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Walaupun masih muda, contoh Tuan Mohd Harizz Amirul boleh dicontohi (also in English)

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Apabila Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mengumumkan kenaikan gaji penjawat awam, saya menyokong langkah tersebut, walaupun saya memahami sentimen sebahagian masyarakat yang berpendapat bahawa penjawat awam tidak sepatutnya diberikan kenaikan gaji. Pandangan saya ini terbentuk hasil pengalaman peribadi hampir 30 tahun yang lalu, ketika saya menyertai sebuah syarikat dari Amerika Syarikat, Union Carbide, yang membekalkan emulsi polimer kepada pengeluar cat antarabangsa seperti ICI, Jotun dan Nippon. Sebelum itu, syarikat berkenaan berada di bawah pengurusan seorang ketua eksekutif yang kurang mengambil berat tentang kebajikan pekerja. Apabila saya menyertai syarikat tersebut sebagai pengurus makmal, gaji saya hanyalah sekitar RM2,700 sebulan. Namun, selepas penyelarasan gaji dibuat oleh pengurusan baharu, gaji saya meningkat kepada sekitar RM4,500, satu jumlah yang boleh dianggap agak tinggi pada pertengahan tahun 1990-an. Apa yang lebih penting daripada penyelarasan gaji itu se...
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Peeling the Onion on Albert Tei

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  Albert Tei, the "businessman," caught in a major drama which turned him into an anti-Anwar trooper, is what I prefer to call a "broker" as I do not know what kind of business he is involved except to broker for licenses on behalf of his clients.  Like me, he has a wide network of contacts, especially with the Sabahan politicians, with whom he could meet and talk to. The only differences between us are that he is lobbying for big projects in the form of licenses on behalf of his clients while I contact people within my network to help solve some problems on the ground, and in his cases, people are willing to pay money for these licenses, or in short bribes, while I do a lot of the work on either pro bono or by just earning an honest income for work done. For example, through my network of contacts, I may be writing the autobigoraphy as a ghost writer for a client but because I empathise with her, I also try to get the help of people I know who can help her solve he...
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A bouquet for DS Fadillah

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  Aman Dua apartment is above this slope A concern what may happpen here if the matter is not reported ro the respective government departments, I took it on myself to alert the Council President of Selayang Municipal Council. Not a single response from him till today after nearly a week. Following the advice from Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof our deputy prime minister, I sent the same picture to the engineer of JKR Gombak who gave some advice; unfortunately she has been transferred elsewhere. However she told me the slope is within the land belonging to TNB.  Tomorrow on April 8, DS Fadillah will be meeting with MPS and TNB. Before I could do anything further, I received the response from DS Fadillah. Alas! I can feel safer whenever I drive on the road just below:  On April 7, true to their words, TNB’s contractor covered the area with a canvas sheet as part of its slope stabilization ro prevent further erosion.  My suggestion is for the respective parties to look for a...
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So, you think Shamsul, the chief secretary was lying? Let’s do this analysis together

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  In a recent article by Malaysiakini, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar has reportedly defended Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim saying that there was no attempt by Anwar to delay the disclosure of findings in the investigation into MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki’s share ownership. Before you roll the eyes, saying that “Shamsul must be lying,” let us just put on our analytical hat for a moment, so that we are not drawn further into the bonfire as this social experiment suggests, and I see this happening in Malaysia. As a chemist, one of the skills that we develop over the years is the ability to analyse unknown chemicals. We are often given a problem to solve. To find out the nature of the “mystery” chemical, we have to carry out a series of experiments, run spectrophotometry tests, to break down the product and then reassemble it together to make an intelligent guess what the chemical is. So, let us breakdown the story in Malaysiakini, and...
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Ke Arah Penyelesaian Berhemah: Mengiktiraf Peranan Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh dalam Isu Subsidi NGO Kebajikan

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  Dalam usaha membina masyarakat yang lebih prihatin dan inklusif, peranan organisasi kebajikan setempat amatlah signifikan. Di Segamat, sebuah badan kebajikan yang telah lama berkhidmat kepada golongan memerlukan terus berusaha sedaya upaya untuk memastikan bantuan tidak terputus, meskipun berdepan kekangan sumber. Kami ingin merakamkan penghargaan yang tulus kepada YB Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh, yang berwibawa dan prihatin, yang telah mengambil langkah awal untuk mendapatkan kelulusan yang diperlukan bagi memastikan kesinambungan operasi organisasi kebajikan ini. Inisiatif sedemikian mencerminkan komitmen kerajaan Madani yang berwibawa terhadap kesejahteraan rakyat B40, serta kesedaran bahawa keperluan di lapangan, terutama sekali apabila kategori NGO kebajikan yang tercicir dalam perangkaaan polisi subsidi bersasar untuk diesel dan petrol tahun lepas. Perkara ini memerlukan penyelesaian yang praktikal dan tepat pada masanya. Dalam masa yang sama, kami juga memahami sepenuhnya bahawa...
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Aduan Sifar: Tauladan Dato' Zahri Samingon menerajui Aduan Sifar untuk MBPJ perlu dicontohi oleh Yang DIPertua Majlis-majlis lain

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  Saya amat kagum dengan Datuk Bandar Petaling Jaya, Dato’ Zahri Samingon. Dalam satu perbincangan ringkas melalui WhatsApp, saya menyuarakan kebimbangan bahawa kesesakan lalu lintas yang ketara berkemungkinan berlaku di persimpangan Jalan 16/11 dan Jalan 17/1 dalam beberapa bulan akan datang. Saya baru sahaja dimaklumkan bahawa satu lagi jemaah gereja berskala besar akan berpindah ke situ pada bulan Julai, yang hampir pasti akan menambah tekanan di persimpangan yang sedia sibuk tersebut. Dalam perbualan kami menggunakan WhatsApp, saya mengemukakan beberapa cadangan dan menjelaskan satu konsep yang saya percaya beliau sudah pun faham dengan baik, iaitu Zero Complaints (Aduan Sifar). Ini merupakan satu prinsip yang kami pelajari di bawah sistem Excellence Through Quality (EQ) yang diperkenalkan oleh guru kualiti Philip Crosby. Konsep Zero Complaints ini ringkas tetapi sangat berkesan—ia bermaksud bersifat proaktif : menjangka masalah dan menyelesaikannya sebelum ia menjadi isu awa...
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