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What these new appointments in the government means to the public?

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WITH THE recent appointment of Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar as Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN), there is renewed hope for administrative reforms aimed at improving the performance of public servants.            On September 4, 2024, Shamsul implemented a significant reshuffle, changing the chief secretaries of several key ministries that required new leadership.         With the Chief Secretary to the Government leading by example through " Management by Walkabout (MBW A) "  as I discussed in my article on   November 13, 2022 ) , we can expect to see more surprise visits by top officials to monitor staff performance and ensure public service standards are maintained.            The goal is for this proactive approach to become ingrained in the culture of public administration, encouraging accountability and preventing complacency. Let's hope these visits do not become just a short-lived initiative, or as the Malay proverb warns, "Hangat-hangat tahi ayam&quo

Now, you have the answers why Jakim is given a new mandate

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  I am glad that finally Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (PMX) has explained why he wants Jakim to play a bigger role.         Earlier, I had explained this based on my own observations , but for lack of the correct Islamic terminology, I think Professor Tajuddin Rasdi has done a better job at articulating what I also concur as the direction the country is heading to.          In fact, Anwar's explanation here gives a clearer picture of why he intends Jakim to be more proactive to turn Malaysia into a progressive  nation where Islam is respected. I am mainly addressing my fellow non-Muslim friends who have expressed to me their concerns.          In my opinion, it is for the betterment of the country. He is using Turkiye as his model of what Islam can and should be. Most of us are more comfortable with Turkiye's brand of Islam compared to Afghanistan or Iran, no?         Read my 13-year-old girl's blog about the adventures of Lunar to Turkiye . Lunar is her "adopted&q

Datuk Seri, mari kita buat pantauan menggunakan contoh MBPJ bersama....

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  Datuk Seri,           Ini adalah percubaan untuk memantau kemajuan kerja oleh salah satu majlis bandar raya terbesar di negara ini - Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ).           Cubaan mengadu kepada Ahli Parlimen dan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) memang gagal mendapat hasil yang positif. Kebanyakannya di Selangor tidak langsung peduli untuk menjawab aduan walaupun bergelar, "Yang Berhormat." Sekurang-kurangnya mereka mengarahkan ahli majlis mereka atau pegawai khas untuk cuba menyelesaikan masalah, itu pun tidak berlaku.          Jikalau Kak Wan dapat berbuat demikian , tidak ada sebab kenapa ahli parlimen dan ADUN tidak dapat berbuat demikian. SISPAA, tapi di mana integritinya?            Lupakan tentang aduan yang dibuat melalui SISPAA, di mana jawapan standard seperti "Penyiasatan sedang dijalankan" (Siasatan sedang dijalankan) atau "Tidak ada bajet tahun ini" (Bajet tidak mencukupi tahun ini), kemas kini kemajuan akan menunjukkan kepada anda

Spare some thoughts on these underground pipes

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AT A TIME when a sinkhole appeared on Jalan Masjid India, followed by a second one that led to the disappearance of 48-year-old Indian tourist G. Vijaya Lakshmi from Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh on August 23, another sinkhole emerged in front of the Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) treatment plant in Wangsa Permai.           A nearby resident reported noticing a manhole forming in front of the treatment plant but did not investigate further, fearing that the ground surrounding the hole might collapse further.          My initial attempt was to only contact a few key people regarding the matter so as not to create an alarm. Sinkholes can and do happen any time due to pipe laying work. As I recall the incident where my former school principal Mr Yong Chee Seng's car took a nose dive down the bore hole at Jalan Universiti near Sin Chew, the depth of the bore hole for IWK pipe laying work must be at least 30 feet below the road level.           I am therefore not suprised that the two manholes t

Welcome to Jalan Palestin....

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  The hue and cry over the Palestinian issue now is nothing but a hype created by propagandists who try to discredit Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.          This renaming of Jalan Raja Laut 1 to Jalan Palestine, was in fact during former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yasin's era. He was PM from  1 March 2020 – 16 August 2021.  The above article written by Ida Lim was dated Sunday 27 Sept 2020.           In October 2023, former prime minister Dr. Mahathir had given his 100% support towards Hamas. Why was there no big brouhaha over this in the past, and why only now?                    It is also obvious that this Hamas issue has brought together three political enemies in 2023 - Dr Mahathir, Muhyiddin Yasin and Mat Sabu -- but why was there no hype over it? Why everyone is so worked up now but not back then? It's because some cybertroopers are working round the clock to leverage on this issue to target Anwar.          In an earlier post, I wrote 'Why All Hell Broke Lose?' : &q

Systematically Annihilating PMX ?

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  It is with sadness that I share my observations on Malaysian politics, which seem to point to a concerning trend.           It's not that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is "perfect" or the knight in shining armour many Malaysians had hoped for.            As one gentleman put it, this is a choice between "the devil and the deep blue sea." Another person wrote: Who will be the Knight in Shining Armour then?           Trust me, keep my message, very soon, they will unveil the hero. It will not be Najib Razak, or Hadi Awang, or Muhyiddin Yassin. And definitely, not Dr. Mahathir Mohamad or Akmal Salleh.             They may choose a young leader to rally around and elevate in an effort to defeat Anwar and Pakatan Harapan.           It's worth noting that Chris Watson, founder of the Australian Labor Party, became Australia's youngest prime minister at age 37, but his term lasted only four months, from April 27 to August 18, 1904.           Once th