FIVE WISHES FROM PROHAM ON MALAYSIA DAY 2013

Proham Press Release

The Panel of Speakers (Denison, Jacqueline, Simon, Hamdan & Suzalie)

“Malaysia 50 years since formation” was the theme of a panel discussion held on Saturday Sept 14, 2013 at University Malaysia Sabah (UMS). This discussion was hosted by Proham in partnership with the International Relations Program and the Kadazan-Dusun Chair. About 50 people participated and a majority of them were students from the UMS International relations program.

The panel comprised of four speakers namely Tan Sri Simon Sipaun (Proham Chairman), Prof Dr Jacqueline Pugh-Kitingan (Kadazan- Dusun Chair), Mr Suzalie Mohamad (Head of the International relations program and Prof Dato Dr Hj Mohd Hamdan Hj Adnam, (Dean of the School of Social Science, UMS and also deputy chair of Proham). The panel was moderated by Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria (Secretary-General, Proham & Fellow, Institute of Ethnic Studies, UKM).

Tan Sri Simon Sipaun provided a comprehensive reflection of the various issues over the past 50 years pertaining to inclusive development, nation building and human rights. He emphasized that no nation which builds its self on race based policies would survive over time and therefore emphasized the need for inclusive development policies irrespective of race for the common good based on principles of good governance. 

Prof Jacqueline focused attention on the issues related to illegal immigrants especially those who are stateless over two to three generations. In addition customary land rights and ownership requires speedy resolution. These issues impact tremendous the indigenous people of Sabah.

In addition Prof Jacqueline also highlighted the importance of mother tongue education in the formative years and the need to promote sub ethnic languages of Sabah as part of the community rights. This needs to be fostered along with the national language, Bahasa Melayu and English.

Mr Suzalie highlighted the need to be sensitive to religious and cultural feelings of others especially in adopting a moderate position. He recognized that the Happiness Index is a useful indicator to view ethnic relations over the past 50 years which has revealed process among all the various communities. He noted that compliance or non compliance to human rights standards have implications for international relations.

Prof Hamdan challenged the notion that some things were too sensitive to be discussed and called for greater openness in discussions without labeling any one as pro administration or anti. Open reviews and discussions are an important dimension of democratic freedoms. He noted that in the past 50 years the states have developed together, however the states of both Sabah and Sarawak which are rich in natural resources are but poor states in reality

The participants including lecturers and students raised some interesting comments and questions. There were thoughts pertaining to understanding and interpretation of history especially in the formation of Malaysia, the expectation then and fulfillments now over the past 50 years.

In the context of the 50th Malaysia Day, Proham has five wishes:-

Wish One: For Federal Government to formulate Inclusive socio-economic development policies, programmes and delivery institutions that are based on meeting human needs irrespective of ethnic, gender, geographical or religious differences and which is firmly rooted in human rights. This will ensure that the needy within all the communities will benefit from the initiatives and this will also prevent abuses and leakages.

Wish Two, For Federal Government to ratify all the core UN human rights conventions such as Convention on economic, social and cultural rights; Convention on civil and political rights; Convention of the elimination of all forms of discrimination & the Convention against Torture. This institutional committed to global and universal benchmarks are essential for Malaysia as we move into our next 50 years journey.

Wish Three, For the Federal Government to take specific steps to strengthen the independence of Suhakam and by ensuring greater public sector accountability and compliance to human rights by amending the Suhakam Act to make it mandatory for Parliament to debate its Annual Report and other inquiry reports.

Wish Four, For the Federal Government to accept the Suhakam findings on the Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples and take the appropriate steps in implementing the recommendations. Restudying and reviewing the findings of an independent commission of inquiry which is mandated an Act of parliament is unnecessary and could lead to undermining the findings of an independent panel.

The Indigenous People of Sabah, Sarawak and the Orang Asli’s participated in large numbers at the Suhakam’s National Inquiry. This issue of land ownership is a major area of concern and therefore must be treated with a great sense of urgency especially the establishment of an Indigenous Land Tribunal or Commission which is empowered to decide on these complaints and issues, including settlement or redress related to a case”

Wish five, For the Federal Government to transform Biro Tata Negara of the Prime Minister’s Department into a department which promotes inclusive understanding of Malaysian history and strengthen nation building from a clear framework of a diverse ethnic, religious, socio-economic Malaysia taking all the different segments of Malaysian society including undergirded by human rights and constitutional balance.

