THE recent closing of the 37th Asean Police Chiefs (ASEANAPOL) Conference in Singapore marked the appointment of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) in playing host to the next conference in 2018.
The conference brings together regional police teams and international law enforcement agencies to discuss security issues and transnational law enforcement.
Organised by the Singapore Police Force, the conference – which ran from September 12-14 – was attended by participants from 10 Asean member countries and the ASEANAPOL Secretariat.
The conference was also attended by eight dialogue partners comprising the Australian Federal Police, Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China, National Police Agency of Republic of Korea, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, ICPO-INTERPOL, and the Asean Secretariat.
Five observers also participated, namely Fiji Police Force, Policia Nationale de Timor Leste, National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom, EUROPOL, International Association of Chiefs of Police of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Commissioner of Police Dato Paduka Seri Haji Mohd Jammy bin Haji Muhd Shah Al-Islam led the Brunei delegation.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Pengiran Haji Muhammad bin Pengiran Haji Metali also participated as deputy head of delegation, with eight senior officials as deputy chairmen and delegates of the conference.
During the conference, Minister of Home Affairs and Law (Singapore) K Shanmugam launched the electronic-ASEANAPOL Database System 2.0 (e-ADS 2.0).
This new version includes an e-library, discussion forums, event calendars and announcement portals. This will enable ASEANAPOL members to share best practices and crime trends, and will increase cooperation in operations and capacity building.
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