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Kelly Ng works across AsianSecurity.org and the weekly e-newsletter. She keeps the Asia Pacific homeland security and public safety sectors updated on news and articles relating to physical and information security. She has a keen interest on surveillance, emergency communications and biometrics news.
Prior to joining the editorial team, Kelly spent two years managing key vendor relationships and advised leading technology providers on reaching and engaging the homeland security and public safety market.
When Kelly is not writing, she is probably honing her dance moves to hot salsa music or mambo jumbo 80s hits. She lives for good food, pink scooters and the underwater world.
24 February 2010 | News
Queensland Police rolls out building access ID cards
Queensland Police Service is the first police force in Australia to issue employees with new electronic ID cards which integrate access to the premise and network resources, the Police Media and Public Affairs Branch told Asian Security Review.
11 February 2010 | News
World’s first CCTV Regulator appointed
The world’s first CCTV regulator is coming to Singapore to take the pulse of Asia’s security industry. Appointed in December by the UK Home Office, Andrew Rennison will be speaking at the 4th Annual FutureCCTV Forum 2010 where he will be explaining why the country with the densest CCTV penetration has decided to appoint a CCTV regulator.
11 February 2010 | News
Virtual reality technology saves lives
An accident in a nuclear or petro-chemical plant can result in the loss of many lives and millions of dollars. FutureGov spoke to Lee Jekwon, Technical Consultant, Invensys Operations Management about how virtual reality technologies can help reduce that risk.
15 July 2009 | News
Chinese city rolls out integrated surveillance system
The Chinese local government of Kaili has invested in a city-wide integrated digital security and video surveillance network.
15 July 2009 | News
Indonesian immigration updates high-risk country list
Indonesia has tightened immigration control by adding 15 countries onto its high-risk list.
15 July 2009 | News
India commits to end ID duplication
The biggest challenge faced by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI) is preventing fraud caused by identify card duplication, according to the Authority’s Chairman.
13 July 2009 | News
New York Police get pocket size radiation detectors
Law enforcement officers in New York City will be equipped with radiation detectors to help them seek out dirty bombs and nuclear devices.
13 July 2009 | News
US and Korean govts hit by cyber attacks
Cyber attacks assumed to be launched from North Korea disrupted United States and South Korean government and key private sector websites last week.
2 July 2009 | News
Bomb attacks hit most populous Philippine suburb
Security has tightened in the Manila suburb of Quezon City after three bombs were discovered in various public locations this week.
1 July 2009 | News
US city trials emergency notification system
The Columbus City Government plans to use an emergency notification system to instantly reach all residents when disaster strikes.
1 July 2009 | News
New Chinese Metro installs video surveillance system
Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province in China, has invested in an internet protocol (IP) video surveillance system as a security measure for its first subway line.
10 June 2009 | News
CCTV fails to aid HK acid attack investigations
A Hong Kong police chief has denied that installing more CCTV cameras will bring an end to the recent spat of acid attacks in the city’s dense shopping area.
10 June 2009 | News
Malaysia tightens security to curb illegal emigration
Malaysia is tightening coastal security in a bid to curb rising numbers of people fleeing the country illegally.
10 June 2009 | News
India’s new govt prioritises security
India’s newly elected President has declared that homeland security will be a top priority for the new government.
10 June 2009 | News
Bill to stop whole body imaging in US airports
The United States House of Representatives is trying to reverse the use of whole body imaging machines at domestic airport checkpoints.
8 June 2009 | News
CCTV ineffective at crime detection: researcher
End-users make bold claims about their million-dollar surveillance systems, but we need to get real about the abilities of CCTV to detect crime. So says Helene Wells, Research Officer, Crime and Misconduct Commission, Queensland, Australia.
21 May 2009 | News
CCTV should leverage mobile phones: Singapore Police
Surveillance professionals should be leveraging the potential of the high penetration of mobile phones with cameras, the Director of Operations at Singapore Police Force (SPF) urged delegates at Asian Security Review’s third annual FutureCCTV09 Forum.
21 May 2009 | News
Video analytics debate rages at FutureCCTV
According to an Asian Security Review survey, one third of the region’s security professionals said they were not willing to embrace CCTV video analytics systems today. Video analytics was at the centre of a heated debate at the FutureCCTV conference in Singapore yesterday (Wednesday 21 May 2009).
11 May 2009 | News
Singapore’s border needs to be more secure
The recent arrest of Mas Selamat Kastari, a terrorist held under Singapore’s Internal Security Act, in Johor, Malaysia on 1 April revealed the limitation of Singapore’s border control measures.
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