By Syed Akbar Ali
I was at the Prime Minister's office this morning, along with a number of other folks, to receive my 'watikah' or letter of appointment to the MACC's Consultancy Panel on Corruption Prevention and Education.
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The official term is Ahli Panel Perundingan Dan Pencegahan Rasuah, Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM). Its a two year appointment that runs from 25/2/2011 till 24/2/2013. The appointment is by the Prime Minister.
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The MACC first called me about two weeks ago, quite early in the morning as I was having breakfast at home. There were 12 people, including myself, who were appointed to the Consultancy Panel this morning. We also met the other serving members.
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The other folks who received their appointments today were Prof Dr. Eng. Chin Yew Sin, Datuk Marimuthu Nadason, Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing, Haji Anis Yusal Yusoff, Dato Seri Azman Ujang, Dato Prof. Ishak Tambi Kechik, Dato Wong Chun Wai, Datuk David Chua, Dr Zainal Abidin Abdul Majid, Prof Dato Dr Abdul Rahman Hj Embong and Datuk Johan Jaafar.
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It was a fairly well spread out distribution representing consumers associations, NGOs, universities, media and others. I am simply listed as 'Blogger, OutSyed The Box' which I take as recognition of the Bloggers and their contribution to the public discourse.
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I wish to thank the Prime Minister and the MACC for this opportunity to serve the public. The highest form of service is indeed public service. I hope we can do good through this appointment.
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Do read Blogger Another Brick In The Wall's take on my appointment. You can see his Blog on my Blog List to the right of the screen. I am also most cognisant of the 'smithereens' reminder too. Thank you for the threatening words. Rocky has also just posted his take on my appointment. on Rocky's Bru. Also on my Blog List. Thank you Bro. I also wish to thank some of you who have already said kind words. Thank you for your support.
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As Ahli Panel Perundingan we will assist the MACC in a number of areas. This will include:
- meneliti sistem dan tatacara kerja disektor awam dan swasta yang mempunyai peluang untuk rasuah berkembang
- meneliti dan menambah baik laporan oleh Suruhanjaya bagi menutup ruang dan peluang jenayah rasuah
- menggubal amalan 'best practises'
- membantu program penerangan dan perhubungan masyarakat
- memantau persepsi dan sikap umum (this is where you folks come in big ok)
- meraih sokongan masyarakat terhadap usaha-usaha pencegahan
- kemukakan laporan tahunan dan ulasan PPPR kepada YAB Perdana Menteri berhubung pencapaian aktiviti dan program Suruhanjaya
I think I can be of assistance here. This appears to be an interesting episode. Lets see what adventure awaits.
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68 comments:
Tahniah la Syed.
jaga amanah dan tanggung jawab tu. ni demi masa depan negara.
Salam Tuan Syed dan tahniah.
Artikel saya utk perlantikan tuan.
http://aku-tak-peduli.blogspot.com/2011/02/tahniah-syed-akhbar-ali-aka-outsyed-box.html
congrats to you on the appointment.
now your contributions will be beyond mere words and rhetoric (as well as witty cynicism). I pray that you carry out your duties with excellence.
I hope this will not reduce the frequency of your writings (in fact hope there will be even more). Many thanks for sharing your take on things thus far.
imp
Congratulation on the appointment.
Tahniah Tuan Syed atas perlantikan.
A least we have a rep in there.
A recognition indeed.
Congratulations and Good Luck with the appointment
Tahniah! Tahniah! Tahniah!
Considering all the big guns with Tan Sri, Datuk, Prof and all, not bad at all for a blogger to squeeze in there.
Wish you all the best Mr Syed.
Blogger Boleh!
Tahniah atas perlantikan ini semoga Tuan Syed dapat menjalankan tugas sebaik mungkin dengan keberkatan dan pentunjuk dari ALLAH SWT juga hendaknya. Tahniah Bro!
congrat bro..moga2 dapat dikurangkan penyalahgunaan kuasa dan rasuah especially kat DBKL tuh
Tahniah atas pelantikan tuan. Harap tuan dapat membantu menjadikan Malaysia negara bebas rasuah.
