By AUSTIN CAMOENS austin@thestar.com.my PETALING JAYA: The MyDistress smart phone application has gained international recognition, bagging an award at the MSC Malaysia Asia-Pacific ICT Alliance (Apicta) Awards 2012. The application took home an Award of Merit after representing the country in the e-Government & Services category at the awards ceremony in Brunei on Dec 3.
25 NOV 2012, 11:09AM BY SYARIFAH RAHMAN VIDEO: The MyDistress smart phone application introduced recently has effectively helped police in combating crimes especially in Selangor. Deputy Inspector-General Of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said, in view of the success, the app will be extended nationwide, soon. Tan Sri Khalid said this after officiating the
RESTAURATEURS have raised serious concerns about the spate of robberies at Klang Valley eateries and the wellbeing of their customers. Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association president Datuk R. Ramalingam Pillai and Selangor Indian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association adviser Mohamed Umar Peer Mohamed have urged the police to curb the rise in robberies at restaurants. “Our
More than 130,000 members on MyDistress By Aida Ahmad aidaahmad@thestar.com.my SINCE the MyDistress smartphone application was introduced last year, there are currently 131,362 registered members in Selangor to date. The amount of distress calls that have been made since then are 178 by the users. Eighty-eight of that consist of crime cases while five have
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) — The “My Distress” smartphone application introduced by Selangor police in August last year has helped police in combating crime. The latest case was in Section 8, Serdang Raya, Serdang on Saturday when police arrested one of two suspected burglars after receiving “My Distress” signal from a man. Serdang police
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 – 10:28 by Aizat Sharif Location: SERDANG AN alert resident who uses the MyDistress application helped police nab a suspected burglar on Saturday. The suspect, in his 30s, was arrested while hiding in a manhole at Section 8, Taman Serdang Raya. Serdang police chief ACP Abdul Razak Elias said that in
SHAH ALAM: An upgraded version of the national crime alert mobile application, MyDistress, is now available. The initial version was introduced in August last year and featured a simple press HELP button, which would alert rescue teams while immediately detecting a user’s location. The application is supported by the smartphone’s Global Positioning System (GPS) which
SHAH ALAM: Selangor police have launched an updated version of MyDistress, introducing an Emergency Contact function to allow police to alert the next-of-kin in an emergency. “There is also the Info-blast function in which users can access press releases issued by the police on crime cases in the state,” said Selangor police chief Deputy Comm
SHAH ALAM: The smart phone application named MyDistress, which was introduced by the Selangor police in August 2011, could speed up police response to the crime scene by enabling them to arrive within eight minutes. Selangor police chief Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said the effectiveness of the application was proven when the police managed to arrive
STATIONING police officers at the crime hotspots in Subang Jaya has reduced the crime rate and other areas will be considered if there are requests, said Special Task Force (Operations and Counter Terrorism) director Commissioner Datuk Mohamad Fuzi Harun. Mohamad Fuzi said the police had been working hard to lower the crime rate but needed