Malaysia does not need to cut down on public servants
Picture used only for illustration purposes Since it is difficult for the government to downsize the public service, the Malaysian Government need not reduce the number of public servants, but it needs to at least be able to deploy them to more productive work. While I believe the law should still be reformed to allow sacking of underperforming staff in the public service than what is permitted now, their contribution towards the economy of the country should be significant and turned into their Key Performance Index. As it is, currently, ten workers are involved in road repairs by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), but only three workers would be seen working while the rest just stand there to watch. This scenario which I saw at a junction at Jalan Bukit Maluri recently is no difference from the joke that once prevailed...