This is a pitiful story indeed. This teacher appealed for 3 YEARS to get a transfer back so can be with the mother who is a cancer patient. I wonder why the appeal was not approved before this. Always can give due to compassionate factors.<\/p>\n
In the end, it needed political interference to solve this problem. Its more interesting because the deputy minister of education is from the political party.<\/p>\n
This is why corruption, nepotism, and\u00a0favouritism\u00a0can occur. \u00a0These are the things that we should weed out from the civil service – interference from political parties and incompetent officers who not able to serve their customers honestly, fairly and with dedication.<\/p>\n
\nAFTER more than three years of appealing for a transfer back to Penang, a teacher had his wish granted \u2014 thanks to the MCA.<\/p>\n
Chiam Ming Jeng, 27, who was posted to a school in Subang Jaya, Selangor, had applied to come back to Penang to teach as his mother was suffering from cancer at the time.<\/p>\n
His father had passed away in 2009.<\/p>\n
After appealing to the party for assistance, Chiam had his wish granted in January when he was transferred to SMJK (C) Chung Hwa, Butterworth.<\/p>\n
As a token of appreciation, his sister Wei Ping, 29, presented MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek with a \u2018thank you\u2019 plaque to express the family\u2019s gratitude during the state party convention on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy brother, sister and myself are all teachers.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy brother and I were posted to other states to teach when my mother was ill, so he requested to come back to take care of her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to MCA, the transfer application was finally approved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Their mother succumbed to the illness two months ago.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n