'Stop politicking on social networks'

KUALA LUMPUR: CIVIL servants have been reminded to stop politicking on social networking sites, as action can and will be taken against those who do not comply.

Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said since the general election was over, civil servants should focus on their jobs and should stop sharing their political views in either a personal or official capacity.

"Civil servants need to focus on working hard and implementing the existing and new transformation policies of the government with a sense of urgency.

"The heads of government departments will monitor their staff and take action against those guilty of excessive politicking."

Ali said the heads of government departments could refer such employees to the Civil Service Department for further action.

"There are already regulations in place for such offences, and we will study them carefully before making a decision (on the matter).

"This includes issuing circulars and filtering social media content."

On a separate matter, Ali said 81 schemes under the Transformative Remuneration System (SST) would be covered by November this year, with six schemes to be slated for coverage in July.

The congress of unions of employees in the public and civil services (Cuepacs) had previously requested for all 289 service schemes to be covered once the SST was prepared.

"Ultimately, we aim to cover all the schemes, as our relationship with Cuepacs is very good. We will give priority to areas which have been long outstanding."

Earlier, Ali closed the first wives of civil servants and women civil servants association (Puspanita) conference here.

There, he was presented with two blueprints -- the resolutions from the conference and Puspanita's strategic transformation action plan for the next five years.

"We will study the resolutions proposed by Puspanita and decide the next course of action to enhance the association's role in the development of the nation's public service sector."

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Mohd Puat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Kedah yang baharu

ALOR SETAR 5 Jun - Pegawai Kewangan Negeri Kedah, Datuk Mohd. Puat Mohd. Ali dilantik sebagai Setiausaha Kerajaan (SUK) Negeri Kedah yang baharu berkuat kuasa Jumaat ini, menggantikan Datuk Rasli Basir yang bersara.

Sementara itu, Timbalan SUK (Pembangunan) Datuk Khazali Din akan mengisi jawatan Pegawai Kewangan negeri.

Majlis pengurniaan tauliah pelantikan kedua-dua jawatan itu disempurnakan oleh Pengerusi Jemaah Pemangku Sultan Kedah, Tan Sri Tunku Annuar Sultan Badlishah di Istana Anak Bukit di sini hari ini.

Turut menyaksikan pengurniaan tauliah itu ialah tiga anggota Jemaah Pemangku Sultan Kedah yang lain dan Menteri Besar Kedah, Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr. Mahathir.

Mohd. Puat, 59, yang berasal dari Yan memulakan kerjaya sebagai pegawai tadbir negeri pada 1978 sebelum dilantik memegang beberapa jawatan penting seperti Penolong SUK, Ketua Penolong SUK, Timbalan Pengarah Unit Perancang Ekonomi Negeri (UPEN) dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kedah Invesment Centre (KIC).

Beliau memiliki Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains Kemasyarakatan (Kepujian) dari Universiti Sains Malaysia pada 1978 dan Ijazah Sarjana Pentadbiran Awam (Analisis Dasar dan Kewangan) dari The American University, Amerika Syarikat pada 1984.

Sepanjang beliau menerajui Perbendaharaan negeri, jabatan itu pernah diangugerahkan Anugerah Empat Bintang Audit Indeks Akauntibiliti oleh ketua audit negara selama tiga tahun berturut-turut.

Jabatan itu juga berjaya menghantar Penyata Kewangan Negeri tahun 2012 pada 31 Januari 2013 iaitu terawal dalam sejarah kerajaan negeri.

Khazali, 58, yang berasal dari Jitra, menyertai Perkhidmatan Tadbir Negeri pada 1 Januari 1980 dan pernah menyandang beberapa jawatan seperti Penolong SUK, Ketua Penolong Pegawai Daerah Kota Setar, Ketua Penolong Pengarah UPEN dan Datuk Bandar Alor Setar.

Beliau memiliki Ijazah Sarjana Muda Ekonomi dari Universiti Malaya dan Ijazah Sarjana Pertadbiran Perniagaan dari Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM).

Sementara itu, Mukhriz berkata, pelantikan Mohd Puat dan Khazali diharap dapat membantu kerajaan negeri dalam usaha menjayakan pelbagai rancangan tranformasi di negeri ini.

Beliau yakin pasukan baharu yang terlibat secara langsung dalam pelbagai program kerajaan negeri akan mampu mencapai apa yang dirancangkan. - BERNAMA

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Penjawat awam berterusan berpolitik berdepan tindakan

KUALA LUMPUR 4 Jun - Para penjawat awam yang terlibat secara berlebihan dalam politik akan dikenakan tindakan berdasarkan peraturan, pekeliling dan undang-undang yang termaktub di bawah Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA).

Tegas Ketua Setiausaha Negara, Tan Sri Dr. Ali Hamsa, beliau telah mengarahkan ketua-ketua jabatan untuk memantau dan mengambil tindakan ke atas mana-mana penjawat awam yang masih aktif berpolitik termasuk melalui media sosial.

Menurutnya, malah sekiranya ketua-ketua jabatan mengesan mana-mana penjawat awam yang masih berpolitik dan gagal untuk mengambil tindakan, mereka juga boleh terus merujuk kes berkenaan ke JPA untuk tindakan lanjut.

"Sekarang bukan masanya untuk berpolitik. Waktu pilihan raya sudah tamat. Penjawat awam sepatutnya menjalankan tugas dengan bersungguh-sungguh mengikut dasar transformasi yang telah diperkenalkan kerajaan," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas majlis penutupan Persidangan Tahunan Persatuan Suri dan Anggota Wanita Perkhidmatan Awam (Puspanita) 2013 di sini hari ini.

