Pubdate: Sun, 02 Jul 2006
Source: Star, The (Malaysia)
Copyright: 2006 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd.
Contact:  http://www.thestar.com.my
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/922

STUDENTS LEARN 'CRIME DOESN'T PAY'

KBU International College (KBU) is spreading the "fight  crime" 
message when it hosted a student seminar  organised by PJ Utara MP 
Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun's  community centre and the Malaysia Crime 
Prevention  Foundation (MCPF).

The one-day seminar, Seminar Pemantapan Sahsiah Diri Di  Kalangan 
Pelajar, saw more than 500 students from  secondary schools in PJ 
Utara taking part.

MCPF vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye and KBU chief  executive 
Datuk Teo Chiang Liang attended the event.  Other guests included 
senior police officers, MCPF exco  members, representatives from 
residents' associations  and members of parent-teacher associations.

Exhibition booths were set up by various organisations  at the lobby. 
KBU staff also took the opportunity to  "learn" from the exhibits.

Talks were also given by officers from the police,  Prisons 
Department, Anti-Drug Agency and Selangor  Education Department.

The Yoshinkan Aikido Malaysia also demonstrated  self-defence 
techniques for ladies.

The Prisons Department brought along an inmate to share  his "prison 
experience" with them.

The inmate is serving an 11-year jail term and received  20 strokes 
of the cane for drug-related offences.

He gave an account of the moment he was hooked on drugs  to the time 
he was arrested by the authorities. The  students also watched a 
demonstration on how caning was  administered in prison.

KBU has been committed to "crime prevention" activities  as a social 
andcommunity service.

In January, the college launched the Fight Crime  booklet that was 
distributed free to the public.

More than 15,000 copies have been distributed to  Petaling Jaya 
residents and various organisations such  as schools and residents' 
associations. The booklet was  produced in collaboration with the 
Police, MCPF and The  Star.
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