KUCHING: Women in the state are not likely to start their own organised crime syndicates but the authorities must not be complacent.
In giving the view, Assistant Minister of Youth Development Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah however conceded that “petty girls bully groups” definitely occurred in some schools.
To address the problem of bullying, he urged parents and Parents and Teachers Associations to be vigilant.
“Organised gansterism is unlikely among female students in the state, but petty bully groups definitely is there in some schools so parents and PTAs and school administrators should be more vigilant on what goes on in schools,” he said in his WhatsApp message yesterday.
He was commenting on a recent media report that quoted United Malaysia Crime Prevention Organisation (UMCPO) reporting that there were 1,300 female triad leaders in the country.
The organisation, working closely with the Home Ministry also revealed that at least 12 per cent of the country’s membership bases of notorious gangs are females.
Abdul Karim, who is also Assistant Housing Minister, opined that the problems in schools boiled down to how the schools managed the discipline of their students.
