| The debate on whether the government should be in business or running a business and making business decisions is not a new one. In the past, the BN government went ahead with this business strategy, often under the pretext of assisting the bumiputeras in business. Today, this argument no longer holds any water as it has been proven that the strategy has only benefited the Malay elite and not the entire strata of the bumiputera category.
Selling off these business units, preferably through an open and competitive tender, would most likely make the government more popular and more endearing to many Malaysian voters. After all, it has been proven before that many of the privatised outfits that are successful today were lethargic and loss-making when in the hands of the government.
Now, which civil servants are trained to act on some of the routine needs of business organisations? They were not graduates of business schools before they joined the government. They never learned business management while serving in government enforcement units or while drawing up new sets of regulations for their departments.
KTMB, for instance, has a civil servant each from the Finance Ministry, the Transport Ministry and the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology sitting on its board. Malaysian Airports is also the same. So are scores of other companies that operate hotels, racing circuits, construction, water supply and housing.
In strategic areas boleh for check & balance to safe guard t interest of Rakyat. Other than that concentrate on governing and enforcing.
Gov is suppose to be the umpire not the player.
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bnm cannot enrich it's interest what's happening to anti competition law? Rule law must apply chedetofficial