BAGAN SERAI: A proposal to equip every police vehicle with dashboard cameras (dashcams) will soon be submitted to the Inspector-General of Police. Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Datuk Seri Muhammed Hasbullah Ali said the initiative aims to enhance monitoring and allow the police to record and assess incidents in greater detail. On the operation, Muhammed Hasbullah said 3,609 personnel from the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department and 6,132 officers from the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department had been deployed from Feb 15 until 20. He said that the department would conduct focused monitoring at 25 hotspots and 46 blackspots along major highways, in addition to 407 hotspots and 76 blackspots on federal, state and municipal roads nationwide. "This operation is being carried out in cooperation with the Health Ministry, the Road Transport Department, the Fire and Rescue Department, and other agencies," he added.

Source: New Strait Times February 17, 2026 09:49 UTC