YOURSAY | ‘Had they been as independent and fearless … they would not be seen as weak and hopeless today.'

Minister hits back at bloggers running down MACC

Headhunter : The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has to earn the public's trust, which is very much in deficit at the moment. Their past history tells us that they were not independent as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Paul Low would want us to believe.

Had they been as independent and fearless as the Hong Kong anti-corruption agency and hauled in all those corrupt big fish that still openly live in luxury, they would not be seen as weak and hopeless today.

There is no better example as the current 1MDB problem, which showed that they can be intimidated and cowed by the government when it matters most. So Paul Low, stop begging and stop the rot within MACC and public trust will come naturally and surely.

Speaking Sense : The real question is why do the public not have confidence in MACC? The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Confidence must be earned by performance, not demanded.

Tembikai : Speaking sense, you are absolutely right. Paul Low said, "I cannot imagine any member of the public would run down and destroy an institution like the MACC," The public need not do that, the politicians, the little napoleons and you yourself have already done that.

Ericlcc : A lot of ministers like Paul Low say that they would work from inside to reform the administration for a better country.

But what they actually meant was they like to enjoy the power and perks first from inside and then start to think how to minimise the damage. There is only one institution under Paul Low's charge and he cannot even do a decent job.

Negarawan : It is not about the MACC, but whether you yourself, Paul Low, can improve your level of honesty and integrity? You have been an utter disappointment and failure as the minister for integrity!

Melayu Tulen : Paul Low, the present government, as you knew, could not be corrected. And do not try to play Jesus to 'sacrifice' yourself for the country. If you want to help this country, speak out and speak the truth.

Don't trying to pretend to be a saint in your words. Everybody knew why you wanted to take up the job. So, please don't talk much. Stay quiet and you will survive longer in government.

Bulls**t Walks & Money Talks : This is the last chance for the MACC to redeem themselves and prove they are truly independent and take no nonsense from the attorney-general (AG). After the deaths of DAP aide Teoh Beng Hock and Customs officer Ahmad Sarbaini the confidence level of the public in MACC has gone down the drain.

Now MACC has one more opportunity to prove its independence by telling the AG he has to proceed according to your recommendations. If you do not proceed then MACC might as well close shop and be cursed by the public forever.

Lim Chong Leong : Is Low the transparency minister, or is the minister low on transparency? Please tell me what the MACC has done that we are to be proud of?

Lawfool : The RM2.6 billion problem is staring him in the eye but Low is either not aware of it or dares not touch on it.

Sinan Belawan : The MACC will be dragged down further the moment this government-appointed minister from the private sector comes to MACC's defence. When government ministers defend MACC, whatever little confidence people have in MACC vanishes.

Proton CEO admits its after-sales service 'sucks'

Kawak : To get to the bottom of the poor sales and after-sales service, Proton must get to the root of the problems. Short-term initiatives are just addressing the symptoms. You may have all the programmes to address the issues but change would not come if the company's core policies and work culture at all levels of the organisation sucks.

RSOH : I'm already bracing myself for the disappointment that I'm going to face should I ever need one of these 10 ‘initiatives’ from the ‘My New Proton’ programme. For example, call Proton but nobody's there to answer, integrated services are not available because "system down", services not available because " tak cukup member " (not enough staff) and so on.

Appum : Hello, CEO of Proton, you know how South Korean cars captured the US market when they first went in? They knew that the market did not trust their quality and performance. They gave the buyers 10 years full warranty. Can Proton do that in order to capture the market here?

Five to seven years is not good enough as it is already industry standard now by other marques. Show us your quality and performance and your commitment to it. These 10 points given here mean nothing.

The Analyser : On Proton’s 10 points:

1. Do you mean at the moment, you have to buy a Proton without a test drive?

2. We all know what words like 'integrated service' mean. We hear words like that from politicians every day.

3. WOW! Service appointments. Does that mean you have dragged Malaysia kicking and screaming into the 20th century?

4. Seven days service appointments - on how many of those seven days will there be any work done? Does the client have to pay overtime for weekends?

5. Seven days service appointments - and only when the guys feel like it.

6. Quick service bays, another great leap forward.

7 Mobile assist, but doesn't that facility already exist?

8. Sorry the courtesy car is already in use.

9. Why only on Sunday?

10. At last something meaningful and possibly deliverable.

11. Pray.

SSDhaliwal : After-sales service is just one of the problems, what about defective vehicles and the workshop is unable to fix the problem and that's during warranty? Enough is enough, buy a Proton and you will regret it soon enough.

Keldai Malaysia (Dulu Harimau Malaysia) : Actual reality is, everything sucks, and the earlier they realise this, the better for all of us.

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