The Freedom of Information law which was recently passed by the Selangor state assembly is a big step forward towards greater transparency.
The publication of crime statistics is pretty routine for most police forces around the world. However, last month, the Malaysian police broke ranks by refusing to divulge statistics on sexual crimes against women, as well as crimes against children.
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