Released on behalf of Proham by Tan Sri Simon Sipaun (Proham Chairman), Prof Dato Hamdan Adnan (Deputy Chairman) & Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria (Proham Secretary-General)

Kota Kinabalu, Sept 15, 2013

MALAYSIA AT 50 : INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT, NATION BUILDING AND HUMAN RIGHTS By Tan Sri Simon Sipaun (Proham Chairman)

Children of sea bajau row their boat at a village on the island of Borneo, 
not far from the town of Semporna in the Malaysian state of Sabah. 
The Malaysian Insider pic by Zainal Abd Halimion

In two days time on 16^th September, 2013 Malaysia will turn 50 years old. For a country, 50 years of age is very young, although it is old for a human being. It does make me feel my age to realize that I am 25 years older than Malaysia. I have reached the age described by George Burns as the time ‘where everything hurts, what does not hurt does not work.’ The reality is ‘today is the oldest we have ever been, yet the youngest we will ever be.’ 

The theme of this RTD is ‘Malaysia 50 years since formation: inclusive development, nation building and human rights.’ Indeed it is a very wide subject. It is 3 in 1. The 3 are closely inter-related.

Recognising Malaysia Day

In 2007, I used to see billboards at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport with the slogan ‘celebrating 50 years of nationhood’ written on them. Of course the truth is in 2007, Malaysia was only 44 years old. This is a classic case in which history is the distortion of facts by people in power. I used to point this out at the slightest opportunity in the past but it felt like it was just a voice in the wilderness. I had the impression that the federal government was trying to make the people, especially Malaysians living in Sabah, believe that the formation of Malaysia was on 31^st August, 1957. 

This probably explains the fact that it took the federal government 46 long years just to accept and acknowledge 16^th September as Malaysia Day. For 46 years 16^th September passed by as just like any other day although in Sabah it was a public holiday to mark the birthday of the TYT. The focus of national attention was 31^st August, the Independence Day of Malaya.

Last year, 2012, was only the third time in 49 years that Malaysia Day was being observed. Following it, some reporters asked me if I was satisfied. My response was, it was 46 years too late, but under the circumstances it was better late than never. I believe this is the wrong way forward, not in line with the spirit and intention of inclusive development, nation building and human rights.

Recently I received an e-mail inviting me to purchase a T-shirt to make people aware that Malaysia Day which falls on 16^th September is in fact ‘Occupation Day.’ Inscribed on the T-shirt are slogans stating ‘oil and gas stolen, native rights trampled, civil service Malaynized, 20-points violated, Labuan taken over, cabotage policy and projek ic.’ This is an indication of how some Sabahans feel about Malaysia today. It is one of disappointment. It is not the Malaysia they expected 50 years later.

Inclusive Development & Malaysia Day

Tan Sri Simon speaking. In panel - Prof Jacqueline, Datuk Denison, Prof Hamdan & Mr Suzalie

Inclusiveness implies the treatment of every citizen equally and without exception. It is the right way to move forward. It is even more relevant to a country like Malaysia because it has many potentially divisive factors including geography, race, religion, language, history, tradition, culture and so on. Malaysia is a plural society not homogenous. Inclusive development makes the citizens feel that the government cares for them.

However, the question is - do the citizens feel that the government of the day really cares for them? One good indicator is the result of the 13^th general elections held on 5^th May this year (2013). The combined votes who wanted a change of government amounted to 5.82 million compared with 5.24 million who preferred the status quo. Under the present electoral boundaries the 5.24 million who voted for the government were rewarded with 133 parliamentary seats whereas the 5.82 million who voted for change were rewarded with only 89 parliamentary seats. Thus, a  government representing the minority was formed. A democratic system of government is usually associated with a government representing the majority.  

I notice that inclusive development is being talked about and indeed intended, but what is being practised is anything but inclusiveness. For example, the Orang Asli in Semenanjung are subjected to a system akin to the apartheid system of South Africa, namely separate development. Why do we have a separate law to control the community? There is a separate department to control the Orang Asli. But the department has never been headed, managed and administered by the Orang Asli themselves. The Orang Asli Act has been in existence since 1954 meaning it is 59 years old this year (2013).