A big congratz bro!!!
I wish u the best for urself, Malaysia and bloggers community.
Congratulations on your appointment bro. Glad to know they finally noticed your tireless input to society at large.
Cheers !
Congrats to you Sir and also to the blogger community. Look forward to your goodself unraveling the truth regarding corruption and it's proper meaning according to the Quran.
Tahniah Tuan Syed. I have been following your blog and have enjoyed your postings; learnt a lot too at my age.
I know you have it in you to contribute and I sincerely wish you well.
Thank you also for all the lessons you have given me - about life, religion, business, politics and much, much more more (too long to list).
Syed, Congratulations. iI hope your appointment is not for the purpose to spin positives about the Gomen fight against corruption. Election is near you know.
Maybe you can start looking at 1MDB. They do not do anything yet they claim to make $450 mill last year. From where?
I hear a few months ago they spend $ 5 mill for a launching but then just called it off simply because one Arab guy can't attend the function.
They are now planning another launch to match the China trade show.
Lots of money from where and for what?
Stowell
Syed,
Congrats. You will add value and Im sure u will speak your mind. As far as perception goes, MACC has good policies and practices to be followed well documented. Only thing lacking is implementation and actual practice.
Tuan Syed,
Tahniah dan harapan saya Tuan Syed tidak akan kendur dengan kritikan tajam tuan.
Mari kita gempur perasuah tak kira siapa parti mereka.
Lancang Biru
Congrats Syed for the appointment!!
Now that we are done with nicety.. can you start with the land offices & PKNS please. Particularly wrt leasehold property consent & eventual transfer of title. In my opinion the whole process took too long thus a goldmine for corruption.
Just imagine trying to get a letter of consent to sell took 6 months! Furthermore why do we need an approval from the land office or PKNS to sell our leasehold property anyway? What land office & PKNS shd do is make a clear guideline on what type transactions that needed consent i.e sale of Malay property to non-Malay, sale of property to foreigner etc etc..which means that if sale from Malay to Malay no need consent. Kan senang?
AND all borang that are submitted must have proper numbering & KPI to track the status & with target date of response. Nope 6 months later is not an acceptable target date.
congratulation on your appoinment....
hopes you do your best and no other objective..be ikhlas...
DL
Tahniah bro from Kelab Chedet
Congratz Tuan Syed,
Could you send ur phone no. to my email saifultechart@gmail.com ?
We have talked once during UMB Training with pemuda umno at Angkasapuri last year. I'm not sure whether u still recognized me or not but I still keep track on ur blog everyday for my daily 'supplement'.
Tq.
Syed, there must be a law setting a limit on how much companies can contribute to political parties or political spouses. I am told, Madam powerful recently collected $50 mill from companies just with a few phone calls. Money supposedly goes to Bakti, an association of "isteri menteri" for programmes to support their ego.
Salam Bro,
Congrats...may ur tenure bring with it justice that we all crave for on the ground...
Keturunan Jebat
TAHNIAH Tuan Syed...
Semoga pelantikan Tuan Syed membawa perubahan, idea baru dan langkah2 pencegahan rasuah yg lebih efektif dan conclusive!
kyle
You better push for MACC to be allowed to investigate suspected graft cases even without a report being lodge. For e.g, those who lead a lavish lifestyle (houses, cars, holidays etc) beyond their known legal income. These people should be hauled up to explain how they managed to afford such lifestyle. If it could not be proven that they are on the take then ask them to explain their source of income. charge them under IRB Act for under declaration of income if the source of income is more than their known declared income. Put these people to jail.
Thank you folks for all your kind wishes. I will do my best. I hope to keep your trust. Thank you.
SAA
Thank you folks for all your kind wishes. I will do my best. I hope to keep your trust. Thank you.
