8/27/2006

IT MUST ALWAYS BE QUALITY FIRST THEN QUANTITY UNFORTUNATELY IN THE ........

What does the Malaysian government do when the police force is found wanting in their performance? They will spend RM260 million within the next 4 months, buy 2,000 patrol cars and employ 3,000 new police constables. Simply put, it is all about the shortage of manpower.
The United Nation’s golden standard ratio for policeman to population is 1-500 and Malaysia has a ratio of 1-266, which is - one policeman to every 266 citizens. (Japan has a ratio of 1-563, New Zealand 1-416 and the US 1-434).

So with our better than the UN recommended ratio, why does the government continue to recruit more policemen into the already burgeoning force? This certainly does not reflect well on our police force discipline, professionalism and industriousness. Is the government insinuating that the police force is ineffectively and incompetently managed? If it is true, then heads should roll. Adding more and more manpower will not bring the crime rate down. Optimising efficiency will. It must always be quality first and then quantity, unfortunately in the UMNO run public sector it is often not always so.


RM260m Boost:
More cars, cops to keep criminals at bay

Over RM260 million will be spent in the next four months to ensure police presence in crime-prone areas nationwide.
The money will be used to buy 2,000 patrol cars and to train 3,000 new police constables. The policemen will come as a "package" with the cars by early next year. Source

8/24/2006

THE ELECTED AUTHORITIES MUST END THEIR SILENT UNDERSTANDING WITH ......

The proposal by Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin that Muslims and non-Muslims should pray together at the beginning of public functions is a worthwhile idea. However it would be so much more meaningful if the prayers can be conducted quietly by all parties without the usual ostentatious display of “I am closer to God than you are” of which have always been led by an individual from a particular faith.
The Warong kopi is certain that our holy books would have taught us about the importance of quiet humility in our prayers. It may be wishful thinking but maybe just maybe after 49 years of independence, Malaysia’s moderate Muslims will start to take into account the religious sensibilities of non-Muslims even as Islamists creep in to implement their agendas.
The UMNO run government must end their silent understanding with the Islamists of Malaysia and uphold the religious and constitutional rights of all non-Muslims of this country we call – not our second home but our only home.

Muslims and non-Muslims should pray together at the beginning of public functions.
“The person leading the Muslim prayers should ask the non-Muslims to pray according to their respective religions,” said Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin.
“Christians, Buddhists and Hindus have their own prayers. When we (Muslims) are praying, they can pray, too. Let us all pray together for the good of the country. All prayers are good. We do not want anybody to feel left out during prayers,” he said. Source



IN FRANCE.........
France brokered the UN resolution 1701 on Lebanon and they chickened out of the peace- keeping force and Syria threatens the UN by saying that the deployment of international troops along the Syria-Lebanon border would be a "hostile" act.

France had offered to lead the proposed 15,000-strong multinational force authorized by a United Nations resolution earlier this month. Then it announced this week that it was sending just 200 troops to join the 200 it already has deployed as part of the current U.N. International Force in Lebanon. Source



AND IN HIZ-BANON.........



And where are the rest of the Europeans? Ahhh, It is still summer is it?