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The AG’s Report or Malaysian X-Files 2005


This letter was published in Malaysiakini 16th September 2003

“Malaysian X-Files? The Auditor-General’s Report

Every year, there is a Guinness record of sorts being reported in Malaysia but unfortunately no one bothers to follow up and take further action.

I refer to the Auditor-General’s Report that is published annually which gives great details on how government and taxpayers’ funds are being wasted – the latest being the following as published by the NST on September 14th and the Star on 15th September:

1. 250 meals over-provided for breakfast and lunch during a check over a weekend at an army base.
2. Matriculation colleges of improper construction and deemed unsafe.
3. Revenue collection at colleges was not well managed with poor control of assets.
4. 419 projects abandoned by the EPF because of poor planning and mismanagement.
5. Hospitals in Putrajaya and Selayang served stale food with failure to record food usage; the Putrajaya kitchen was dirty with food leftovers all over the place.
6. A school in Kelantan had a faulty electrical ground wire installed, causing shocks to 30 students.
7. There is a shortage of beds in psychiatric wards.

The A-G’s office has prepared a very detailed report and they were able to report that only one state JKR office maintained proper records on maintenance of electricity at government premises, street and traffic lights. Congratulations to Negri Sembilan for doing your duty.

All the above factors could result in the following:

1. There are many nut cases on the loose in Malaysia, as the hospitals cannot cope. No wonder we have so many road accidents.
2. If you need to be hospitalized, avoid the Putrajaya hospital for if your sickness does not kill you, the contaminated food served there could do the job.
3. Students are becoming more violent because of the electric shock treatment they receive or in danger of falling beams if they make it into a matriculation college.
4. As for the EPF, it appears to be beyond redemption. The figure indicates it is the landowner with the most abandoned projects. More beds in the psychiatric wards are definitely required here.

It is indeed a poor reflection of the Malaysian system where every year, the A-G’s report is like a cesspool of mismanagement, excesses and complete negligence and nothing appears to happen. Each year is another episode of the Malaysian X-Files.

If Malaysians aspire to the vision of being a developed nation, MPs or a special committee in Parliament should take definite action on all the problems in the A-Gs Report and provide quarterly reports on actions taken and results achieved.
It is also suggested that the A-G’s Report, where possible, should provide the wastage in Ringgit terms for each item detailed so that an overall figure can be developed.
For example, the 250 meals at RM1 for breakfast and RM3 for lunch would equate to RM1000 for the day.

If necessary, ministers and senior civil servants who have been negligent should be censured and even removed.”


The latest episode of this long-running series has the following cast:

Main character: RM518m training facilities not up to standard. Are we sending our boys flying without proper training with just a hope and a prayer that they just don’t crash and burn?

Most ministries exceeded their budget of the 8MP by RM4.11b. Where is the financial discipline that allows departments to spend more monies than approved by their budget? All this has resulted in the Budget 2006 being largely disappointing for most Malaysians as authorised spending has depleted the government coffers.


Civil servants owe RM26b in unpaid housing loans.
It is suggested that no bonus or arrears be paid to such defaulters but the amount offset in their loan accounts.

You can read the roles played by the supporting cast here.Variety of players to suit all tastes.

How can we scrap this disgraceful series of the Malaysian X-Files?

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