Teachers can join political activities

ARCHIVES 2010

By admin-s On Jul 28, 2010

Why the huge rush to get them involved beginning 1 August? What does he mean “now it’s time for them to return to active participation in politics“???? Another case of “ikut perintah” (“following orders”?)

By Lee Wee Tak

According to this report from the Chinese press,

http://www2.orientaldaily.com.my/read/A1/209N0aS41Whz04T40Ikq7fo02ECN8Hxe

10萬教職員可參政
10,000 teaching staff are allowed to participate in political activities

（吉隆坡27日訊）政府放寬教師參政的條例，從8月1日起，凡擁有大學學歷的DG41至DG48級教職員可參政，預料將有約10萬名符合資格的教師獲得參政的機會。

From 1 August onwards, DQ41 till DG48 academic education staff with tertiary qualification can participate in political activities hence it is estimated that 10,000 academic staff obtain the opportunity to participate in politics

政府首席秘書丹斯里西迪哈山今日宣佈，DG41至DG48級的教育服務官員可參政，條件是必須獲得教育部秘書長的批准。

Tan Seri Sidek Hassan announced today (the above) on condition that it must obtain the approval of the Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pendidikan KSKP (Chief Secretary of Education Ministry)

他表示，此次鬆綁的原因是，老師曾在政治環境中扮演領導社會的重要角色。他今日發表文告說：「目前是時候允許他們重新在政壇活躍。」

The reason for this is that teachers once played a prominent part in moulding the political scene and in his press statement “now it’s the time for them to return to active participation in politics”

I choked on my tea oh kosong.

Today is the 28th July, why the huge rush to get them involved beginning 1 August? What does he mean “now it’s time for them to return to active participation in politics“???? Another case of “ikut perintah” (“following orders”?)

Procedural wise, this is a big foul up it seems.

This is a significant step whereby any Chong, Fatimah, Letchumany and assimilated Filipino in Sabah would wonder aloud, “how would this affect the quality of education financed by tax payers, consumed by the off-springs of the tax payers“?

Yet, to change an entrenched practice, no reference was made to the rakyat, not even a parliament debate, Rakyat Diutamakan/People First illustrated.

Another case of civil servants acting above policy makers? Another lil’ Napoleon? Or a case of ikut perintah sahaja-ma…..

It is also discriminatory, why only “high graders” are allowed? Is it because the lower level staff are economically less advantaged and subscribed more to the socialist DAP, Islamist Welfare State oriented Pas or grass root composition of Parti Sosial Malaysia ?

What about the condition that it must be approved by the KSKP? Is it a blanket level or case by case, individual application level?

Given the short timeline, is there a detailed, carefully considered guideline to ensure the participation would not damage further our lagging education system?

If Pakatan Rakayt MPs can’t even visit the schools in their own constituency to distribute face mask during H1N1 epidemic,

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/teonieching/21173645

Excerpt of the news: In view of the widening AH1N1 pandemic outbreak in the country, Miss Teo wishes to visit some of the national schools located in her Serdang constituency in order to distribute surgical masks to the students. However, she was told by most of the schools that she is not welcomed simply because she is a MP from Pakatan Rakyat.

then the orientation of the “desperately needed” academic staff is pretty obvious, right?