Shame, shame...

Corrupt customs officers at Johore-Singapore Second Link
Customs officer transferred to desk duty after allegations

Well we can all now see how the Malaysian government treats corrupt civil servants. Even blatant transgressions such as this - soliciting a bribe - is merely punished by transferring the individual to a desk job. And we are scratching our heads why the civil service is unnecessarily bloated, and filled with irresponsible and ineffective individuals such as this. And mind you, this person is not the actual plain customs officer involved, but his superior. Would not such a person be punished more severely as a deterrent to others? Of course not...instead he is merely transferred, and still with a chance to continue his corrupt ways. I'm not surprised that after this 'transfer' he would still get his salary increase along with his other perks...

Unfortunately he is only one of the few who are caught. For each one, there are probably ten or more out there still plying their trade. It is quite blatant these days; no more under the table incidents - now it is not just on the table, it is in the open. It happens everywhere: you name it, you'll find it. So much for reducing corruption in the civil service; like I said before, there will not be an improvement in civil service mentality without a mindset change i.e. perform or get the boot...

'Cemerlang, gemilang, terbilang?' My foot...