Over the past month since I entered office, I have been introducing through my blog a set of values which I believe are fundamental in shaping us into formidable Malaysians befitting the 1 Malaysia vision. Integrity completes this set of eight values, and is a key tool in ensuring promises are kept and principles are upheld. Once we are able to deliver what is promised and be more transparent and open with others, we will have built a solid foundation for trust.
I believe that all 8 Values of 1Malaysia - A Culture of Excellence, Perseverance, Humility, Acceptance, Loyalty, Meritocracy, Education, and Integrity - are paramount in our collective efforts to add value to Malaysia as a developing nation. No one single Value can be imbued without the other in order for 1Malaysia to truly take shape. While these Values have long been taught in our culture, the application of these Values must be renewed. I urge all Malaysians to inculcate and cultivate these Values in our daily practices and actions not just amongst close friends and family, but in the workplace and our community at large.
For more on Integrity, read the transcript below.
INTEGRITY
It is important for any government to have the trust and the confidence of the rakyat. I think one of the best ways to get this trust and confidence is to be honest with the people. Tell them the truth. If you’ve done well, tell them their policies are right. If the policies are not working, then you should have the courage to tell them that look, we’ve made mistakes but we intend to do better, we intend to correct these mistakes. And I think the rakyat would appreciate that. Although you are in the government, you are only human, and humans do make mistakes. The key is not that you will make mistakes, but how you recover from your mistakes. Hopefully mistakes will be few, but most of the decisions will be correct and the decisions will be spot-on. But there will be times when, because of changing circumstances you suddenly realize that your policies or your decisions are not quite correct. But once you realize that they’re not quite correct, then be honest about it and tell people.
You must tell the truth and trust the people. That the people are intelligent, that the people will appreciate honesty and truthfulness and engage and communicate with the rakyat. Over a period, certainly you will be able to develop that faith and trust with the people. Above all, keep your word. If you promise, you must deliver. One of the things that can undermine this faith and loyalty is if you break your promise. If you promise something, you must stick to your promise and you must deliver your promise.
To be able to see the other side of your 1Malaysia, please refer to this website (http://malaysiakini.com/v6/link.php?http://imagineequality.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-want-to-make-deal-with-you.html)which truly gives the real meaning of 1Malaysia on Integrity. It is telling you in the face of what all Malaysians are thinking about the current federal government.
In this current social economics model, polarization leads to nowhere. You must realize that all Malaysian citizens must be treated fair & square especially after 52 years of assisting the Bumiputeras. The question is what went wrong needs to be corrected and correction, if any, or continued assistance cannot be at the expense of other Malaysians such as the Indians, indigenous people in Sabah & Sarawak.
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1. Take a look and bench marking what Singaporean goverment did. One of them is :-
a) Really screen all candidicate before give an offer to them like personal behaviour, family background, lifestyle and education background etc
b) Minimum salary to an important bodies like Police, Local councel, Cuctom, immigration, KPKPT and some importannt portfolio in a goverment agencies
2. So we should emphasize on how to develop code and ethic at all Malaysian (not only goverment servant)during pre-school till a university level. The culture, environment all those things is the contribution factor toward coruption, bribe etc.
3. Role model. Top management should should the good example so that downstream people will follow.
4. 'pool proof' system where human is restricted to be influance with this kind of corruption or bribe.
Perhaps I can contribute more idea at any time...
Good luck Dato' Sri
Saya berterima kasih dgn cadangan utk membentuk satu badan di dlm SPRM utk menangani isu2 integriti dewasa ini.
Tapi itu semua tidak akan menjadi jika ada tangan2 ghaib yg masih mengawal SPRM utk bertindak dgn telus. Sebagai contoh isu PKFZ, rumah banglo Dato Khir Toyo masih belum diselesaikan. Sedangkan di dlm berita tv, akhbar rakyat di momok2 kan dgn tertangkapnya penerima rasuah yg pada pandangan saya hanya ikan bilis, sedangkan ikan jerung bebas tanpa ada sekatan.
Walaupun beratus badan/unit ditubuhkan di dalam SPRM jika ianya tidak dpt menyiasat Jerung2 yg berkeliaran inya adalah suatu kerja yg sia2 dan mebazaikan duit rakyat dan kerajaan.
sekian.
razlan
I have a unsolved problem that dates back more than 15 years that is yet to be resolved, from the time of my late father, my late mother and now myself. I believe that my parents were not treated with integrity, compassion or fairness. Now I am faced with the same problem.I believe that you have put the people's interest as priority when you launched the 1 Malaysian concept. I pray that this time, Dato Sri will look into my problem .I can be contacted via e-mail for further information. Once again, I'm keeping my hopes high. Salam 1 malaysia.
My humble suggestion to help change this public perception is to work on high profile corruption cases as a priority. Cases that are in the public eye and discussed extensively in blogs and alternative news sites has to be investigated proactively, especially if it involves members of the government or its agencies. When the public sees these cases being investigated proactively and quickly, the perception changes. Low profile and seemingly political influenced cases should be on a lower priority as these do not change public perception and in some cases change it for the worse. (As in the death at the MACC premises). The fight to change the perception of corruption cannot be left to bureaucrats, Mr Prime Minister, it needs your active involvement and direction.
