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Contradictions on sports betting licence?

By Deborah Loh

June 14, 2010

“[We] don’t want to appear as though we encourage gambling and gaming but it will arise, in any case. They (illegal bookies) will do it. So, the question is whether it’s a good idea to leave them on their own, unregulated, or if the government should try to regulate and do it in such a […]

Enforcing the law equally

By Ding Jo-Ann

May 24, 2010

EVER looked both ways while driving and asked your passengers, “See any police?” before making an illegal U-turn? Or snuck a call on your mobile phone without a hands-free kit while driving? Or driven past the traffic lights just as they turned red? If so, did you know you were breaking the law? And if […]

A night out with Rela

By Mien Ly

October 2, 2009

(All pictures and videos courtesy of Mien Ly) “BUKA pintu! Buka pintu!” shout the volunteers through the grill door, into the hallway of the shop lots in Pudu. They are from Rela, a civil volunteer corp formed by the Malaysian government in 1972 to help preserve “peace and national security”. They are conducting a raid […]

Riot at Semenyih detention camp

July 2, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2009: A small riot broke out at the Semenyih immigration camp near Kajang about 8pm last night involving 30 Bangladeshi, Indonesian and Myanmarese detainees. In the incident, the illegal immigrants broke the walls of their rooms. Kajang police district chief ACP Shakarudin Che Mood, when contacted, said swift action by Immigration […]

Human trafficking rampant off Pengerang

June 2, 2009

JOHOR BARU, 2 June 2009: Stricter surveillance must be conducted off Pengerang on Johor’s east coast as its proximity to a group of Indonesian islands makes it a favourite haunt for human trafficking syndicates, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said. Its southern region chief, Admiral Che Hassan Jusoh, said the recent drowning of foreigners recently […]

Two arrested for selling illegal books at assembly

March 24, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Police detained two men for selling illegal books at the Putra World Trade Centre, the venue for the Umno general assembly, here. Dang Wangi OCPD ACP Zulkarnain Abd Rahman said both men were arrested under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 for selling books which did not bear the […]

A question of pride

By KW Mak

March 20, 2009

IF there is one thing that is lacking in our government officers, it is pride, which should not to be confused with arrogance. When people have no pride in their work, everything is done in a half-hearted manner. Restoring self-respect to the civil service is important to me because good governance and service can only […]

Police to stop memo handover in Parliament

March 3, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 March 2009: Police will stop a group which plans to hand over a memorandum to certain Members of Parliament (MPs) in Parliament on Thursday to ensure that there is no trouble within and outside the building. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Wira Mohamad Sabtu Osman said police would take firm action including […]

Perak Darul Ridzuan building closed tomorrow

March 2, 2009

IPOH, 2 March 2009: The main gate of the Perak Darul Ridzuan building which houses the Perak Menteri Besar’s office, State Secretariat and Perak legislative assembly will be kept closed tomorrow, according to a notice put up at the complex. The notice, issued by the management service division of the office of the State Secretariat, […]

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