But look at the sad and pathetic state of affairs of the Orang Asli today! If the law was intended to benefit the Orang Asli, it has not achieved the desired objectives. The law should be repealed and the federal constitution amended to place the Orang Asli in the same category as the Malays. The Orang Asli are more deserving of the so called affirmative action policies meant for the Malays. In the name of inclusiveness the Orang Asli should be represented in government. 

However their representative must be elected by the Orang Asli themselves and not appointed by the government. The government should also seriously consider Suhakam’s recommendations contained in its national land inquiry report.

Nation Building & Malaysia Day

Inclusive development represents a very important component in the nation building process. Let me make some suggestions in respect of nation building.

The process of unifying and integrating should be based on justice, equal rights and respect. Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) provides that all humans are born free and equal in dignity and right.  

No nation which embraced race-based politics and one community claiming superiority over others survived. 

Nazi Germany and Apartheid South Africa are cases in mind. The time to discard politics based on race and religion is long overdue. We should move forward as Malaysians. Let us focus on things that bind us as human beings and Malaysians rather than on what divides us. For example, there should be only one box in all government forms and not 1 for Malays, 1 for Chinese, 1 for Indians and 1 for others.

Corruption which is very costly should be eliminated or at least minimized for a start. The commissioners in MACC should be independent commissioners similar to Suhakam and not civil servants. There should be a separate independent prosecutorial agency to handle corruption cases and not the attorney-general.

We should concentrate on enlarging the size of the economic cake rather than spending too much effort and time how to share it. The process of development should be based on need and not on race and religion.

We should have a sound education system at par with the best in the world and all Malaysians should be subject to the same system.

Good governance is described as participatory, transparent, accountable and efficient. It promotes the rule of law and equal justice under the law. Good governance should be the order of the day.

No Malaysian or community should feel deprived or marginalized. Everyone should be treated equally and fairly. There should be no selective prosecution or application of the law.

All laws which empower the government to arrest without trial should be repealed. Article 10 of the UDHR provides that everyone has the right to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial legal body. Article 11 provides that everyone has the right to be treated as innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.

The provisions of the Treasury Instructions should be strictly complied with. Negotiated tenders should be stopped. It is like a one-horse race. It wins without moving. The real value of the ringgit is not realized. The government must bear in mind that it is just the trustee of the people to take good care of public fund and assets on their behalf.

The illegal immigrants in Sabah should be equally shared among all the states in Malaysia. After all it is a national problem and it is unfair that Malaysians living in Sabah should be shouldering the entire burden. It is also alleged that this is government self-created problem.

Sabah deserves better treatment by the federal government in terms of more equitable distribution of opportunities, development funds and projects.

I understand that the national service training programme was introduced in 2003. The training course only lasts for 3 months for 18-year old youths. I also understand that between 2004 and 2007 2.37 billion ringgit had been spent. During the same period 16 deaths have been recorded. There were also reports of sexual assaults, rapes, lost in the jungle, food poisoning, fever, vomiting, racial brawl and so on. I am not convinced that it is possible during a period of 3 months to instill the feeling of genuine patriotism among 18-year old youths. Neither can you turn them into soldiers in 3 months. It is high time that such courses should be reviewed in terms of cost benefit.

From what I have heard and read the training programme called Biro Tata Negara is more designed to promote ketuanan Melayu and to create unnecessary animosity towards the non-Malays and distort the true facts of history. If that is the case such programme appears to be the opposite of inclusiveness, nation building and human rights and should have no place in this country.

To minimize, if not eliminate, polarization the composition of the civil service and other government agencies should be more reflective of the racial make-up of the Malaysian society.

Meritocracy should be observed and practised, otherwise Malaysia will be left behind in a highly competitive and globalized world.

Petronas Accounts should be made available to the public. Oil and gas is God given and the people have the right to know how the revenue derived from the natural resources is utilized by the government. There is no reason why the accounts should be shrouded in secrecy if the government has nothing to hide.

