Ah Seong ( at the kaunter pertanyaan at a Majlis Perbandaran in Selangor : Encik, saya nak check saya punya lesen niaga pasar malam sudah lulus, kah?
Little Napoleon attending at the counter : Nombor rujukan?
Ah Seong hands over the acknowledgment of receipt given to him when he handed in his application some three months ago.
Little Napoleon : Tunggu sekejap, saya check.
Little Napoleon disappears, leaving Ah Seong waiting at the counter, and returns about 15 minutes later.
Little Napoleon : Belum lagi. YB masih sedang check you punya permohonan.
Ah Seong : Ah, belum lagi? Check apa lagi? Dulu satu bulan sudah ok.
Little Napoleon : Dulu kerajaan lain, sekarang kerajaan lain, mah
Ah Seong : Dulu kerajaan lain, sekarang kerajaan lain, tapi lesen sama saja, mah. Apa susah mau kasi lesen?
Little Napoleon : Dulu punya kerajaan, kautim RM50 you punya lesen sudah lama keluar. Sekarang punya kerajaan, semua YB mahu check. Ini mahu check, itu mahu check. It hari you pilih ini kerajaan, bukan? Ah, sekarang you jangan komplen, lah!
Ah Seong : Tiu, dua-dua pun sama, tak boleh pakai
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This has been going on for some time now in Selangor.
Trouble is, no one in government saw it fit to report this to us.
Policy decisions with a view to improving the delivery system to the public are being frustrated by civil servant front liners who deal with the public.
These civil servants have, along the way, forgotten that they are to serve the rakyat, and not their political masters, UMNO.
Their goal : to leave the public with the impression that the present state government is wholly incompetent to manage the state and voting them in was a huge mistake.
True, I wouldn’t give the present government an ‘A’ for governance, but I would not fail them either. It hasn’t been all bad, or I would not have hosted ‘Selepas Tsunami’.
What these little Napoleons in the state civil service are trying to do is, on premises mischievously contrived by themselves, agitate disaffection against the state government.
In the language that BN is so fond of using, what they are doing is seditious.
In the days of old before the law of sedition was conjured, what these little Napoleons are plotting and carrying through would be treated as treason, and they would be beheaded.
They are betraying the very ones they are to serve.
You and I.
I don’t know about you, but I am heading out to the Kelana Jaya Stadium this Sunday to have my say.
Redhuan D. Oon
January 20, 2011
Is this an isolated incident? Can we get whistleblowing from their colleagues who are more civil?
Bobby
January 20, 2011
Apparently, some of the HODs are being paid by BN to “not do work so efficiently” as the instruction says.
How nice, to get 2 paychecks for doing LESS!
sam
January 20, 2011
Bro i have written to various aduns and then i realized that these guys practice the ways of bn.Let me give you some examples of hows these napoleans are born well the answer is simple take care of the yb’s boy’s and semua nya is ok.One week after 8/3 these greedy pr supporters started making deals with various heads of dept’s to get contracts in the various councils.
What these idiots did not see was that these napoleans got another bite at the cherry,why couldn’t the pakatan govt in Selangor transfer these heads out so that a example be shown to their staff that they meant business.Today these napoleans know that they have got these pr guys by their balls as the contracts have been awarded and to add insult to the injury these yb’s know that this is happening.
Like i always mantained the day we have educated people in office nothing changes as mandores.labourers n vcd peddalars will have a field day running these councils.Any way harris i retired last year n today i care F..K for these monkeys that we have in office.And yes i worked for a council which i thought would change after 8/3 but didn’t.You have my email let me know if want idea’s how to improve these councils after all i had 30 years of experience seeing it all.Thank you.
colin
January 20, 2011
Bro, please share your views on improving local government. After all, if your allegations are true, it should be made known. The dream of 308 was better governance. And it is still alive. The way forward is to remove all forms corruption. And the first step is local govt. Segregation issues and practically every other issue can be ignored for now. Removing corruption will root out enough negative elements to make an enormously positive, all round improvement.
