1. RM28 billion through excessive payments for contracts and procurements
In response to the revelation about the massive losses, our Prime Minister announced:
A high-powered task force will be set up immediately to scrutinise wrongdoings reported in the recently-released Auditor-General’s Report, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.What really irks me in this report would be the following statements:
This is to ensure that those involved in any misappropriation of funds or abuse of power would not “get away with it” but face the consequences. To read the rest of the article, CLICK HERE.
a) The Cabinet felt that serious action against those involved was needed to ensure that matters like abuse of power and misappropriation did not repeatedly appear in the annual report, he told a special press conference in announcing the setting up of the task force here yesterday.
Why are investigations on the way only after a colossal loss of RM28BILLION when such revelations from the Auditor-General have been common occurrences yearly? How do you feel about this, dear reader?
b)“They will not necessarily face legal action. They might face administrative action like surcharge, demotion, having their promotions frozen or be transferred,” Najib said.
In the private sector, the culprits would be history with CBT charges and the whole works! This a slap on the wrist is definitely no deterrent and will encourage such acts to persist. After all, they can and will get away with it.
c) Najib also said the Government would be fair and act compassionately if there were mitigating factors that led to the actions of the offenders.
SPEECHLESS!!
RM28billion lost and we are talking about COMPASSION!!!
These thieves who have stolen $$$ from our very pockets are to be treated with kid's gloves?
Hello! I thought enforcement and regulation of procedures are part and parcel of everyday operational requirements in ANY organization????
Feeling angry now?
2. Bridge Collapse and National Service
STOP MESSING AROUND WITH OUR CHILDREN!!!!
a) Such programs were launched in the name of unity but to what purpose? These children have had to pay with their lives for the irresponsible acts of certain group so that the gravy train can......
1Malaysia camps - Three innocent girls died. Why target primary school kids? I discussed this in my post COLLAPSE!!
Apart from all these mishaps and illnesses, don't forget that those youths who went for National Service had to face delays in their entrance to programs at tertiary level or even work opportunities.
Please remember the amount spent so far on National Service (and don't forget to add in the RM28BILLION loss per year plus expenditure for other white elephant programs and also the amount of money spent on open houses and other task forces to investigate issues).
For your information (extracted from THIS LINK)
3. Changes in educational policies and the ongoing debates about:
* BM to English medium for the teaching of Science and Mathematics and vice versa
* Vernacular schools - please CLICK HERE for the latest report
4. BIRO TATA 1Malaysia Courses
Did you know this (extracted from THIS LINK)?
The list is endless and the issues listed here are but the tip of the iceberg of many pressing issues that the rakyat have to contend with in their daily lives.
Singapore must be having a good chuckle at our expense. With no natural resources but well harnessed human resource, they have stepped up to become a developed nation. What have we to show??
Let's also not forget HOW MANY TASK FORCES, COMMITTEES AND INVESTIGATION TEAMS have been set up to investigate questionable practices, collapse of buildings or bridges etc. Findings are always later, preferably much later (and preferably forgotten). Click HERE to see an example.
There you are - with all these on our platter, Malaysia is doing very well. We are progressing economically. Reports say we should be out of recession but are we?
Do you see anything concrete for the rakyat? Or are some saying one thing and meaning the other?
Where is the compassion for the rakyat who daily have to face increased prices of goods and services and a shrinking ringgit in our wallets?
So many contradictions. Earlier, he said that SERIOUS ACTION was needed.
New equation in Malaysia ~ SERIOUS ACTION = COMPASSION = WOW!!
Please read A-G’s report leaves many to ponder if anything has changed through the years.
d) More contradictory statements from the same article:
New equation in Malaysia ~ SERIOUS ACTION = COMPASSION = WOW!!
Please read A-G’s report leaves many to ponder if anything has changed through the years.
d) More contradictory statements from the same article:
Later, Sidek said the task force would make sure that those who deliberately did not follow the rules were brought to book.Another case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing - this time, at the same function.
He said this was part of the Government’s efforts in enforcing existing rules and regulations.
Hello! I thought enforcement and regulation of procedures are part and parcel of everyday operational requirements in ANY organization????
Feeling angry now?
2. Bridge Collapse and National Service
STOP MESSING AROUND WITH OUR CHILDREN!!!!
a) Such programs were launched in the name of unity but to what purpose? These children have had to pay with their lives for the irresponsible acts of certain group so that the gravy train can......
1Malaysia camps - Three innocent girls died. Why target primary school kids? I discussed this in my post COLLAPSE!!
