T.K. LETCHUMY TAMBOO
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 12:21:00
SHAH ALAM: Identity tags are one of those things that will always be around, but its presence is so insignificant that it often goes unnoticed.
There is now reason to pay particular attention to them as they could be 'video-taping' you. Yes, that's right. Mankind's technological advancement did not leave out the identity tags as it could now be fitted with tiny cameras.
There's more. Innocent-looking devices such as car keys, thumbdrives, smoke detectors and even pens fitted with cameras are now easily available and more often than not aimed at unsuspecting women.
To prevent them from becoming victims of these modern-day inventions, the Ong Tee Keat Service Centre, Persatuan Belia Rakan Nusa and Yayasan Bakti Nusa are jointly organising a city survival programme in the Pandan constituency to help urban women survive in the city.
Pandan MP Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said the initiative for the programme came after discussions with Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Senator Heng Seai Kie.
"We had a brainstorming session and I am proud to say Heng herself is proactive in supporting this programme. With endorsement from her office, we came up with a comprehensive plan to conduct this programme nationwide. This is a social caring initiative focused on serving women," said Ong at his Pandan Jaya office.
He said whenever the subject of victimisation of women came up, it was usually linked to the art of self-defence but this programme explored something beyond that.
"Women need to know about such programmes which could make them more streetwise, especially when they face danger. As the programme moves to different places, we hope to rope in more non-governmental organisations. We want it known to a wider segment of society with a greater scope of outreach."
Ong said when they first got involved in this programme, some people were scornful and laughed. Undeterred, they carried on because the protection of women was of common concern.
The programmes will be held at the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) auditorium in Pandan Indah on Saturday from 9.30am. Entrance is free and open to women above 17.
For further information and registration, contact Angelyne Fong or Allan Tan at 03-9281 3445.
There is now reason to pay particular attention to them as they could be 'video-taping' you. Yes, that's right. Mankind's technological advancement did not leave out the identity tags as it could now be fitted with tiny cameras.
There's more. Innocent-looking devices such as car keys, thumbdrives, smoke detectors and even pens fitted with cameras are now easily available and more often than not aimed at unsuspecting women.
To prevent them from becoming victims of these modern-day inventions, the Ong Tee Keat Service Centre, Persatuan Belia Rakan Nusa and Yayasan Bakti Nusa are jointly organising a city survival programme in the Pandan constituency to help urban women survive in the city.
Pandan MP Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said the initiative for the programme came after discussions with Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Senator Heng Seai Kie.
"We had a brainstorming session and I am proud to say Heng herself is proactive in supporting this programme. With endorsement from her office, we came up with a comprehensive plan to conduct this programme nationwide. This is a social caring initiative focused on serving women," said Ong at his Pandan Jaya office.
He said whenever the subject of victimisation of women came up, it was usually linked to the art of self-defence but this programme explored something beyond that.
"Women need to know about such programmes which could make them more streetwise, especially when they face danger. As the programme moves to different places, we hope to rope in more non-governmental organisations. We want it known to a wider segment of society with a greater scope of outreach."
Ong said when they first got involved in this programme, some people were scornful and laughed. Undeterred, they carried on because the protection of women was of common concern.
The programmes will be held at the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) auditorium in Pandan Indah on Saturday from 9.30am. Entrance is free and open to women above 17.
For further information and registration, contact Angelyne Fong or Allan Tan at 03-9281 3445.
PEEPING CAMS: Ong (left) looking at the various 'spy cameras' provided by Balasupramania
Teaching women to cope with difficult situations
SHAH ALAM: This city survival programme for women will be conducted by Balasupramaniam Krishnan, better known as Captain Bala, a safety activist and expert in crimes against women and girls.
He said women were often targetted as they were more vulnerable.
"I have interviewed men who committed various crimes against women. You have to learn from the crooks and then pass the information to others. The city survival programme is for women to learn the skills to survive under difficult situations," he said, adding that he had trained more than 100,000 women.
Balasupramaniam said in fields of safety and rescue, one of the less studied subjects was adverse impact.
"People study impact but not so much on adverse impact, which is equally important. I know of a 69-year-old woman who was robbed by four men. They stripped her and dragged her to a room to rape her. However, she pleaded with them not to do so showing them her medicine. Fortunately, she was left unharmed. But the adverse impact is, the woman will involuntarily urinate whenever she spots men who look like the men who tried to rape her."
During each of the four-hour programme, Balasupramaniam shared presentations on studies of real crime as well as prevention and survival methods. He also demonstrated safety methods and displayed innocent-looking devices with cameras installed in them.
Among topics explored in the programme are how children also become victims, how parents can help children from becoming victims, how to deal with handphone threats, how not to be a victim when withdrawing money from the ATM, detecting spy cameras in changing rooms and how women can survive domestic violence.
However, these programmes are strictly for women. "There will only be two men in the programme. Me and my co-trainer. We don't allow any other men to attend because some men might pick-up tips on how to hurt women," said Balasupramaniam.
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