Staff from technical, financial and administration departments visit the contractors’ office to check on their facilities. Contractors had to get registered with Shell to bid for contracts. I used to work for Brunei Shell and involved in contracting. If the PH government is doing the same thing, why did we change the government? If this is true, the MB should enlighten the public about this in Ipoh Echo and give particulars of the company and why it was chosen. The Finance Minister has said that the previous government gave contracts without going through the proper procedure of open-tender system. Looking at the state of the roads here, I wonder where that money is going. I received a WhatsApp message about a contract being given to a contractor, Bujang Selanggara, for maintenance of roads in Perak valued at more than RM1 billion. Is he also in business? It is the responsibility of the MB to explain to the people his role in MB Inc. I get calls from people asking what is MB Inc and two-dollar companies. The public does not want to see the new government making the same mistakes as the previous government. People are using their freedom of expression to question the government and keen to know what is going on. Things have changed after GE14 now people know they have the power to change the government. Echo has about 100,000 print readers and about one million online hits. The state government publishes a monthly magazine, but I wonder who reads it. Ipoh Echo can be used as a platform between the public and the government. People are using their newfound freedom wisely. Even housewives are talking about the next prime minister. The public can also provide feedback and make suggestions and request information through the paper. By publishing its functions and forthcoming events, the State Government can be assured that their message reaches the right audience. The paper is read by the who’s who in Ipoh and it would reach the right target group. My suggestion is the State Government should take two pages of advertisement in Ipoh Echo monthly and publish what is happening in Ipoh and the state. There were only three news items of the Kledang Hill clearing the first one saying it is illegal, second about the report made to MACC and finally the site visit by NGOs and media. There is hardly any news about Ipoh or Perak and even if there is something, it would probably be negative. I have been reading Straits Times and now NST from the time I can remember. Why is it so difficult to catch the people for a crime done in broad daylight? If I write down the various theories, I would be in trouble. The illegal clearing of Kledang Hill has opened a Pandora’s Box and the public have come up with a number of conspiracy theories since the MB has not given any sensible explanation and up till the writing of this piece, the culprits have not been caught.
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