Anonymous
January 20, 2011
Why I threw my Malaysia passport into a rubbish bin!…because of these mudheads in the civil service.
I went to apply for a new passport which had just below six months of life. I had all my documents properly prepared and present to a staff at the front counter and was received without objection even with a duplicate IC (the original I have misplaced). When I was called to for the interview by an officer after waiting for more than two hours, he objected to the duplicate copy of my IC. I responded and told him I was just applying for just a replacement. For my Identity, I have my citizenship papers, birth certificate, my passport and my presence! How many more identities do they need? Finally, I told him my existing passport was issued by the same department and the same venue, perhaps, he could check if my passport was genuine or fraud but, to no avail and I was heading no where. I gave up in frustration!
al
January 20, 2011
You gave up your Malaysian passport just like that? If everyone was to ‘throw in the towel’ like you, there will be no hope for the country…
Ben
January 20, 2011
Well, the juduciary is tainted, so is the police and no even the state goverment staff. Its no use, no matter what we do to change the perception , its a lost cause as the playing field is not level and will never will be.
I am now 23 years old and i believe until my lifetime the above will never change…….sad but a true fact of living in Malusia….
samasama
January 20, 2011
Is the “kautim” money “halal”? Is it “rezeki”?
Warga Malaysia
January 20, 2011
Voter registration available at Sunday’s event. Would you help publicize?
looes74
January 20, 2011
Harris,
Finally, you have understood the real problems in government. Perhaps, you have watched Yes Minister/Prime Minister series…..Perhaps, these videos would be useful for you & the rest. The Big Brother. I love the last part
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6DgC51f01Q
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGjGtBlDmS8&feature=related
3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uucJn33M3gU&feature=related
mauriyaII
January 20, 2011
What we have in Selangor State government is a rotten civil service beholden to the Botox Toyo of BN who got the MACC to believe that his RM24million mansion was for his corrupt services to the rakyat.
His services included his trips overseas with his family and some of his cronies. This is the same state where an ADUN was also the local UMNO warlord in Klang. This ex warlord of the Zakaria Derus RM4million mansion notoriety was another kingpin who could do as he wished until the Almighty had enough of him.
The Pakatan Rakyat government should have transferred the whole lot of heads of departments to other districts and revamped the local councils with people wanting to serve the rakyat. This the Pakatan Rakyat did not do and they did not even get rid of the known little napoleons.
Of late Pakatan Rakyat especially PKR seems to be incompetent in handling its own internal affairs. Their leaders have become so embroiled in grabbing power at cost that the laymen who supported them feel cheated. If their election of office bearers is the type of shenanigans that they have brought into PKR from the UMNO days, then all is not rosy for Pakatan if it wants to be in Putrajaya.
It is still not too late. The MB must show that he is the leader of the state and no goons from outside (appointed by the federal government) can work in his state without his approval.
He should also start the unpleasant task of transferring out all the known bad hats and the closet supporters of BN who are the little napoleons making life miserable for the rakyat. A good shakedown would send in the correct message not to fool around with the state government.
Time to show that Selangor is NOT Perak.Time to show all the BN lapdogs that Pakatan is ready to form the next government in Selangor with a bigger majority if Najib is bold enough to call for a snap elections.
sampalee
January 20, 2011
Do not divert the general imcompetance to some napoleon and even so we claim they are umno agents.With this attitude there is NO hope in pr.I personally heard this from acouple of exco and they say it with pride.”As long as I am not corrupt,that alone is satisfying.
I can only remind them,we are better off putting a block of wood in office.For sure it is beyond corruption and on top of that we do not have tp pay salary and provide car and driver and the host of benefit.Imagine the entire SA replace by wood.
Imagine a worker telling the boss,I am veryvery clean,don’t disturb me and let me sleep on my job.
Do we trust the butcher who have some knowledge in dissection to operate on us.Most of our exco have little knowledge,little knowing,this is extreamlt dangerous.
