News (Media Awareness Project) - Malaysia: Pilot Project To Use Eye-Scan To Detect Drug Abuse |
| Title: | Malaysia: Pilot Project To Use Eye-Scan To Detect Drug Abuse |
| Published On: | 2006-04-02 |
| Source: | New Straits Times (Malaysia) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-14 08:46:31 |
PILOT PROJECT TO USE EYE-SCAN TO DETECT DRUG ABUSE AMONG STUDENTS
A scanner that can detect drug abuse via an eye-test will be
evaluated at a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur next month in a
pilot project to determine the effectiveness of the technology.
Deputy Education Minister Datuk Noh Omar said a foreign company has
recently demonstrated the device here and the Education Ministry
will be keen on obtaining the scanners if the pioneer project is successful.
However, Noh did not disclosed the name of the technology that will
be undergoing trials at the school in May.
A scanner that can detect drug abuse via an eye-test will be
evaluated at a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur next month in a
pilot project to determine the effectiveness of the technology.
Deputy Education Minister Datuk Noh Omar said a foreign company has
recently demonstrated the device here and the Education Ministry
will be keen on obtaining the scanners if the pioneer project is successful.
However, Noh did not disclosed the name of the technology that will
be undergoing trials at the school in May.
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