Human Rights & Malaysia Day

Finally some suggestions associated with human rights. Human rights are our rights as human beings. They have not been conferred on us by any authority. They should therefore not be taken away from us by any authority. However human rights must be accompanied by responsibility. In exercising our human rights we must not, in the process, violate the rights of others.

To date, none of Suhakam’s annual reports has ever been debated in Parliament. Suhakam has been preparing annual reports since the year 2000. It is suggested that the Suhakam Act be amended to make it mandatory for Parliament to debate its annual report. It is also proposed for Suhakam Commissioners to be appointed only once but on a 7-year term to make the national human rights institution truly independent.

The government should no longer delay the implementation of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission. A police force which is very professional and disciplined should welcome the establishment of such commission.

Suhakam’s report on the recently concluded national land inquiry which incorporates its recommendations should be seriously and favourably considered by government.

To date, Malaysia has not signed and ratified the core international human rights instruments including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Malaysia should not delay any longer from signing and ratifying them to prove that it is sincere and committed to the promotion and protection of human rights in the country.

The necessary follow-up actions associated with the implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) should be expedited in earnest. Suhakam had recommended to the government the development of the NHRAP as early as in 2001, one year after its inception. A NHRAP will help improve the promotion and protection of human rights in Malaysia by placing human rights improvements in the context of public policy.

The existence of the internet and the alternative media makes it more and more difficult for the government to hide the truth from the people. The public’s expectation is also getting higher and higher and if the government does not response to their legitimate demand an Arab spring type of situation could develop.

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Text of Tan Sri Simon’s speech presented at the PROHAM Malaysia Day RTD held on Saturday 14 September, 2013 from 2.30pm to 5pm at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).

Proham Malaysia Day Discussion

MALAYSIA 50 YEARS SINCE FORMATION:

INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT, NATION BUILDING & HUMAN RIGHTS

 

Date:                Sept 14, 2013 (Sat)

Time:                2.30pm to 6pm

Venue:              University Malaysia Sabah (actual room to be confirmed)

Fifty years is significant historical landmark for a nation and in 2013 Malaysia has come of age. However we need to take stock of our achievements and success but at the same time review the challenges, struggles and failures

These reflections are undertaken so as to set a new agenda for strengthening inclusive development, participatory democracy, sustainable development and greater human rights compliance.

Panel:

Tan Sri Simon Sipaun (Proham Chairman)

Ms Jannie Lasimbang (Former Suhakam Member)

Current Suhakam Commission (Invited)

Prof Dato Hamdan Adnan (UMS & Proham)

Panel moderated by Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria

(Proham Secretary-General & Principal Research Fellow,

Institute of Ethnic Studies, UKM)

 

Organised by UMS and Proham (Society for the promotion of human rights)

http://proham.blogspot.com/

 

For more details from UMS please contract Prof Hamdan (Mobile 013 2087172 or email hamdanani@gmail.com

EO USELESS TO FIGHT CRIME, POLICE “ADDICTED TO IT”, SAYS AG

By V.Anbalagan (MI August 15, 2011)

 

For the first time, Putrajaya’s top lawyer has publicly stated that preventive detention had actually failed to check the rise in violent crimes but the police were “addicted" to using the law.

Attorney General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail (pic) revealed that many suspects were detained without trial and freed later but public order and security did not improve in the country. "This is because detainees returned to their former activities after they were freed," he told a forum organised by the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation in Petaling Jaya yesterday.

However, he said, the police had relied on the Emergency Ordinance (EO) to lock up suspected hardcore criminals, as they were simply "addicted to it". Since the repeal of the EO, Bukit Aman has been calling for the reintroduction of a law which would allow detention without trial.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been at the forefront of a movement to reintroduce a similar law as a way to fight the rise in violent crimes in the country. Since May 2013, there have been more than 35 shootings nationwide which has claimed at least 24 lives.

Under the repealed EO, a detainee could be held in a detention centre up to two years. The Home Minister could renew the detention order for another two years and repeat this cycle for an indefinite period.

Gani told the forum that the authorities must erase the records of detainees three months after their release from detention under the EO and that simply meant there was nothing much the police could do after that period. “We will be infringing the law if we, for example maintained their fingerprints," he said.

