Why do Malaysians accept bribery/corruption as a 'norm'?
In no time, I forsee a downfall in social ethics and businesses, including government agencies and projects with a similarity to those of Thailand and Indonesia (or worse, Cambodia). Singaporeans can be quite corrupted as well, but they DO often make themselves corrupted overseas whereas Malaysians are proud of being a corrupted lot in business deals and government projects... yes, I mean real PROUD because they boast of 'contacts' and 'people' they know who are corrupted... they know the 'back doors' in business deals and how to get around in dealing with law. In fact, it is as if 'money' is the law for Malaysians... You can buy your 'social status', own the police force (yes... literally), even kill who you dislike and getting away for the crime that is committed for a fee. For those who like comparing Malaysian with other third world countries, keep it up. You're just proving me right when I've said that Malaysia is a third world country... just ahead of time. ironlady, I don't quite get you... are you accusing me for being 'one' of them? What have you against me for saying such things?
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It's sad and upsetting isn't it. But remember that every country in every level has corruption/bribery/injustice/ greed. Ever since time. The problem is that corruption and what we're talking about goes right back to the those who practice and tolerate it. Just like pollution, if you pollute and litter, it will affect everyone including you later on. Nobody wins. Also, it's important for a country or its citizens to not think that they are the only ones. It's only now that things are being seen in the open and the whole world is getting worse. Thank you for being aware, concerned and for sharing it with everyone.
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I'm sorry to say, I think you one of them. I seen lots of successful business company who do not practice corruption or bribery, they are successful because they are professionals. I'm proud to say I'm not practicing any of those thing you written here and I'm one of the successful businesswoman and im proud to be malaysian too.
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Corruption and Bribery have become Cancer in our society. Very sad this sh*t is happening in our own country. I don't know how to trust any government officer. Even BPR from my opinion is a corrupted agency ... same goes to our law enforcers. Since our government not acted as a good example ... the society also has been effected by such conduct ... simple example is ... when you go for clubbing ... the normal cover charge rate in KL is around RM45 ... but sometimes your friend will asked you to follow him because he can brought you in without any charge because the bouncer know him well or one of his friend ... so? corrupt la tu! :O(
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welcome back bear, i hope you havent lost the passion to share/expose what our government is like. However i do understand that you have to keep quiet for reasons you know best.
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Ironlady must be very very lucky not to have to grease any palms in her path up the corporate ladder, but beware that it is near impossible not to dabble in some form of bribery when it comes to mega-budget projects over here. Once corruption is rooted into society it is extremely hard to get rid of it - look at China and India, so much growth and technological progress but you must have lots and lots of extra $$$ included in your 'capital' to start a business there, if not you can forget it, business will never take off. A friend of mine's dad lost half a million ringgit trying to start in India what he started here in KL - a biotech company specialising in diagnostic products. He had to bribe everybody from the truck driver who transported products from the port to the office in the city, to the local politicians who could 'speed up' the approvals of licenses. Most of that money he spent greasing palms, there was no profit because the return on investment was negative. It is sad to say that since corruption was here even before the British left, it will be here to stay. It was easy for the British to convince the Sultans and rulers back then that everything they did, they did for the good of Malaya. How do you think the Brits convinced the rulers? Money talks.
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Chief Lone Wolf says Malaysian govt is no good. Lone Wolf's clone has lost out because of the practises by the corrupted govt in approving tenders. BN sucks.
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i'm too sexy to receive bribe or to do corruption as they always bribe me out with expensive gifts and money... i think it okey as i love receiving expensive bribes as to balance my expensive lifestyle...maintenance are to high as to kept myself sexy always..
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Most of the countries including malaysia & singapore & thailand having corruption problem. Your statement just shows like that, its the ones who accept bribery is the main problem (which is you said the govern. police what not). -- sometimes you need to know that ppl who gave them money is the worst man of all.. why you want to buy their 'social status' afterall? for me both have to be blame but the main person to be blamed it the hand that give rather than the hand that accept it.. we just can say no to corruption. Can We?? as a muslim for your guys info its a sin to give & accept bribery... & most of the muslims will hold on to that.. which is not accepting / practicing bribery.. So let us make a call to PPL that give bribery rather than the one receiving it..
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Its all very well to blame government officers on corruption, but we should hold those who do the 'bribing' accountable too. I'm the son of a career army officer who has served the country for many years from merdeka till the 80s. When he retired, his pay was equivalent to that of a middle management executive in the private sector, and I can only wonder how the other ranks are getting by. I'm not going to put this as an excuse to accepting bribes, but while we may hold up ideals on how corruption should be eradicated, we should also perhaps look at what instigate it in the first place. I dare say corruption has it roots because people in the public sector at one time had difficulties making ends meet, and once it became a habit, it quickly merged to greed. Bear, I'm just going to say this about comparing ourselves with 3rd world countries. Sometimes, its good to acknowledge that we've had some success to move up the chain, not so much for self congratulations, but more to appreciate the fact that we have some liberties not afforder to some, that perhaps if we had taken a wrong turn, or do take a wrong turn later, we'll be just like them. We can strive to be first world, we should aim for the first world I suppose, but we whle striving to better ourselves, we should also be appreciative for what we have achieved.
