Comments on: Proposed Advisory Board Will Create More Bureaucracy http://ipohecho.com.my/v2/2010/10/01/proposed-advisory-board-will-create-more-bureaucracy/ Ipoh's Community Newspaper Tue, 22 May 2012 01:48:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: S.Sundralingam http://ipohecho.com.my/v2/2010/10/01/proposed-advisory-board-will-create-more-bureaucracy/comment-page-1/#comment-5001 S.Sundralingam Sat, 09 Oct 2010 03:03:39 +0000 http://ipohecho.com.my/v2/?p=7074#comment-5001 Most of us have grown numb to our political system! Our only guarantee of a change is our courage to stand up and speak out against wrongdoings. Most of us have grown numb to our political system! Our only guarantee of a change is our courage to stand up and speak out against wrongdoings.

]]> By: mohd. amin http://ipohecho.com.my/v2/2010/10/01/proposed-advisory-board-will-create-more-bureaucracy/comment-page-1/#comment-4754 mohd. amin Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:50:33 +0000 http://ipohecho.com.my/v2/?p=7074#comment-4754 I suspect the setting up of the advisory boards is for the state government to revert back to appointing councillors only from political parties as done prior to the 2008 general election.The move will give satisfy more party supporters as the seats vacated will be available to them. The representatives from ngos and media would only fill the post in the advisory boards, which give them no voting right in decision making in the pretext of listening to the "opinions and feedback" of the people. I suspect the setting up of the advisory boards is for the state government to revert back to appointing councillors only from political parties as done prior to the 2008 general election.The move will give satisfy more party supporters as the seats vacated will be available to them.
The representatives from ngos and media would only fill the post in the advisory boards, which give them no voting right in decision making in the pretext of listening to the “opinions and feedback” of the people.

]]> By: Steven Lee http://ipohecho.com.my/v2/2010/10/01/proposed-advisory-board-will-create-more-bureaucracy/comment-page-1/#comment-4741 Steven Lee Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:19:40 +0000 http://ipohecho.com.my/v2/?p=7074#comment-4741 The "quality" of many Ipoh Councilors are doubtful. Some of them are poor in English and a few of the non-Malays are downright bad (not just poor) in BM. How could they participate in decision-making when proposals, working papers and decision papers prepared by DBI are in English and/or BM? Ask how many Ipoh residents have ever seen Councilors checking up on areas (zones) under their respective responsibilities. (They call this "turun padang".) The Councilor for my area has not be seen in the two years that he is a Councilor but he claimed that he has also "turun padang". If the "first level" is inept, would the "2nd level" be any better? I seriously doubt so. NGO's don't and shouldn't need to be in such a council to be effective. All that is needed is for the government, at local- or state-level, to listen and take the appropriate action. Another layer of bureaucracy actually impedes the work and efficiency of the civil society and social movements. The “quality” of many Ipoh Councilors are doubtful. Some of them are poor in English and a few of the non-Malays are downright bad (not just poor) in BM. How could they participate in decision-making when proposals, working papers and decision papers prepared by DBI are in English and/or BM?

Ask how many Ipoh residents have ever seen Councilors checking up on areas (zones) under their respective responsibilities. (They call this “turun padang”.) The Councilor for my area has not be seen in the two years that he is a Councilor but he claimed that he has also “turun padang”.

If the “first level” is inept, would the “2nd level” be any better? I seriously doubt so.

NGO’s don’t and shouldn’t need to be in such a council to be effective. All that is needed is for the government, at local- or state-level, to listen and take the appropriate action. Another layer of bureaucracy actually impedes the work and efficiency of the civil society and social movements.

]]> By: j.k. chong http://ipohecho.com.my/v2/2010/10/01/proposed-advisory-board-will-create-more-bureaucracy/comment-page-1/#comment-4696 j.k. chong Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:26:40 +0000 http://ipohecho.com.my/v2/?p=7074#comment-4696 Certainly it is not to hear the "public opinion and feedback". The state government has no such intention. I strongly believe the purpose of the advisory board is to please those who are aspiring to hold official post. In fact, Menteri Besar had stated recently that there had been requests from some people to be appointed as councillors, and since there are a limited number of post they could instead be appointed to the advisory board. Creating advisory board also another way of spending public fund. Certainly it is not to hear the “public opinion and feedback”. The state government has no such intention.
I strongly believe the purpose of the advisory board is to please those who are aspiring to hold official post. In fact, Menteri Besar had stated recently that there had been requests from some people to be appointed as councillors, and since there are a limited number of post they could instead be appointed to the advisory board.
Creating advisory board also another way of spending public fund.

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