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| Why the fuss over the 2010 AG Report Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:28 AM PDT Negligence- the Police Air Wing purchased two helicopters worth RM117.75 million, which could not be used, as they did not meet specifications. Another RM15.4mil was spent to train pilots to fly these helicopters. Incompetence- Customs Department under-utilized its RM290mil information technology system but was planning to spend another RM451.30mil to develop a new one. These are the findings of the Auditor General's report a few years ago. From there we can more or less expect what's coming. We have all the reasons to believe that the report for 2011, will reveal the same story about misappropriation of funds, bizarre overpricing, projects not completed. These are indicators of negligence and incompetence. What is even more horrifying; these are more or less the same findings that are similar to the reports of preceding years. What does that say? It says loud and clear, the same transgressions committed were not rectified or even allowed to continue. It means the same wrongdoings are allowed to be perpetrated because the enabling circumstances and possibly the same perpetrators were allowed to persist. It further shows those responsible to ensure the transgressions are not repeated have been incompetent and negligent in carrying remedial actions. The same people who did all the transgressions are still in commanding positions; they will have the opportunity to improve upon their incompetence by doing more damage. The Chief Secretary's village fool response by way of saying he is not worried and that the problem has been dealt with because he has sent circulars asking officials to exercise more discipline is a negligent expression and ensuing act of gross callousness. I am afraid, the public isn't that forgiving. We don't want circulars- we want those transgressors punished or even sacked. As them to publicly explain what happened to those overspendings? Let's ask the chairman of Giatmara for example, where is the shop that sells the heavy duty blender for 4 times the market price. Let's make it the 1 Malaysia shop for heavy duty blenders. Maybe even give them soft loan from EPF. Let us Mydin the shop. Yet we want to extend the services of such a fellow. Let's elect Allred E Newman for Chief Secretary then. Then, we are assured the same transgressions repeated, will be met with the same incredulous response of what me worry! The answer is also, we don't have to suffer the incompetence of those entrusted to manage public money. If they don't manage properly and because it's our money they are managing, they deserve to be publicly assailed. This isn't about being perplexed as to why the opposition should bicker about the report. If you do, then we shall have to explain to you in as simple terms as possible. This is beyond opposition. This is about, the mismanagement of our money which deserves being treated as a cause of concern for possible fraud and deception. The short answer to the question then as to why the opposition gets irked by the audit report as do all right thinking Malaysians is the money being treated isn't the property of the transgressors. That being so, the administration of the money and the application of the funds thereof, must be done with utmost care. It's not your father's money. That is the short answer. The long answer is, Malaysians are fed up of the deception and misappropriation of funds.
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| Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:49 AM PDT According to Monsoon (Cup) winds of change, a well-known Malaysian business magazine reported that Terengganu is the second richest state after Selangor but its rakyat are the second poorest after Perlis. The Kelantan Menteri Besar, Tok Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat, retorted that Kelantan may be poor compared to Terengganu, but its people are rich. "Kekayaan Kelantan di tangan rakyat," said Nik Aziz. In early 2000, he also said that Terengganu is 2nd richest state in Malaysia but rakyat are poor while Kelantan is 2nd poorest state butthe rakyat are rich. With all the economic hardship that people faced despite the fact that the state was rich, the opposition lost Terengganu back to BN in 2004. However, Kelantan stayed with opposition in spite of no development for different reasons - namely dignity and pride in the their faith of surviving without federal funding and in spite of being squeezed of federal funding. That lesson from the pages of history is an illuminating one. Our political landscape is currently in a very unpredictable and fuzzy state. Is there any point in PR crowing and boasting about how well state is doing? Positive reports are impressive and leaves one with a syiok sendiri feeling but when rakyat vote, it will be based on how well they are REALLY doing. In the light of rising food prices, people are not as happy as PR may think. So PR had better be aware! In reality, there are many individuals, families and large groups which have been pushed to the margins of society. These marginalized citizens are limited in education and employment opportunities as well as social and community networks. They have little access to power and decision-making and few opportunities to improve their standard of living. Most worrying is that in time, more and more will be marginalized and if things do not improve in every area of governance, what will happen to Malaysia? It is imperative that the government focuses on addressing real and serious issues that affect the rakyat instead of pushing their grandiose dreams and going on spending sprees. Tax revenue is from the rakyat and should directly benefit the rakyat in relevant ways. Poverty is still very real in many ways with greater income inequality as the current system has serious limitations. According to the Central Intelligence Agency of US, 3.6% of the population (2007) live below the poverty line. Imagine - just a few years ago, a can of tuna was RM2.80. Three or four years down the road, that same can of tuna is RM4.90 whilst our real income has not improved much! |
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