I’m disgusted with the comments from PKNS staff-bodies and also the information revealed by MB Khalid Ibrahim. Selangor, being the most modern state, its coffers being filled by sweat and toil of all its rakyat (plus millons of foreign workers) and PKNS is for Malays? I think all those staff should be sacked. There are thousands of other Selangorians who are looking for work. Let them work for development of the state.<\/p>\n
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The worse is the racist attitude of their staff who oppose<\/a> the appointment<\/a> of current Finance and Corporate deputy general manager Low Siew Moi, 57, (trained accountant working for PKNS for 35 YEARS!) who will have her annual contract extended to replace the existing GM – Datuk Harun Salim, whose annual contract expires this Thursday. His contract is not extended, as he is 60. Harun retired in mid-2003 and will have to leave the government entity in compliance with the Public Services Department\u2019s age requirement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Low is to be given a one year contract.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to the 6 staff bodies:<\/p>\n \n In their joint memorandum dated Oct 25 to Khalid, the staff associations said: \u201cPKNS was established for Malays and to fulfill the Malay agenda. Because of this, the organisation needs to be led by a Malay.\u201d<\/p>\n The document was signed by the respective heads of associations of senior officers, executive officers and workers; the sports and recreation club; Islamic association, and staff welfare body.<\/p>\n \u201cThe associations, unions and welfare bodies do not deny the capabilities of Low Siew Moi (left<\/em>) in the management of finance,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, leading PKNS would need certain leadership criteria, among them, rapport with all staff and associations and ability to communicate with different levels of personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n The memorandum stated that, as PKNS conducts activities that are spiritual in nature, its leader must understand and practice Islamic values.<\/p>\n \u201cIn other words, the one who will become the general manager will be the \u2018imam\u2019 for all the staff,\u201d the signatories said.<\/p>\n Urging Khalid to retract Low\u2019s appointment, they said they would only extend full support if current deputy general manager in charge of administration and development – Md Nasir Md Arshad – is promoted to general manager.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Since when is PKNS is for Malays? All Selangorians must make a police report against this seditious statements which threaten racial harmony. This is what happens when the organisation is being monopolised by certain race only. Other people don’t exist in their eyes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is another classic example of making use of religion for discrimination. If want to have an imam, hire one specifically la. Don’t bog down the leader with extra work. Or when it comes to religious events, ask a representative to attend. All this petty excuse of serve to increase the contempt and anger against government bodies like PKNS. Let us not go into government agencies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The staff also issued a veiled threat to MB Khalid that they won’t support the Low if she is appointed. Isn’t that considered treason or something? The staff have a responsibilty to the rakyat, not to pick sides or decide who can lead them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The reason given by Khalid is that they cannot afford to have both Low and Harun to retire at the same time. He said its for one year while they look for a ” bumiputra person with high calibre and ethics and someone who is committed to lead the state\u2019s business arm.”. As Haris Ibrahim asked<\/a> : Is it not enough that the individual is a person \u2018with high calibre and <\/p>\n
\nethics and someone who is committed to lead the state\u2019s business arm\u2019? Why need to have a racist and discriminative policy? Isn’t this depriving other Selangorians of getting the job? If this is not discrimination, what is?\n<\/p>\n