Relating how the EO came into being, Gani said it was not passed by parliament and was never intended for permanent use. “It was promulgated by the King on the advice of the executive following the May 13 riots in 1969.  "The EO was introduced to meet the situation then as there were loss of lives and property in a span of few days following the May 13 racial riots," he said.

Gani said even after the repeal of the EO in 2011, there was no evidence from the 1,567 investigation papers submitted that violent crimes were committed by former detainees. Gani said there are many laws, including the Penal Code that could be used to arrest and prosecute those suspected of crimes.

"We have used existing laws to prosecute notorious criminals like Botak Chin and pirates in Sabah in the past," he said, referring to one of Malaysia's legendary gangsters. Wong Swee Chin, popularly called Botak Chin for his short-cropped hair style, was one of the most notorious gangsters during the 1970s and was infamous for committing daring daylight armed robberies.

Gani said he believed in the principle that one was innocent until proven guilty and a better way to deal with suspects were to charge them in court. "Preventive laws are an abuse to human rights and personal liberty as enshrined in our Federal Constitution and this guarantee must be safeguarded at all costs," he said, adding  that the international community welcomed Putrajaya's move to dismantle the EO and the Internal Security Act.

4 KEY QUESTIONS ON POLICING, CRIME CONTROL & PREVENTIVE DETENTION

Some reflections by Datuk Dr Denison jayasooria,

Secretary General, Proham. Former member of Royal Police Commission

& also a former human rights commissioner with SUHAKAM

 Q1. Has the last 10-15 years of policing been successful? How can we - police, business and civil society - help maintain security?

DJ - Police have taken major steps to strengthen community policing with increased police visibility in local communities, assigning police to schools as liaison officers and undertaken crime prevention awareness work. Also the cooperation with MCPF is a good example.

They have facilitated networking with Rukun Tetangga‎ (neighbourhood watch) and residential associations on gated communities and greater community participation especially in urban areas.

However they have not been very successful in street crime or addressing public perception and also on gang related crime especially organized and serious crime.

One major concern is when the public make a report on some crime, police feedback is weak and lacks a personal touch. It was different in the past when we had sergeants who played a key role in keeping in touch with local residents especially in small town and rural neighbourhoods. Feeling safe needs local police on the beat talking to people in the neighbourhood or visiting a family who had lodged a report on what has happened to their case.

Now days’ the policemen drive around in the car or motor. There is very little personal touch and people do not really know their neighbourhood police and vice versa. This can be improved. For example in the neighbourhood I live often there is a police man or two under a pondok(tent). They do not talk or acknowledge anyone. But if they start being friendly with the neighbourhood people and getting to know the locals there will be a stronger rapport between local communities and the Police.

Q2. Is our forensic lab being utilised and do our police have forensic skills for evidence gathering?

DJ- There is a very good forensic team at the Police Training centred in Cheras. Some of the officers have done their Phd and are really professional. However this is not wide spread nationwide. There is a need to have a very good forensic team at every district police headquarters. The POlice lack the professional manpower and equipments to address serious and organized crime.

It is said if a murder takes place and if one expects the central team to rush over, very often the crime scene might be disrupted and valuable evidence disturbed by others before the IO and forensic team arrives.

The former Royal Police Commission made many recommendations in their report regarding this and the federal government must strengthen this unit with adequate personal, well trained and experienced. Malaysia must recruit more non police professionals so that the investigative team can be a multi-disciplinary team (chemist, psychologist, criminologist, lawyers, computer experts etc). We must strengthen CSI teams. The salary package has to be reviewed too if we want the best in investigations especially in ‘evidence based investigations’.

Q3. With the recent spate of deaths and wounds by guns, the police have pointed to former EO detainees as probable culprits. The public has been scared into thinking that preventive detention laws like the EO need to be re-introduced. Do the criminals have an upper hand or should we be looking at how to improve police investigations and intelligence gathering?

DJ- Preventive detention is not the answer and to detain without trial this is a direct violation of human rights. The core of our justice system is a fair trial – a suspect or a charged person must be brought to trial in an open court system. Therefore, the key question to ask is why is the police unable to gather enough evidences on suspected criminals they already know. The former EO detainees have detailed case files. If they know who is doing what, why are they not able to bring them to open trial.

