ASEAN police to link up

ASEAN police to link up

KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): An online linkup of police forces in the
seven ASEAN nations is being developed to improve cooperation and
coordination of policing in the region, a police spokesman said
yesterday.

The linkup was discussed by national police chiefs at the 16th
Aseanapol Conference of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations. The conference opened here yesterday.

Vietnam is attending the three-day conference for the first
time, and is represented by its police director-general, Major
General Le The Tiem, the spokesman said.

Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Rahim Noor also
launched the Aseanapol Database System.

Police chiefs from Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and
Brunei are also attending the conference. Indonesia is
represented by National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo.

The police forces of Malaysia and Singapore currently share an
online system.