If MCLM want to see more of the iceberg below the watermark,buy me lunch and drink.I remain silent as I am ashamed that i have convinved many to support pr and now they are Worse than even bn.
MCLM should support opposition,but not dap and pkr.
colin
January 20, 2011
Thank you. Its not political. Its a social problem that should be addressed by both sides of the political divide. We want a better standard of living and it starts with clean govt.
JJx
January 25, 2011
Dear Sampalee,
Why dont you give it a rest. We know you. You are frustrated because your proxy were not given contracts by the Selangor govt namely on waste disposal. yes, we know you. You may hide behind all your talk about God and religion but deep down , you are just another opportunistis.
Ben
January 20, 2011
Yes, I agree that there are trojans within the local government but I think the fault should also fall on incompetent PR appointees in the local council.
Take the MPSJ new ruling, who heads that department ?
Another eg, Jalan University in front of Uni. Hospital, it has been with potholes for almost THREE YEARS and now only it is fixed because GE is looming.
What about Port Klang between West Port and North Port, there are potholes and with street lights since BN rule ? There is no difference just like what Ah Seong said,…..!
I can’t accept Ronnie Liu’s reasoning that the road is federal road. I think it is the duty of PR to highlight and make noise to JKR on behalf of the rakyat. All of sudden with the fat pay, they have forgotten who voted them in.
What about education ? Why aren’t PR taking up the issue of PPSMI (Maths & Science in English) ? This issue is an urban issue and urban votes. If PR dont give a damn just like BN, mark my word the urban voters will boycott in the next election.
So send the message to PR before it is too late.
steve
January 20, 2011
Put up posters in offices which have public services.Any promblem in the counter to report directly to a special officer under the MB.
fairplay
January 20, 2011
Well…seems have to play Poker with these frontline Little Napolean…In above incident will use Handphone to record the “conversation” or pretend to…esp. the part of RM50/= bribe…then parting remark is “Saya sudah rekod apa yang tadi you cakap” and scare the shit out of him…can device several of these schemes/bluffs and sometimes working in pairs.
Hidup Malaysia !!!
colin
January 20, 2011
Dear sir. First time I’m here. Good article. But it smells a bit one sided. To blame corruption in Selangor on the BN only makes the local government in Selangor look corruptible. And frankly, whats it to us? The only thing we CAN do is to vote in Politicians. Its their job to clean this up. Govt officers are obliged to be clean and incorruptible. Known napoleons, someone said are untouched. Isnt that a betrayal by the government we voted in? After all, temptation only becomes a sin when the act or bribe is received.
epas
January 21, 2011
Totally not surprising at all! All these just prove the extent of corruption in the culture of the civil service due to years of corrupted leaders’ control. How then do you think that dirty cheat managed to get all documents shrewded in 2 days.. aided by police blocks?? Remember the RM9m gone jsut like that? That bitch think it’s their personal money.
Money plays a big big part in BN culture, never mind going to pray every week.
Anon C
January 21, 2011
Always blaming others attitude. What pr has forgotten is delivery. PR as a leader must show leadership ie must lead the civil service. The pr mindset that everything is political is the root of pr problems. to pr every little bit that is wrong is due to political underpinnings. It has nothing to do with this. Before pr we always have this delivery issue with the civil servants: their culture and mindset. Pr must think away from politics. It must realise it’s a change management issue. It’s typical and many books written on this. Why can’t realise this I cannot comprehend. For this I give PR an F (FAIL) for tackling change management issue in selangor as it after more than two years still can’t identify this issue. Can’t imagine how they tackle change management issue at federal level if they rule later. Oooops actually I can….. They blame everythin from economy to religion to society and even to the longkang cleaner on of course BN /UMNO….. Niamah.
Anonymous
January 21, 2011
Yes al, I am a staunch believer of a clean and transparent govt. I REFUSE TO OFFER BRIBE!
