Comments on: Procurement: A call for transparency

By: johnnypok

johnnypok — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:35:01 +0000

How come TDM can live so long and still not yet struck dead by lightning?

How come Najib is still mentally ok after poketing 500 million commissions?

The former is an Indian while the later worship Inidan God.

By: TomThumb

TomThumb — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:51:09 +0000

“Please don’t say i know nothing of these institutions.” limkamputt

certain things need not be said.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:04:21 +0000

try this again:

http://din.huluselangor.net/UserFiles/Image/USD50m/5.jpg

By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:02:53 +0000

correction:

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By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:01:26 +0000

you may have problem in the earlier post.

Surat dari ASASATU Sdn Bhd kepada Menteri Kewangan. Surat 2 – muka 1 muka 2

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Surat dari Project Equity Services Group Kepada Gabenor Bank Negara Malaysia.Surat 3-muka1 muka

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pw:225 pulaski

By: limkamput

limkamput — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:14:47 +0000

//We have to establish whether a particular ethical problem is institutional or is it attributable to human weakness?// Tunku

Hmmm, I wish things are that simple, i.e. we can attribute ethical problems to either institution or individual.

I think you have forgotten that it is individuals that make up the institutions. Corrupt individuals will make sure that systems and procedures put in place are ineffective. Corrupt individuals will make sure that even if the systems and procedures have discovered some unethical behaviour, nothing much will come out of it. Has PKFZ not taught us enough? Did we not have the oversights of Board of PKA, MOT, MOF and the Cabinet? At the end of the day, the more elaborate the system and procedure, the easier is for the corrupted to confuse and attribute blames to others than to themselves.

I think your paper is too “in the cloud”. It has too many ideal state statements but too few practical advices on how to mitigate corruption. Honestly I don’t think UN is a good example for you to quote. Yes, UN can declare lots of things, but I think it is also highly corrupted and ineffective in its dealings. It is an institution staffed by a group of international civil servants enjoying good life at the expense of many countries’ poor. I must say the IMF and the World Bank also fall into this category. To begin with, how about cutting the size of UN, IMF and WB by half, and the money saved returned to the poorest countries. Please don’t say i know nothing of these institutions.

By: boh-liao

boh-liao — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:52:23 +0000

When a public official, in charge of procurement n tender,
publicly played poker with a number of businessmen
and won all the time
so that his capital increased from RM500 to RM500,000
Is this corruption or excellent skill in poker?
What about winnings from a game of golf, bowling, etc?

By: OrangRojak

OrangRojak — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:15:39 +0000

‘…weed out the obvious misfits by probing rigorously a candidate’s personal history, his social life and his general understanding…’

‘If they are ethically deficient … ‘

… round ‘em up, put ‘em in a shed and gas them?

Lovely article, but I think there are easier ways to help public servants behave ethically. Malaysia is in the unfortunate position of its public opinion being largely dictated by the government itself, through its stranglehold on the media. If the government merely permitted dissenting voices to be heard, there would be a never-ending queue of people wanting to ‘help the government be better’, through critical comment, letters, satire, music, (teeshirts!) and documentaries.

I think we’re already experiencing ‘government-led ethical enforcement’. You want more?

By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:05:03 +0000

What procurement for m;sia when tainted with massive corruption-wise in a rotten sucking sytem.

Malaysian economy to shrink by 4-5% in decade’s biggest fall : PM
PUTRAJAYA,

M’sia’s FDI plummets

Thursday, 02 July 2009 17:57
(The Straits Times) – FOREIGN investment in Malaysia has plummeted this year, Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamed said on Thursday after the government announced liberalisation measures aimed at luring investors.

‘Foreign direct investment for 2008 was RM46 billion (S$18.8 billion) and for January to May this year we have only seen RM4.2 billion,’ Mr Mustapa told reporters.

http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=12&pg=142&sdate=2008-05-15&lang=en RM507 billions

http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=12&pg=142&sdate=2009-05-15&lang=en RM350 billions

http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=12&pg=142&sdate=2009-06-15&lang=en RM347 billions

http://promahathir.blogspot.com/2007/01/raising-usd50-billion-for-9mp-projects.html
and these

It is important that the allegation be cleared by the Malaysia Anti Corruption Commission and the Bank Negara and the Treasury as external debts via private arrangement is hardship for the people.
Full details of this massive alleged US$50 billions (RM175b) private loans by ASASATU TECHNOLOGY SDN BHD on behalf of the Federal Government for 9 Malaysia Plan are available in the Internet. Was this loan guaranteed by Bank Negara?
http://mambau.blogdrive.com/archive/cm-8_cy-2008_m-8_d-21_y-2008_o-10.html
Surat dari Pejabat Menteri Kewangan kepada Dato Zamani Abdul Ghani, Timbalan Gabenor BNM. Surat 1 – muka 1 muka 2 http://din.huluselangor.net/UserFiles/Image/USD50m/1.jpg
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Surat dari ASASATU Sdn Bhd kepada Menteri Kewangan. Surat 2 – muka 1 muka 2
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Surat dari Project Equity Services Group Kepada Gabenor Bank Negara Malaysia.Surat 3-muka1 muka 2http://din.huluselangor.net/UserFiles/Image/USD50m/5.jpg;http://din.huluselangor.net/UserFiles/Image/USD50m/6.jpg