KUALA LUMPUR, 3 June 2009: Indonesia appears to be fighting corruption more effectively than Malaysia, based on a public perceptions survey by Transparency International (TI). Once looked down upon as a bribery-prone country, more Indonesians, at 74%, are confident that their government’s actions to stem corruption have proven effective, compared to only 28% of Malaysians. […]
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Promotion for support staff on appointment grade
Updated 4.03pm, 14 May 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 14 May 2009: Starting 1 July, officers in the support group who have served 15 years or more but are still in the appointment grade will be considered for promotion to higher grades. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in announcing this at the Public Sector Workers Day gathering […]
Civil service needs “total overhaul” (Updated 5.10pm)
By Zedeck SiewUpdated 5.10pm on 29 April 2009 PETALING JAYA, 29 April 2009: The civil service requires a total overhaul instead of just a multi-level entry system to overcome its problem of low productivity, says the DAP. Pointing to studies by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development that reveal that Malaysia has the highest civil servants-to-population […]
Multi-level entry system for civil service (Updated)
Updated 4:20pm, 28 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 28 April 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak today proposed that top posts in the public sector service be opened to talents from the private sector and government-linked companies (GLCs) besides the administrative and diplomatic service. The prime minister said that this structural reform in the civil service was proposed […]
Govt measures for Indian Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Feb 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced several measures to assist the Indian Malaysian community and address their concerns. To begin with, the government will put on fast track its plans to repair and rebuild dilapidated Tamil schools in the country, he said. Najib, who is also Finance […]
Improving teacher-pupil ratio
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Feb 2009: The government is actively working to improve the education delivery system by having one teacher for every 20 pupils, Public Service Director-General Tan Sri Ismail Adam said today. He told Bernama that the new ratio would require more teachers to be recruited and trained. At present, the ratio is one […]
Immediate implementation of economic stimulus
PUTRAJAYA, 3 Feb 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants all plans for the economic stimulus packages to be implemented immediately. The prime minister said the first stimulus package and the yet-to-be announced second package were efforts to stimulate the country’s economy to cushion the effects of the global economic meltdown. They were also preparations […]
Intake of Indians into civil service to be increased to 7%
PUTRAJAYA, 21 Nov 2008: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has asked the Public Services Department (PSD) to increase the intake of Indians into the civil service to 7% from the current 3.5%, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S Subramaniam. He said Abdullah issued the instruction when the matter was raised during the […]