The problem of disunity can never be solved as long as we have leaders who show their arrogance and insensitivity to people's feelings and religious beliefs (e.g. cow-head incident). All leaders should be put into such camps where they can be taught the Rukunegara so that RM28 billion can be rightfully spent on the rakyat! Currently, KPI of most leaders seems is 1 out of 10. In private sector, these leaders would have been history.
National Service -Why subject youths to this program? More than 16 have died. I could not get the latest statistics (could someone help me please?)
What has been the outcome? From 2004 to 2008, there have been increasing cases of missing trainees, food poisoning, assault, rape, fever etc. Please CLICK HERE for detailed reports.
National Service -Why subject youths to this program? More than 16 have died. I could not get the latest statistics (could someone help me please?)
What has been the outcome? From 2004 to 2008, there have been increasing cases of missing trainees, food poisoning, assault, rape, fever etc. Please CLICK HERE for detailed reports.
Apart from all these mishaps and illnesses, don't forget that those youths who went for National Service had to face delays in their entrance to programs at tertiary level or even work opportunities.
Please remember the amount spent so far on National Service (and don't forget to add in the RM28BILLION loss per year plus expenditure for other white elephant programs and also the amount of money spent on open houses and other task forces to investigate issues).
For your information (extracted from THIS LINK)
Budget and Spending
Trainees were initially given a RM300 allowance by the government. Beginning in January 2008, this amount has been raised to RM150/month, or RM450 total.[6] Trainee allowances come in the form of a Sijil Simpanan Premium (Premium Savings Certificate) from Bank Simpanan Nasional, or an account with Bank Pertanian Malaysia. The accounts with Bank Pertanian Malaysia have been criticized for taking out RM 20 from each account, for processing and ATM card fees.
According to Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop, RM2.37 bil has been spent to finance the national service (NS) programme since 2004. RM608.6mil was spent in 2004, RM604.8mil in 2005, RM588.2mil in 2006 and RM565mil in 2007. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had said earlier that the programme would not exceed RM500mil a year.
3. Changes in educational policies and the ongoing debates about:
* BM to English medium for the teaching of Science and Mathematics and vice versa
* Vernacular schools - please CLICK HERE for the latest report
Again the government cannot decide on the educational policies and go to and fro and those affected are lost in a maze of indecisions? Most frustrating!
4. BIRO TATA 1Malaysia Courses
Did you know this (extracted from THIS LINK)?
Biro Tatanegara (National Civics Bureau) is set to organise courses and seminars to explain 1Malaysia for the people to better understand the concept introduced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Ahmad Maslan said the courses and seminars on 1Malaysia, with its slogan of “People First; Performance Now”, would be held at the “Bina Negara” (nation-building) camps nationwide.
“It cannot be denied that many people are still confused about the 1Malaysia concept,” he told reporters after visiting the National Civics Bureau office, here.
Ahmad, who is also Umno information chief, said the courses and seminars were expected to begin this year and employees of the public and private sectors were the main target groups.
He also said that a nation-building camp costing RM23 million in Sempadai, Lundu, near here, was expected to be completed in December. — Bernama
We know the covert aims of BTN, don't we?
Why spend so much money on futile programs or complexes to build harmony, unity when we know who are creating disharmony, disunity and feelings of animosity in their speeches, actions or lack of it and other programs? All this is sheer insanity and carried out purely for window-dressing !
Singapore must be having a good chuckle at our expense. With no natural resources but well harnessed human resource, they have stepped up to become a developed nation. What have we to show??
Let's also not forget HOW MANY TASK FORCES, COMMITTEES AND INVESTIGATION TEAMS have been set up to investigate questionable practices, collapse of buildings or bridges etc. Findings are always later, preferably much later (and preferably forgotten). Click HERE to see an example.
There you are - with all these on our platter, Malaysia is doing very well. We are progressing economically. Reports say we should be out of recession but are we?
Do you see anything concrete for the rakyat? Or are some saying one thing and meaning the other?
It appears that some leaders have perfected the art of doing something achieving nothing.
Is this all not window dressing?
edward Dear Paula,
Yes, I can see that when you are angry you write really well. Bravo!
At last we do have that rare commodity in our leaders - compassion, but for the wrong reason.
"Errr... I saw that beautiful BMW at the showroom. Yunno, temptation got the better of me. I promise I won't do it again. I have a family to feed. Sir, please forgive and forget? (After a slap on the wrist)Ok, make sure you don't do it a again ha..now run along." The whole scenario repeats the following year. Sounds familiar? Capable leaders with integrity? I rest my case.
As Patrick Teoh often said, "Wish you blue skies and everything nice". Enjoy the beautiful day.
Edward
P.s. I much prefer to be a TiTi. Get pampered more haha.