MP Tony Pua kept the audience engrossed for almost three hours with his slides and stories highlighting how the government (mis)spends public funds. |
Last night he shared his side of the story with the audience at a dinner-lecture organized by Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM). This morning the Star ran this report:
Removing items because of incomplete labeling? Read between the lines. (Source: The Star 4 Dec 2011) |
Reading the numbers is like watching a horror movie. At least the movie ends after two hours, but not our government spending spree. It is a never-ending story. |
Pua pointing to the percentage of Petronas' profit that is reinvested each year. It fell from a high of 42.5% in 2005 to only 13.5% in 2010! Mama Mia! |
The Public Services Department director-general had to issue a warning that civil servants would be held accountable for losses highlighted in the AG's report. But don't expect much to happen. The same misuse and abuse of public funds will continue to fill the pages of next year's report, and the next and the next.
For more revelations of the truth behind government mismanagement of public funds, these two books below make for compelling reading:
Back cover detail from Pua's first English publication "The Tiger That Lost Its Roar". |
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