Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Earlier, no breakdown was mentioned by PSD. In the article below, more numbers are revealed. Let’s look at them:
Chinese – 5421 / 47,253 (11.47% of total application from July till Dec 2007). in 2006, it was 11.21% (1347 / 12,020). An increase of 402.45% (5421 / 1347) from corresponding period in 2006.
Indian – 6113 / 47,253 (12.94% of the total application). 2006, it was 16.25% (1953 / 12,020). An increase of 313% (6113 / 1953).
Other races – 35,719 / 47,253 (75.59% of the total application). 2006, it was 72.55% (8720 / 12,020). An increase of 409.62% (35,719 / 8720).
Now, we can see that for Indians, the percentage dropped from 16.25 to 12.94 for total application in 2007 whereas for others it increased a little. The increase of application year-to-year is also lower (313%) as compared to Chinese and other races. Not so significant, but probably an indication that Indians have been applying for government jobs all the time, and the pay rise actually influenced others to apply.
Secondly, we need to establish what constitutes “other races”. I guess those from East Malaysia play a big factor.
And of course, as I mentioned earlier, the whole range of data is needed to further analyse civil service intake.
More non-Malays keen to join civil service
PUBLIC Service Commission (PSC) chairman Tan Sri Jamaluddin Ahmad Damanhuri said the civil servants’ pay rise last July has attracted more non-Malays to join the civil service in the second half of last year.
Tamil Nesan reported Sunday that about 47,253 non-Malays had applied to join the civil service from July to December last year compared to 12,020 in the corresponding period the previous year.
Jamaluddin said the increase in the number of non-Malay applicants was a healthy development for the civil service.
He was speaking to reporters after opening a two-day public sector career exhibition at the Angsana Plaza in Johor Baru on Friday.
Jamaluddin said that of the non-Malay applicants last year, 5,421 were Chinese (1,347 in 2006), 6,113 Indians (1,953), and 35,719 (8,720) from other races.
