An addendum on the new chief secretary of the government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar
The secular nature of Malaysia’s civil service must be guaranteed
In an effort to provide readers with as much information about the new civil service chief Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, I was alerted to something the CNA article missed.
Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar is a man who can give lectures in mosques. That’s fine. However, this could be an indication that the civil service is about to take another dive into Islamisation, rather than head back towards secularism.
There are already some complaining that a Department of Islamic Development Malaysia JAKIM officer is being placed into every government office in the country. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Vice-President David Ong highlighted the potential implications of such a move on Malaysia’s democracy and constitutional principles, especially in a nation with so much religious diversity.
From the political paradigm, Anwar’s move to appoint Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar must be seen as a move to garner loyalty of the civil service behind him. Malaysians will soon find out what the costs or benefits of this move will be.
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What a load of horse pooh! Where in world does the Malaysian Federal the constitution prescribe or provide for secular appointments in the cvil service? Secondly and more importanly where does the constitution define "secularism?" Where does Murray Hunter and his many aliases define secularism. Appointments to the civil service is the prerogative of the government of the day. And if by their defintion means Muslim and Malay then so be it.
In Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore secularism and a meritocracy mean jaundiced skin, slanty eyes, Chinglish and arrogant being secular.
In Malaya under the British it was the Jaffna Panakoteh Indian and the Keralites with a sprinkling of token Malay Muslims and an infestation of Chinese in the government contracts departments that meant secularism.
Stay accross the line in Hadyai where disease ridden women of the night proliferate to service parasitic Ex pats like you. An appropriate jurisdiction for the likes of you.