I received a call from someone from Bukit Aman today, asking for our company fax number to fax a letter. When asked what the letter was about, he said it was to ask for donations for the disabled. I proceeded to give out the fax number, and then he asked for the boss' name. Since it was a letter for a donation, I stated that he could address it to the MD. The caller then said that it was their policy to state a name. I informed him that by putting MD, we would pass it to the boss. He then raised his voice and said in Bahasa Malaysia "Awak tahu saya panggil dari polis Bukit Aman, tau. Saya ada semua detail syarikat anda." In English: he used the fact that he was calling from Bukit Aman, and that he represented the police as a threat to obtain the information that he wanted.
I am appalled & disappointed at the way the police go about asking for donations. Is this their trump card? To threaten the public into revealing information? The caller did not even identify himself, and hung up after I gave a name. Is this the level of public service that we have to subject ourselves to? What is the country coming to?