How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Friday, October 23, 2009

Lack of financial controls in our government...

nothing new really, since we have been getting Auditor General's Report annually with highlights of some incredibly expensive purchases.

Common sense tells us that it boils down to spending money not from our own pockets, yet which could fill our own, with no need to face the music, probably a transfer to another town.

What does that tell us on the effectiveness of our top civil servants? Shouldn't they be held responsible for their own ministries or departments? Why are there no actions taken to prevent recurrence?

Our accounting students have been top students in all the major accounting examinations, so there is certainly no lack of knowledge nor expertise on financial controls. We have all the major international accounting firms having offices here with their world class management consultancies, if only they are allowed to intervene.

The reason for not discovering why 2 laptop computers were paid Rm42,000 each (almost 10 times actual cost) was put to no breakdown of the bill! Whoever in charge or said that must be a fool, or at least pretended to be one, and definitely treating us all like fools.

Are we going to continue to live in a fools' paradise?
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