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.