July 1, 2012
Dr. Hamsa Ali makes the Wrong Start
by Dr. Lim TeckGhee @www.malaysiakini.com
COMMENT: In his initial open talk since assuming the in front of of
Chief Secretary, Dr. Hamsa Ali, pronounced all the politically scold as well as tasteless things which the single expects from someone eager to uncover Malaysians which he is up to the challenge of the large job.
From being the cheerleader attempting to rouse the morale of his troops (according to him, the opening of the polite use has been "excellent") to sounding patriotic as well as humble ("We need to invariably lift the bar to be in between the best"; "we can't treat what you do as the job as what you do contingency benefit all Malaysians"), the orchestrated as well as delicately calibrated talk with the New Straits Times was obviously meant to impress as well as get Malaysians upon his side.
Corruption in the Civil Service
Unfortunately, it failed to residence the dual most critical failings of the polite service. The autochthonous as well as systemic crime which Malaysia is suffering fromcould not have taken place but the collusion of the country's polite servants. Closing the single eye or behaving as facilitators to businessmen as well as domestic leaders is standard handling procedure for some-more than the couple of in the top reaches of the bureaucracy.
Everyone knows which doing commercial operation in the country ha! s to pas s by the underbrush of polite servants. This includes large sheet multi-million dollar projects mostly since out underneath the stratagem of so-called 'national interest' where the opportunities for large crime as well as kickbacks have been generally prevalent.
Besides grand corruption, there is additionally low turn as well as sparse crime by enforcement as well as other officers preying upon typical citizens including the bad or marginalised. Whether it is getting the licence to work the grill or securing the multi-million dollar contact for the ongoing 'Cowgate' scandal, the open is entirely aware which meaningful the right jalan (road) can hasten the path to approval or delay or doom the commercial operation proposition. It appears which the businessmen as well as domestic leaders engaged in activities which have brought asset as well as undeserved gains know who the 'right' polite servants are.
The fact is which couple of high-level crime cases ever see the light of day. 
Government officials living over their equates to as well as central income have been not hauled up to answer for their unexplained wealth. This inertia has encouraged the culture of crime to be deeply embedded within the bureaucracy.
Ethical as well as purify polite servants have suffered in overpower fearing which their antithesis to hanky-panky would result in reversal to their career enrichment prospects. It contingency be unsatisfactory to them which the Chief Secretary did not contend the single word in his talk about reforms to purify the polite use of corrupt as well as reprobate practices, generally at the highest levels of the polite service.
In bed with Barisan
Another vital failing of the polite use is which it has been su! ccessful ly co-opted by Barisan Nasional (BN) to action as the tool of the ruling party. Far from being the politically neutral actor, the polite use has failed to observe strict executive impartiality. Especially in developments related to the domestic hold up of the country, pass bodies such as the Judiciary, the Attorney-General's Chambers, the Police, the Election Commission (EC), as well as the central media have helped to make firm BN's domestic grip. They have additionally been instruments used to criticise approved rights as well as freedoms of Malaysians.
Instead of untying the umbilical connective tissue in between the BN as well as the polite service, the Chief Secretary gave the pointed hint which he is likely to strengthen it. In response to the leading question either "some polite servants have been being shabby by promises done by the opposition", his reply was which "They should know better. Don't be taken in by dull promises."
Although he competent this reply by stating which "[a]s polite servants you contingency be constant to the king as well as offer the supervision of the day", the intent of his reply was clear.
A fibre of lacklustre Chief Secretaries
Hamsa Ali may infer to be the latest in the array of lacklustre as well as common Chief Secretaries in the country. Mediocrity breeds mediocrity. Because of their bad leadership, the polite use has seen couple of reforms. Today, you have the magisterial 1.4 million-strong body which has been avictim of as well as an accessory as well as customer to the abuses as well as misrule of the country.
The new Chief Secretary has the opportunity to begin the difficult process of cleansing the polite use as well as making it efficient as well as trustworthy. For this to happen, he contingency focus upon remov! ing the dual principal obstacles which stand in the approach of the rejuvenated as well as purify polite service. Can he do it or is he similar to most others before him having his eye upon his post-retirement benefits?
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