Combatting Corruption in Malaysia, what they say!!

In this Cafe Latte chat, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan, Performance Management and Delivery Unit's (Pemandu) anti-corruption director Ravindran Devagunam, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigations director Datuk Mustafar Ali, and Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan to discuss the topic of combating corruption in Malaysia. The chat was curated by The Star Online news editor Martin Vengadesan.

















Begging the panel's pardon, but as long as public perception of selective prosecution on high profile cases is not addressed, the people will always be cynical despite genuine attempts to  combat the corruption scourge. A very painful thorn stabbing  the public's sentiments is the perceived gross injustice on a past very high profile case of the death of the  political aide,that has yet to see closure for the family and the public, even if past grievances can be forgiven n we can move on.

 The people may just be able begrudgingly, to  forgive and forget money politics, misuse of public funds,abuse of power  and bribery in the past and may be anxious enough to give the Goverment the benefit of doubt and get on with it in a clean slate but the one thing on everyone's conscience is the death of a innocent young man. That is the one challenge to those with a sense of decency which has been  very hard to overcome.
 Much less forgive and forget...people need to know what really happened , to pacify their outrage!

 This feeling of moral indignation still lingers powerfully in the psyche of the people. An emotion that needs addressing and exorcising and not ignored nor underestimated.
 How can there be any redress if this powerful emotionally scarring feeling is allowed to fester?



But this video below is funny and thought provoking on corruption in Malaysia , have to view it to have  laugh and be contemplative of the state of corruption in Malaysia




The 5 panelists at the Global Issues Forum III, which was held at the Civic Centre in Petaling Jaya on 9th January 2009, offered some pertinent solutions to corruption in Malaysia.

Panelist were:
1. Ramon Navaratnam (former President of Transparency International Malaysia
2. Ambiga Sreenevasan (former Bar Council President)
3. Zaid Ibrahim (former Law Minister, Malaysia)
4. Megat Najmuddin (MACC Advisor)
5. Samsul Iskandar (Anti-corruption Activist)

Some of the solutions put forward by the Panelists were
1. Using the ballot box to weed out those who are corrupt
2. Transparency by amending the Official Secrets Act
3. A Freedom of Information Act
4. Transparency in the political funding process
5. Independent public prosecutors
5. A Whistleblowers Act
6 Anti-corruption Courts
7. Amnesty considerations

Megalomaniacs..

The megalomaniatic cleptocrat's have zero empathy for their own peoples .
We need to go back to our original cultures and rescue our values  and stop absolutely this manipulative attempts to control minds and our wellbeing . Those responsible for these are  people that are so sick because of the power they wield , it makes me sick, and I know because I know I am   being screwed over by them ! 
But  methinks ....

a Government over-facilitating the people in exchange for votes and voters using the "this is a democracy" card in exchange for disobeying the law and getting away with it.
 On the verge of bankrupting the nation running up  humongous  debts because of non-democratic means of governing acting in authoritarian ways -completely disregarding the people's will and the country's interests in order to facilitate themselves and calling the whole system a democracy.

   A dysfunctional democracy- SHAMOCRACY-  practiced in Malaysia.
 No matter where in the world you go, whatever the continent the place, the poor always seem to suffer at the hands of the rich. Whether through religion, politics, class, always pitting  people  against each other and the ones who really benefit are-"  the super rich and powerful".......when will this ever stop, i wonder?

Be aware of what is unfolding before our eyes and perversely disguised by politicians and media. There must be an  insurrection! This nightmare needs to be be stopped! The people must unite against the elitist tyranny who wants to easily take possession of what was earned for through the  efforts and sacrifice by the people!

  Ethics, integrity are just words, means nothing to politicians! Wake up and do what you can,
or it will be A bit like finding out you have STD, and then start wearing condoms. 
Too little too late. 

A very inauspicious "Runtuh" culture seems to be going on lately! Very worrying trend!

Let see now ..There was the collapsing crane during construction near Brickfields on the  monorail project- then the JPJ collapsing roof  at Wangsa Maju - cracks in the Kepong flyover (relieved that they have made rectification works to reinforce it) - CyberJaya bridge-Trengganu Gong Badak stadium (video below)
 More recently the Penang Bridge extension collapse(still reeling from that) and to make it worst the horrific collapse of the lightning arrestor structure  of the Penang UMNO building claiming lives.
 All these are high profile incidents covered by media..I have a sneaky suspicion that there are others as well which have been kept from public knowledge.  Question is, how many?
   How much more jinxed can BN get?

Aduh hai ,  Jambatan runtuh, stadium runtuh, highway runtuh, Steel berat bangunan umno  tumbang.. menyebab kematian,bumbung hospital runtuh -- Sueih betul.!!

    As  If -SOMEONE on TOP is NOT PLEASED!!


On a more serious and very worrying note. Will there be more collapsing structures to come? 
Can we feel safe driving the highways and by ways and crossing bridges?
 Should Malaysians be worried that they may  end up in a river or sea  driving across a bridge, or crashing into the traffic below  or God forbid-the flyover toppling onto our cars  crushing or flattening us like insects- as we drive on the elevated highways or flyovers or have tons of structure, toppling on top of them while cruising the streets or merely out for a stroll?

 Need i worry that the train might jump the tracks everytime i am riding on the LRT or KTM?
Will we be safe watching a football match at a stadium and not have to be concerned that the roof may come crashing down or the seats not able to hold the weight and collapsing the platform and end up hurting , maiming or horrors - killing innocents just out for a good time? 

 Now it has got me worried about going to PUDURAYA to catch a bus somewhere, may have to keep an eye on the roof.

 Are public amenities safe to use ? How childproof or even adult proof are they?
 I may be exaggerating a little or some may say paranoid yet  but it is food for thought!

Can we trust all the billion dollar structural projects by the goverment since completed and used by the public? 

Or will there be more fatalities because of the incorrigible practice of cutting corners purely motivated by the greed dimension, wilfully disregarding public safety and long term durability ,sacrificing quality control of the constructed projects, just for the sake of higher profits.

And now a collapsing roof at a hospital,of all places . Oh dear , what is this country coming to.!
          VIVA - La Compinches (cronies) capitalismo! 






Trengganu Gong Badak stadium roof collapse




See what ails goverment projects.