Star: PEOPLE must stop making crank calls to emergency numbers as such irresponsible behaviour could hinder genuine callers from getting the help they need, the Tamil Nesan reported.
Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Fu Ah Kiow said some Malaysians would make such calls just for fun.
He was speaking to reporters after attending a Hari Raya open house organised by the Kuantan Umno division on Saturday.
Fu said Telekom Malaysia statistics showed that 92% of 855,711 calls to the 991 number last year were crank calls while 98.9% of 15.7 million calls to the 999 number were non-genuine.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, he said, would continue in their efforts to trace the culprits.
However, Fu said that it would be an uphill battle as most calls were made from public phone booths.
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