Hero cops: The Polis Hutan, aka Field Force, fighting the Communists. The columnist's father is standing in the centre - 'looking like P. Ramlee in the movie ‘Sarjan Hassan’.' － Photos provided Today, I would like to pay tribute to both my father and the Malaysian police force for their contributions to me personally and to the nation we love. Now, as with many things Malaysian, our police force has not come out completely rosy in the last 25 years what with custody deaths and corruption cases. But if anything, this tribute to my father – a police constable for 38 years who did many things for me – is about the three most important things he DIDN'T do.