I got my passport from my adopted country and all I needed to do was to show my citizenship certificate to a Post office agent, pay my fees and my new passport with 10 years validity came by post within 2 weeks…no blooming fuss!
exuaf
January 21, 2011
I think that is not the case. I’ve working for Local Government for 3 years and this years is my fourth year. On getting trade license it should not be that hard to get yet most of local gov policy, a business license should be issued within 7 working days unless the trade that he about to carry out is a risky one such as selling/providing chemical and gas. But some cases yes the license to be issued depending on approval from some YB. I had come across that problem before and suprisingly it comes from PR YB. He told the Ahli Majlis to hold an application for a cyber cafe license on security issue but in fact, every person in the department knew he did that becoz one of his freind already doing the same business in the same area with the applicant. So to prevent the already running business from getting affected he try to delay the process. Before you point a finger to the civil servant you should ask your YDP/SU/Councilor in the local government. They are the one who responsible becoz they are the policy maker. Disregarding the shirt their wearing whether BN/PR they are all the same. They are politicians and not really care about you, at least for present days.
PJvoice
January 21, 2011
Just because there may have been some oversights and human failures on the part of PR reps. it does not warrant the Sempalees to undermine the whole Selangor PR to the dustbin, they have done a remarkably good job under the circumstances which I have already highlighted earlier.
People like them who do not have the experience of being bullied and undermined by an UMNO government, are either very naive, inexperienced or are just exercising total blind loyalty to UMNO. Whether they are handsomely paid or rewarded, we can only guess why such people exist and think the way they do, it really baffles me.
People like us, we know how bad UMNO’s record is, how come jokers like these seem to be so ignorant and yet appear to be so well informed in undermining PR.
We know no one is perfect, all of us are prone to make wrong judgement calls sometimes due to lack of information, but we can see clearly how hard the PR reps have been working since winning the State. One thing is obvious, many are not aware of the damage and sabotage the Little Napoleons can inflict on the govrnment with full backing including unofficial immunity.
So, PEOPLE, WAKE UP and do our part and come out and support the legitimate and duly elected Government of Selangor on 23 Jan, 2011.
mycuntree
January 21, 2011
It is indeed sad that some have chosen to throw in the towel after having to deal with some Little Napoleons in the state/federal government services. Does it not occur to them that how they feel about things are exactly what these LN plotted for it to be.They are again blindingly falling into the traps set for them.
It is completely unrealistic to expect the type of culture that the BN government has nurtured for close to half a century to be overturned/rid off in such a short period of time.It similarly cannot be denied that the current ruling party in Selangor are still deeply embedded and dominated by many UMNO/BN culture. Many of them are ex-UMNO, are they? Should PKR lose power back to BN in the election, you should see a large number of frogs leaping back to its folds.
To those who are disgruntled by disappointment so far, be patient,but at the same time continue to press the PR state government to perform to expectations.
The opportunity for some real and realizable change is already in your hands.Do not let it slip away! Continue to press on, for if you are to blink first, the game may just be lost, and lost for a very very long time to come. Think about that!
Bigjoe
January 21, 2011
I have experienced it myself. I asked the little Napolean, you punya number and employee number berapa? Saya kasi MB…
nathan
January 22, 2011
Haris I have tried e-mailing several Councillors in MBPJ, but never have had an acknowledgement or a reply!…So Whats new about the Selangor Administration?
…and the Council that runs the City of Petaling Jaya?
nathan.
anna brella
January 22, 2011
I dedicate this to the true spirit of the Malaysian People who have long been downtrodden by the disgusting Ketuanan Melayu racist concept and policies of UMNO and their cronies in BN.
http://andiesisle.com/Liberty/SpiritofAmerica.html
We the People/Rakyat…
We can say what we feel
And know in our hearts
That every word is real
We can question all the answers
Without fear to find the truth
We can lift our eyes to heaven
And believe in the God we choose
LIBERTY
Reaching out to the world
Her flags of freedom unfurled
LIBERTY
Together we will be
Forever proud and free.
