VOXPOP 'Is the public wrong in perceiving the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission as a body that can investigate but can do little else?'

vox populi small thumbnail Abasir: EAIC (Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission)? Never heard of it.

With RM7 million, a couple of things could have been done. First gain massive street level publicity. I don't have to say how.

Second, understand the term ‘proactive investigation' by simply following up on online media reports regarding cases of abuse, etc, and drag a few crooks to court.

Again I don't have to say how (simply do what Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission does with opposition members).

Success will follow. But if EAIC continues doing what it likes to do, rather than what they have to do, it will be another 'dumno' organisation (like the Election Commission), living off the taxpayers' ringgit.

Anonymous #06500451: This is another tiger without teeth - big talk, but no power to take any action.

Rakyat Malaysia: And after investigation? Then what? If the police are found guilty, then what? What are its past results?

Go to MACC? Refer to the appropriate body only? Wow, what a great job. Investigate and then pass on to MACC, or some other relevant body, for action. Why can't MACC do the job themselves?

We have too many government agencies wasting taxpayers' money. Really, you expect us to trust you when you can't do anything else. That's Malaysia, a lot of people doing non-value-added work in the government.

Sarajun Hoda: EAIC is formed, maintained and paid by the BN government. So how to trust it? None of their agencies can be trusted.

By the way, the bulk of the complaints it has received are against the police. Okay. How have they been disposed?

The people must know if this agency has the capacity, power, willpower, clout and determination to act fairly, without fear and favour.

Swipenter: Almost every government agency and institution suffers from credibility problems in the eyes of the public. Whether this perception is correct or not is another matter.

As of now, this is how the public perceives EAIC. First, prove to us you are credible and can act without fear and favour. Then the public can give you their trust.

Alicescat: That's just it. We don't trust you. We can't tell if our complaints will be looked into with due consideration or we, the complainants, will be looked into by MACC or worse still, by PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police).

And if we, the complainants, were looked into by these agencies, it's most likely we and our families will be harassed. Sigh.

'Khaled must quit if he ordered Unisel loan freeze'

Vindictive: Yes, I agree, Higher Education Minister Khaled Nordin must quit. It is political vindictiveness and Khaled did the unforgivable.

This is akin to killing non-combatants in a conflict. The combat is between Pakatan Rakyat and BN, the innocent students are not part of the battle and should never be made the victims of anybody's vindictive politics.

It is like a mother whacking the children when she is angry with the father.

LittleGiant: What next? No federal government jobs and no jobs in government-linked companies (GLCs) for Unisel graduates?

I suppose these are the kind of 'reforms' that PM Najib Razak and his ministers would implement to make Malaysia a progressive nation.

Blind Freddo: Rafizi Ramli, a PKR director of strategy? More likely, director of foolishness.

It was Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim with his ill-thought comment on free education that brought PTPTN scholarships into the limelight.

Then he added fuel to the fire with his equally stupid comment on reneging on repayments. Is he surprised at BN's spiteful reaction?

They know he has made a fool of himself twice over this issue. Will he take the bait and do it again?

Fairnessforall: It really amazes me to see how stupid some of the commentators can be.

Firstly, Anwar talked about giving free education, which should come from the federal government not state government, as taxes and Petronas money goes to the federal government.

How can you expect a state government to provide free education when it does not have much income.

Anwar is right when he said free education should be given to all Malaysians and he has clearly stated that if Pakatan comes to power, that is the second thing he will do - the first being to bring the petrol price down.

Selangor, as a state, cannot afford to give free education as they do not collect taxes. It is the federal government's duty, but they have been stealing our money and lining their pockets instead.

Although Pakatan is not agreeable to the PTPTN loan, they can't do much at present as they do not control the federal coffers.

Give them one term and see what they can do. If they are no better than BN, we can always kick them out.

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