffer through. I have been stripped […]
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Student involvement in crimes rising
KUALA LUMPUR, 31 March 2009: In the past two years, murder, rape, armed robbery and rioting no longer appears to be the domain of seasoned criminals. Since 2007, the police have detected an increase in the number of cases involving students aged between 13 and 18, who have been linked to such crimes. Understandably, Inspector-General […]
Faulty ATMs thwart luckless robbers
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 March 2009: Faulty automated teller machines (ATMs) are the bane of bank customers desperate to withdraw money, but one homemaker had reason to be happy for the machines not being operational. The woman, in her 20s, was blindfolded and in the clutches of four robbers who had earlier abducted her and tried […]
Support of Indian M’sian community important to cops
IPOH, 18 March 2009: The support of the Indian Malaysian community is important to the police although some in the community perceive the police force negatively. “If this negative perception is allowed to persist, it can stifle cooperation between the two parties,” said Perak police chief Datuk Zulkefli Abdullah. He said the police were concerned […]
Where are the police?
By R GaneshPolice personnel watching traffic go by in Dun Bandar, Kuala Terengganu (all pics by Lainie Yeoh) I AM amazed how the police sometimes have so many personnel for certain events. I refer to the current Kuala Terengganu by-election. Besides truckloads of police personnel, there is even a chopper flying. A few days ago, a baby […]