Medical officers appointed based on merit, not race, clarifies ministry

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has clarified that a proposal to prioritise Bumiputera medical graduates for permanent positions in the ministry is not its stand but that of two medical groups. Ministry secretary-general Mohd Shafiq Abdullah said health minister Dr Adham Baba’s statement on June 23 had been misinterpreted. He said the first paragraph of the statement had merely quoted the proposal made by these medical associations. He maintained that the ministry had always appointed medical officers based on merit and their performance in their studies. “The health ministry’s explanation on the… Read More
Tak patriotik jika belanjawan untuk MKN & NADMA ditolak pembangkang.

Antara semangat patriotik dan prinsip politik kepartian, belanjawan untuk Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) dan NADMA di bawah Jabatan Perdana Menteri begitu penting bagi usaha-usaha kerajaan menanggani wabak Covid-19. Persoalannya, apakah tergamak blok pembangkang menolak belanjawan tersebut semata-mata prinsip politik kepartian? ‘Pertempuran Politik’ wajar digantung seketika atau tempoh bertenang agar suatu kematangan demokrasi (yang disebut oleh politikus sebagai berjiwa besar) boleh dicapai atas semangat patriotik untuk bersama melawan dan menanggani wabak Covid-19. Sekiranya blok pembangkang tekad mahu meneruskan prinsip politik kepartian, maka malang bakal menimpa kepada ribuan frontliner Covid-19 yang terdiri daripada kakitangan… Read More