SAA
Salam Syed,
Tahniah. Semoga tuan jadi cahaya yang menerangi panel itu ke arah yang betul.
Salam Bro..
Tahniah .. bro memang layak
Mr .K
Wahhh... congratulations my man!!
Congratulations Brother Syed!
Tahniah Tuan Syed, an acnowledgement of your independent mind.
Besar tanggungjawab.
Hope the appointment will not curtail your writings.
Congrats Tuan Syed!!
Someone like You is what we need up there to do some reality checks..
Congrats Again
congratulations on the appt, tuan syed!
Congratulation Syed on your appointment! I am sure most of us who follow your blog would like to make known our opinion on corruption in this country so be ready to listen to the people at the thick of things!
Btw, there is not a single female on that appointment list.Please point this out to the power that be. Gender-bias opinion/solution/measures etc are unacceptable in this day and age of political correctness.
Inclusiveness is important to press for a balanced view on matters related to corruption.
Dato"
Congrat...
I pray to Allah to help and guide you for the Ammanah given to you..and goods luck...ha ha ha..
Congratulations bro!!
A.
uncongratulate you syed...
now you'll be having less time blogging. it is sad though because ur such a very good journalist!
Salam semua,
Tahniah Pak Syed,...sumbangkan apa yang patut,..
Congratulations, Tuan Syed.
I am sure you will be able to tackle the job without fear or favour. As another person had commented - it is not that the MACC does not have the procedures ... its the implementation.
Let's hope that in your two year term, there is improvement in accountability and transparency.
Tahniah Tuan Syed
RD
Tahniah Tuan Syed!
You're the MAN!
congratulations! all the best.
looks like mp is the next step :-P
i wish to warn you...please look for both the BIG FISH and the small fish!
tuan syeds
congrat,i think PM take notice of yr good works as a blogger.u stand out bcos most are 'big guns' but blogger is no pushover,u will become famous lah
Congrats! Tuan Syed,
Now that you're at it, go get KL Mayor first for closing KL roads to host camel race, bullock carts race...etc and give away biznes lots to aliens in KL esp Jln Masjid India, your cari makan place. like you reported before.
tahniah boss,hope u bawa pembaharuan yang di kehendaki
congrat and sincerely hope that you will continuing with strong belief.
Bring back malaysia to its former glory.
Pak Syed,
Syukur, sekarang sdr boleh kerja lebih keras untuk membenteras korupsi. Tak perlu pandang jauh2, tengok saja pada industri blogging. Ye, industri saya katakan sebab dah ramai orang bikin duit atas nama blogger. Selalunya bukan blogger2 itu sendiri tapi ahli2 politik, kuda2 politik dan anjing2 mereka yang menggunakan nama blogger untuk mendapat ganjaran. Menggunakan integriti blogger2 ini untuk poket mereka sendiri.
Tak perlu sebut nama. Kat pejabat MB Perak dah jadi. Kat Pemuda Umno pun gitu. Dekat2 dengan ofis KDN pun. Entah2 PMO pun ada yang dah mengaut keuntungan. Yang rugi dan busuk nama blogger2 jua adanya.
Itu yang kat kerajaan. Yang dalam pembangkang pun sama hebat. Lihat peruntukan negeri Selangor. Berjuta-juta ringgit untuk propaganda. Blogger2 tak suka camtu. Kononnya nak bangunkan media baru, kata Khalid Ibrahim. Bohong! Pergi siasat.
Bab blogger2 ni, cuba tengok2 rekod si Zorro Bernard apebenda tah nama dia. Dia tu dulu biasa betul bagi rasuah kat polis bila kena tangkat memandu dalam keadaan mabuk. Sekarang cakap dan tulis blog sikit punya macamlah dia tu baik sangat.
Sekali lagi, syukur dan harap Pak Syed dapat menjalankan tugas dengan baik.
Haji Danial
COngratulations Mr.Syed.
Hopefully your empowerment makes your commentators empowered too.
Just to bring in my wish list; can you also please look into the lawyers charging practices? I believe lots of its practices does not enhance the value chain.