Yang turut hadir Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam, Tan Sri Mohamad Zabidi Zainal, Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam (Pembangunan) JPA, Datuk Dr. Sharifah Zarah Syed Ahmad dan Naib Yang Dipertua Puspanita, Datuk Ar. Puted Kamariah Mohamad.

Beliau mengulas kenyataan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yang meminta rakyat termasuk penjawat awam supaya tidak terbabit dalam politik secara berlebihan kerana hanya akan menyebabkan masa terbuang untuk negara terus melangkah ke hadapan.

Dalam pada itu, Ali yang juga Penasihat Puspanita menyeru ahli persatuan itu mengamalkan prinsip berjiwa rakyat dengan turun padang memberi penjelasan mengenai dasar-dasar dan program kerajaan serta membantu mendapatkan maklum balas keberkesanan penyampaian perkhidmatan awam.

Katanya, ahli-ahli Puspanita harus menyedari bahawa sebagai rakyat, mereka turut mendapat manfaat atau faedah daripada pelaksanaan dasar-dasar kerajaan.

"Saya berharap agar Puspanita dapat menjadi rakan kongsi sektor perkhidmatan awam yang menjadi tonggak kepada pembangunan dan kemajuan negara dengan memainkan peranan seiring dengan transformasi persatuan itu.

"Saya juga berharap ahli-ahli Puspanita akan membantu kerajaan memberitahu rakyat segala dasar dan transformasi yang telah atau sedang dilakukan," katanya.

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Beri komitmen terhadap tugas

AZLAN Man menyampaikan ucapan di hadapan kakitangan awam Negeri Perlis dalam Perhimpunan Bulanan Kerajaan Negeri Perlis di Dewan 2020, Kangar, semalam.


KANGAR 3 Jun - Menteri Besar Perlis, Azlan Man mengingatkan anggota perkhidmatan awam negeri ini supaya memberi komitmen terhadap tugas dan meningkatkan disiplin masa.

"Setiap masa yang berlalu tidak akan berulang, oleh itu anggota perkhidmatan awam perlu membebaskan diri daripada kepompong yang menyebabkan mereka tidak dapat melihat jauh ke hadapan dan sama-sama membangunkan diri secara berakhlak.

"Jangan bergerak seperti siput. Perlu laju untuk capai wawasan," katanya ketika berucap pada perhimpunan bulanan anggota perkhidmatan awam persekutuan dan negeri yang pertama dihadirinya sebagai Menteri Besar Perlis di sini hari ini.

Azlan berkata, penjawat awam perlu bersikap proaktif termasuk memainkan peranan sebagai fasilitator kepada pelabur bagi memastikan Perlis menjadi negeri mesra pelabur.

Katanya, Perlis akan terus menjadi negeri berdefisit jika langkah drastik tidak dilakukan bagi mengubah dimensi negeri yang sedang memberi fokus ke arah pencapaian wawasan negeri maju pada 2015 dan negeri bandar raya pada 2030.

Berdasarkan pembentangan Belanjawan 2013, Perlis dijangka mengalami defisit sebanyak RM105.53 juta tahun ini kerana jumlah hasil negeri ialah sebanyak RM76.12 juta manakala perbelanjaan RM181.65 juta.

Yang turut ialah Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Perlis, Datuk Azizan Hamid. — BERNAMA

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Najib: Time for civil servants to fulfill mandate given by the people

PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants need to set a new standard by shifting to a new paradigm, reflecting the mandate, expectation and demand of the people said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

The reminder to move forward came in the wake of almost 30 days after the 13th General Election (GE13) which was held on May 5.

Najib said civil servants cannot afford to look back and waste any more time on excessive politicking because it would derail the task of fulfilling promises and aspiration of voters who have given the mandate during the GE13.

As for the GE13, the Prime Minister said the government had taken several steps and measures in accordance with the law to ensure a transparent, fair and just election, including accepting recommendations from the opposition parties.

"However, there are still some who dispute the results of the GE13 claiming electoral fraud. If we know the procedure, it is almost impossible for anyone to cheat in a big way," he said in his speech when addressing the staff of the Prime Minister's Department during a monthly gathering at Dataran Perdana, here, today, the first since the GE13. 

Najib said allegations by some with regard to the GE13 were ridiculous and baseless, especially claims that the Barisan Nasional (BN) had brought in 40,000 Bangladeshis as 'phantom voters' to ensure victory.

He said similar accusations were in the 'air' for months before the GE13, leading to a paranoid situation among those who believed, to an extend of even attacking a local who looked like a Bangladeshi, apparently to prevent the 'phantom voter' from casting his vote.

"It is not fair for a local with tanned skin colour to be labelled as 'foreigner'. We can laugh about it after the GE13 but during that time people were convinced by stories of phantom voters which were created just to tarnish the credibility of the election process," he said.

Najib said the decision by the people of Malaysia to give the BN government the mandate to continue has been accepted by world leaders.

"Right now let us show that our country practices matured democracy, not by saying it but showing that we accept the process of democracy after the election," he said.

"The government will continue its efforts to change and the transformation will continue because the people have shown that they want changes and that it can be done without changing the government," he said.

Najib said weaknesses that were previously identified could have been centered around the government's machinery which may have not been effective in addressing the 'war of perception'. 

"We can rectify the situation and find way to fight the war of perception - not reality but perception. Perception can be moulded in various ways, not only through a face to face approach, now there is face book.

"Maybe we should give more attention to such approach because we may lack expertise in such areas. But we can plan and use our expertise so that we can succeed in the future to 'display' the actual success - not perception but reality," he said. -- BERNAMA

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