Penang first to test out hi-tech system in George Town


Comm Thaiveegan (left) being greeted by a lion dance troupe for the launch of the Computerised Patrolling System (CoPS box). — Photos: GEORGE CHEAH/The Star

THE time-honoured police boxes is making way for a hi-tech one.

Instead of the traditional log book for police on patrol to check what has been going on at that location, there is now a Quick Response (QR) Code.

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