Police have not given us the break-down of how many of the former EO’s are actually involved in crime now. How many of them they arrested and tried to charge and why they could not gather the evidences needed? Police have not explained why when the EO was repealed in 2011, why no one was put on police supervision as they had the powers to do so. This would mean that a former EO detainee could not come in contact with another former EO detainee if under Police supervision order. If they did they would violate the law and they can be imprisoned for this new offence. Furthermore those under supervision cannot be associate with any gang activities - funerals or initiation ceremony where there are clear signs of gang related activities.

The Minister of Home Affairs has not explained how many officers he has appointed or not appointed as inquiry officers on suspects in serious crime who are put on police supervision since the repeal of the EO. The Prevention of Crime Act (PCA) provides for the Minister to appoint anyone other than the police as inquiry officers. The Minister could appoint lawyers with criminal & legal expertise or others or any qualified person who could assist in this process

These provisions are in the Prevention of Crime Act. Why were these options not followed as there are legal provisions and institutional framework? Under the PCA police can remand the suspect for a first 14 days and subsequent 28 days for investigations and another 28 days. This is secured after 24 hours through judicial review through the courts. There are some checks and balances as both the courts and prosecution is involved including the Ministry of Home Affairs before a person is put under supervision.

Therefore the approach must be towards enhancing the investigative capabilities of the police. The approach must also be multi prone one as root causes has also to be addressed such as urban poverty and equalising opportunities from a human rights framework

We can take a hard stand on crime but we must also address the contributing factors to why people get into serious and organized crime including gangs. Addressing these factors are equally important and these are related to socio-economic factors such as educational and training opportunities.

Q4. Is corruption in the police force a contributory factor to the crime rate?

DJ- The Royal Police Commission report did indicated that corruption was a major issue. Gangs and those in serious and organized crime have lots of money and we must addressing policing and corruption.

This is why the police commission proposed an independent police commission to investigate abuse. While we have the EAIC, the public does not have much confidence in this and since the formation of EAIC they have not been very proactive. Policing the police is very important. This must be done through better police internal supervision as well as an independent – external oversight body.

My recommendation is for the Federal Government to establish a special taskforce on serious organized crime and gangs with members from the police PDRM, KDN, Suhakam, former police commission members, MCPF, PROHAM to review the situation and take short term and long term measures

While the task of crime control is the role of the police, we also must recognize that all of Malaysia society must play a supporting role in addressing crime and ensuring the criminals are behind bars through the formal legal system. There can be no short cuts and any short cut would mean we are not serious in addressing the root causes and eliminating the crisis we are now in. Taking a tough stand on crime and addressing the root causes through human rights framework is the best way forward for modern Malaysia especially as we aspire to attain the 2020 vision.

Proham: Cops need to do more to tackle serious crimes

Although community policing has been strengthened, the police have not been very successful in addressing street and serious crimes, according to Proham. Its secretary-general Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria said although police must be credited for facilitating networking between Rukun Tetangga and the National Unity and Integrity Department, the major concern was that feedback was weak after a police report was lodged.

 

He said police personnel were also lacking “personal touch” as was the case previously when sergeants would interact with residents. These days, he said such officers moved in vehicles.

Dr Denison said as the police tackled crime, Malaysians should play a supporting role in ensuring that criminals were behind bars through the formal legal system.

Dr Denison will be among seven panellists at a public forum organised by Asli and the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation on Saturday on “A Review of Current Legislation and other Measures to Fight Crimes Effectively”.

 

The forum, held with the support of the police and the Home Ministry, will make recommendations to the authorities on countering crime. Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will open the forum. Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail will deliver a special address.

Other panellists are Federal CID director Comm Datuk Hadi Ho, Bar Council Human Rights Committee co-chair Andrew Khoo, International Islamic University Assoc Prof Shamrahayu A. Aziz, Pemandu senior analyst Farah Intan Burhanuddin, USM Assoc Prof Dr P. Sundramoorthy and Federal Crime Prevention De­­partment Director Comm Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob.

Those interested to attend can e-mail janet@asli.com.my.

 

Star Press August 21, 2013