Thanks.
Bribe Free Malaysian.
That's recognition!
Tahniah Tuan Syed!
Hatihitam
Congrats Tuan Syed.
As a sarawakian I suggest your TOP priority is an investigation against TAIB MAHMUD whose wealth is well documented and where several reports have been lodged but without investigations. I hope MACC is not handicapped to handle him.
There should be no honeymoon period.
congrats too!! =)
http://ciceromalaysia.blogspot.com/2011/02/ministers-banker-bodyguard.html
Congrats, Tuan Syed on your appointment. Hope you do not concentrate on the kucirats but go for the big buayas, whoever they may be, friends or foes.
I pray that your next appointment would be on the Fatwa Council. That would be earth-shattering...sorry Tuan, I am being cheeky.
Adam
Nope. congratulations is not the order of the day.
You will now be blamed for 'selling your soul', 'bought over' and the usual crap.
They will dig out your school photos and anything else and turn on the demon machine. Be warned.
If you don't believe, just wait and see. Just check the Prime Minister in waiting's asset and travelling expenses to begin with and see how you will win the Demon of the year award.
A GOOD MAN DOES NOTHING.
Congratulations on your appointment Sir.Hope you will play your part in stopping selective persecution,and salvage the dwindling popularity of MACC.All corrupt practices must be curtailed whether it's government or the opposition.There is a general consensus among the people that our MACC has become one of the component party of the ruling Government.I wish you success in your endeavor,hope you will be catalyst for change.Jangan lupa kasih turun kereta import punya harga.
now let's see where u put yr mouth.
Before that congratulation & condolence on the appointment. You are now one of them. Thinking about the meetings and protocols give me the shivers.
We will be assessing your blogs to see whether your posts will pass thru a strainer...u know u hv to be politically correct.
Steven covey says put in the big rocks in the bottle before
the sand .
In other words go for the bigger cases first and that which concerns broader numbers.
For eg. currently the stupid people in the government are collecting fines and giving discounts(?)For traffic of fences.Cam u check it's legality ?We all know discounts are offered for selesai tepi..
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congratulations tuan syed akbar ali. your objective views on things are much needed there. all the best. speak up without fear and favor.
SAS
p/s we are watching you :-)
Lets see if you have the guts to speak out the truth. If you truly are a 'Muslim First' as you claim to be, lets see you put you money where your mouth is. Like they say actions speak louder than words.
Lets see you make noise about all the Umno-putras and civil servants who have Assets far far exceeding their known income.Lets see you make noise about it .If you don't then you are a hypocrite. The Arabic translation of hypocrite is well known to you.
Me thinks you have just been given the Poison Chalice. Drink well .
May I join in offering my heartiest congratulations on your appointment to the MACC.
Salam.
TS,
You have an unique ability to put together several seemingly unrelated facts and come out with a totally new picture.
You will do well.
Congratulations.
CS
Congrats bro..
Batcha
You know what... Now we have a direct link to a guy who sits in the comm.. Those committing corruption, beware...
Batcha
Tahniah Tuan Syed!
congrat, yr prediction in yr book 'club of doom' is so accurate, scary!! anyway,maybe God give you a 'mission' to alert the muslim world,..so far i dont see other ppl able to debunk yr views on religious issues
Is the investment in education really worth it ?
BRILLIANT STATEMENTS ABOUT THE WAY THINGS REALLY ARE!!
* Most 'First Class' students become Doctors and some Engineers
* Those who get a 'Second Class', pass the MBA, become Administrators and control the 'First Class'
* The 'Third Class' passes, enter politics and become Ministers and control both above
* Last, but not the least, The ‘Failures’ join the underworld and control all the above
I rather be in the last group and control the rest. MACC is in the last grouping as far as I am concerned.
Betul tak?
Syed,
Heartiest congratulations on your appointment & hope you will be able to do the needful without Fear or Favour.
Also do remember that "In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way" ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cheers.
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