357 civil servants awarded loyal service medal
MIRI: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday presented the Loyal Service Medal or ‘Pingat Perkhidmatan Setia’ to 357 state civil servants. The ceremony was held at a leading hotel here. The recipients were from 14 departments and agencies — six from the federal sector and eight from the state. The medals were […]
Civil servants prohibited from political gathering
KUALA LUMPUR: Public servants are strictly prohibited from attending or participating in political gatherings and making public statements. Director-general of Public Services Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman said civil servants were also prohibited from distributing or transmitting fake news on social media or any other medium of communication. “Civil servants must maintain neutrality. I also […]
State, federal civil servants urged to work together
LIMBANG: State and federal level civil servants should work together so that the services provided by agencies and ministries could benefit the people. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the state government has a comprehensive development agenda and certainly needs support from all sectors. “Our plans are holistic and inclusive so […]
Civil servants must maintain their neutrality, professionalism
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants must abide by their principle of neutrality and professionalism and respect that separation power is an essential element in the Rule of Law as enshrined in the Federal Constitution. Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Ali said it was important for the public services to give the best customer experience to honour the […]
Police to act against civil servants on drugs
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will conduct a special operation known as ‘Operations Libero Purus’ to detect civil servants believed to be involved with drugs. Bukit Aman Narcotics CID (JSJN) director Datuk Mohd Khalil Kader Mohd said official notification letters on the operation had been sent to all the heads of government departments […]
Allowance cut demoralising
KUCHING: The move to cease the critical service allowance will demoralise the upcoming batch of new healthcare professionals and may affect productivity or even compromise the quality of care given to patients, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. “This should not be how we treat our future civil servants who need to work day […]
PH’s ‘misguided’ cost-cutting measure
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, former Works Minister under the previous government, said he is not surprised by Putrajaya’s decision to abolish the critical service allowance for 33 sectors in the civil service. He described the decision as part of the PH government’s ‘misguided’ policies in cost-cutting measures. He said the decision, which has angered […]
No evidence of civil servants sabotaging government
KOTA KINABALU: There is no evidence of a deep state or dissatisfaction among civil servants that has led to the allegations of them sabotaging government administration. Director General of Public Services (KPPA) Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman said it may be an excuse for many communication problems that occur during public relations exercises which […]
Civil servants held in high regard
Serving the people as a civil servant is a noble obligation as well as a responsibility. We must ensure friendly services are provided at government departments and agencies. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government came to power on May 9, 2018, bringing hope to a lot of Malaysians. It was […]