We can sing out loud
Our own song
To be forever proud
And free
In LIBERTY.
Happy New Year!
So keep up and on with the good fight in that defiant and resolute SABM sampan until every one of You, the Malaysian People, reach that safe harbour of true freedom in LIBERTY!
“Imagine Power To The People” John Lennon.
AgreeToDisagree
January 22, 2011
See below 5 item reminder of what MCLM should be working for, if MCLM is not a NWO.Illuminati/Anglo shill.
1) Freedom from Apartheid/Fascism
2) Freedom from Religious-Persecution/Religious-Supremacy.
3) Equality for all ethnicities and faiths in all aspects of policy, Law and Constitution.
4) TERM LIMITS for Senators, MPs and Assemblymen
5) ASSET DECLARATIONS FOR ALL Party Members
MCLM’s sponsor names please! Also any stand or confirmation on the neurotech issue, communicated earlier RPK or Tengku Dr.?
Anonymous
January 23, 2011
The problem is that counter staff have dicretionary powers. All applications for documents should have a set of documents required before the certificate is issued. Once all documents are produced the counter staff shall issue the certificate withou further ado.He should not have the right for example to ask for your great grandfather’s birth certificate. He cannot ask you for proof of your citizenship when you carry a blue I/C.
Actually it is very simple. Many developed countries have already done this. Our PTD officers are sent in two groups of 40 per year under the COTI Programe to Korea to learn form the Koreans since 1984. Why have they not learnt how the Koreans do it? At least I am sure they have the brains to adapt what the Korens have done for the Malaysian situation.
Our government has become project oriented because that is where the money is. And this hass led to the abdication of reponsibility by Heads of Departments as the abang and kakah reletionship among staff has introduced a new Civil Service culture.Yhe Late P. Ramli put it well in one of his songs. Pegawai ta boleh di larang ta bleh di larang.
Sharing
January 24, 2011
When the PKR MB can do his utmost in ignoring TCPA, NLC, LGA and even Penal codes on Subang Town Park together with MPSJ, DAP Assemblyman, EXCO members and a RA who does not have a legal standi in representing Subang Owners as in http://komunitikini.com/subang-jaya/subang-ria-park-taskforce-set-to-negotiate-acquisition-in-behalf-of-residents/. Do we see only little Naploeans in Selangor Front-line?
Hi-jack of Public land was used to be a serious problem by the BN Government. This was highlighted to Khalid since 2008 http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/6/10/central/6436162&sec=central
But why the same lawyer is talking differently on Subnag Jaya Town Park? Why should the town park be acquired instead of taking the hi-jacker liable?
sr2
January 24, 2011
i’ll head out to kelana jaya this sunday too. enough.
jeffrey
January 29, 2011
RONNIE LIEW is the person in charge of all the Majlis Perbandaran… He should be held responsible for all these actions of the little napoleon. TS Khalid should dismiss him and put a stronger personality like Samad from PAS to ensure that we have no saboteur in the administration. Those who acted like the little napoleon must be relief of their job and be sack. All application must be allocated to time frame to be approved or rejected. Any officers failing to work within the time frame must be investigated and and if guilty be transfered or sacked.
Sharing
February 10, 2011
KHALID is Head of the State. He is silent, abetting, if not leading, the misappropriation of Public Land, at least in Subang Jaya!!
1. How can he publicly “promote” Subang Jaya to has been built without planning when Subang Jaya was built with plan approval by the State and MPSJ in 1970’s. And via “Draft planning” had changed all Public Land in Subang into Commercial zone including Club house of Wangsa Baiduri!!
2. How can he be blind and deaf to the issue of Private Land Title on Town Park and ignoring the Rights of more than 400,000 Subang Jayans with his show of “500 strong”? and appointing illegal “task group” to buy-back Public land from Sime Darby?
