Working or Acting?

When did the Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop became the Second Finance Minister??
Yesterday or the day before?
Well he held the position since 2004.
4 years down the road and now only he instructed all government agencies to reduce frills when organising official functions to cut cost and prevent wastage.

He said

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It is a moral thing. At a time when everybody is affected by price
increases, government agencies should also take heed of the situation by not
organising events on a big scale because this might lead to wastage. Government
agencies should not hold events at five-star hotels, which is quite unnecessary
and very costly. It is suffice to conduct events in a moderate manner but
produce fruitful results. We should start saving money so that we can use the
excess to help the rakyat

"

And also Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had said that

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the mid-term review of the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), would give
priority to projects that benefited the people

"

Since when the rakyat became so important to them? Aren't they suppose to be working to benefit the rakyat from day one rather than by just start to think of rakyat now. I am sure that this is not the first time events were held in luxuries places. So why remind them now? I should had been done long time ago, maybe I presume as soon as he was elected as the Second Finance Minister. Ok la, give him 1 year to adapt to the ministry. At least he should had voiced it out since 2005.

Anyway FYI the 9MP was announced on 31 March 2006.

Giving prioroty to projects that benefited people???

So when the projects started it was not benefiting people I guess. Who was it benefiting then? So was the rakyat in the 9MP from the beginning? Or was they left out in the discussion and suddenly they realised that rakyat was not in the 9MP. Strange ya suddenly every MP cares about rakyat.

KL-Ipoh Commuter Train Service Delayed, To Begin Only In 2010

Sigh,

Another failure project.

The project started in 2001 which cost RM4.3 billion just to built the double rail track from Rawang-Ipoh.

It was reported that 98% of the project has been completed and contractors are now in the final phase of testing the electricity cables.

The delay is because of the approval to buy new trains was only given recently, it would take at least another two years for the trains to arrive. It is expected that the six new electric trains cost RM150 million, with each train having six coaches.

WTF, 7 years to built the rail track..
At 98% project completion only approve the purchase of new trains.
Where did the project management went too all these years?
They can order the train 2 years earlier.

Engineers of poor quality

Well, it was in the newspaper saying that Engineers of poor quality.

Sad to say but I have to agree with what they said.
Universities does not work together with industrial as well as BEM or IEM.
For example Electrical & Electronics student cannot even apply as an Electrical with BEM/IEM.

Why is that so?
I believe that universities merely offer course which they think relevant to them and not to industrial which as mention suits the point mention by SHYAM LAKSHMANAN.

Anyway it is nice to know that many other universities starts to invites professionals from the industry to review their curriculum and suggest areas for improvement. But then after the discussion was there any action taken to made any improvement? You may have dozen of discussion and activities but end of the day, if nothing is done it would be back to square 1.

New PM???

I was browsing The Star this morning when I came across this topic, "PM, Tell your family before you convert".

I was reading half way through when I saw the picture of our PM. I was like WOW. Nice picture of him. Our new PM?

Hours later, I saw that the picture has been changed.

I guess V.P. SUJATA very eagar to change PM