BFM 89.9
The Business Station
Community Service A Good Alternative to Imprisonment?
12 mins·08:30, 30 Jul 2025
Community Service A Good Alternative to Imprisonment?
12 mins
·
08:30, 30 Jul 2025
·
Recommended
45 mins
36 mins
32 mins
Guest: Dato’ Vignesh Kumar, Advocate and Solicitor, former Deputy Public Prosecutor
The Dewan Rakyat on Monday passed the Offenders Compulsory Attendance (Amendment) Bill 2025, meaning courts are now empowered to sentence certain offenders to community service instead of imprisonment. Giving his thoughts on whether this alternative form of punishment works, is Dato’ Vignesh Kumar, Advocate and Solicitor and former Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Image Credit: Shutterstock.com
Presenter: Keith Kam, Elaine Boey, Philip See
Producer: Jake Lim
alternative sentencescommunity servivcesocietal integrationincarcerationrehabilitationrestorative justice
Share:
Recommended
Jul 30
·
45 minsBMW 530i M Sport - Peerless Elegance
Jul 30
·
36 minsBeneath the Surface: Exploring Malaysia’s Caves
Jul 30
·
32 minsCelebrating Malaysia’s Royal Society Fellow
Recent episodes
0
Latest stories
Podcasts · Jul 30 · 12:00PM
BMW 530i M Sport - Peerless Elegance
45 mins
Podcasts · Jul 30 · 45 mins
BMW 530i M Sport - Peerless Elegance
Podcasts · Jul 30 · 11:00AM
Beneath the Surface: Exploring Malaysia’s Caves
36 mins
Podcasts · Jul 30 · 36 mins
Beneath the Surface: Exploring Malaysia’s Caves
Podcasts · Jul 30 · 10:00AM
Celebrating Malaysia’s Royal Society Fellow
32 mins
Podcasts · Jul 30 · 32 mins
Celebrating Malaysia’s Royal Society Fellow