When Residents Association has no legal rights under TCPA, LGA and NLC. And, Subang Jaya Town Park is no business for USJ?
http://goodtimes.my/index.php/Politics-Government/unique-state-residents-park-buyback-deal.html
Why should people appeal to Sime to return the pubic land when the State has obligation to cancel the land title when it was alienated without jurisdiction but with misappropriation and breach of Trust via bribery?
Should Administration be about Politics by Shows and not about laws on Rights of the People? When TCPA, LGA, NLC and PC means nothing to Khalid and his government, what should the existing
Government or Parties means to the People?
Where is DAP, PAS and PKR in this matter of STEALING AND ROBBING Public land?
mike
January 29, 2011
On avoiding the mainstream media
http://theowlcritics.blogspot.com/
damansara
January 31, 2011
Senang je korang ni buat tuduhan. Ikut sedap mulut je. Govt servant kita memang lembab….tapi nak tuduh BN/UMNO yang suruh diorang melembabkan lagi keadaan kerana politik adalah tuduhan kebudak-budakan. Aku tinggal di Selangor dan banyak deal dengan govt servant kat sini…tak nampak beza pun….same je lembab macam dulu.
l h heng
February 1, 2011
Need someone to verify this email. Just recieved this mail from friend. If this is indeed true, then God help the non-muslim/malay food industries!!!!!!!!!!
“What is becoming of Malaysia ? The nightmare is evolving and those caught in it are mainly the Chinese and Indians, and perhaps multinational corp with operations in M’sia. I feel sad to receive this email.
Its so sad and what a terrible economic and commercial tragedy that hard working, honest, dedicated entrepreneur like your goodself has to face such kind of rulings in the food business.
It must also been horrific and financially disastrous that Dato
Jackson ‘s Sliverbird factory is forced to close down under such heart breaking circumstances.
I know about the IKEA’s restaurant’s shut down because of the so-called question on the alleged foodstuff halal certification.
May the mercy and compassion of God Almighty be upon 1Malayasia !!
God help this country !!
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Sani Ong wrote:
Dr.Martin, The Halal Hype that is going on in our country will force many SMIs involved in food production and distribution to close shop. JAKIM has muscled its way to make itself the Monopoly of the Halal certificate. In April 2011 the Halal Act will be passed by Parliament where only Jakim has the monopoly to issue the certificate.
Each certificate cost about RM1000 and with 2000 line items in my company I will have to foot out RM2,000,000 and that is if I am lucky to get all those approved. I might as well close down my business and retrench all the 60 staff with some 100 odd dependents.
The Government will be deprived of some RM800,000 worth of taxes and duties. The Food standard will definitely decline as chefs will have less ingredients to work with. The Halal procedures will increase the food cost by 10%. JAKIM does
not care for the economy of the country. All it cares for is its rice bowl to ensure that it is relevant and seen to be working hard.
Look at the way it closed down IKEA for two weeks. Look at the way it closed down Silverbird in Nilai. It does not care for the business environment in this country.
Even mineral water has halal logo. Eventually all vegetable, fish, grains, rice, etc will need halal logo. Eventually all Muslims will not touch all non Muslims if the Halal fever is allowed to spread. Even Saudi Arabia is not as strict as Jakim. I have suppliers who could sell their products into Saudi Arabia but not in Malaysia .
80% of the food industry is run by Non Malays. One of the criteria to obtain the Halal Certificate for restaurants is to employ Malaysian Muslim. If you do not have any Malaysian Muslim in your restaurant you will not be issued with a Halal certificate.
Where are we heading???? “
anna brella
February 13, 2011
Where are we heading?
From the human madness now clearly prevalent in the current Government/JAKIM policy pits of stupidity, down the cliffs of economic insanity and into the bowels of bankruptcy and long-term poverty and depravity from a flight of good FDI, the ghost of GST, sovereign debt and other national economic collapse issues maybe?
“Imagine Power To The People” John Lennon.
Bujang
February 3, 2011
Little Napoleon is everywhere; go to the Minstry of Finance, any Government Department…..
The atmosphere is so bad, I wish we could return to our early days in 60s and 70s…