I've seen it happened, and it's still happening. And it will continue when family and social obligation demand more money for everything.
Of course the government is doing all it can to address the problems but some policies are carried out over-zealously. No need to name them, its already the talk of town. Some even suggested the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia or BR1M failed to play its role, which in some cases involved graft!
More Malaysians will be exposed to a culture of petty corruption if the questions of widening income gaps and uneven distribution of wealth are not addressed, said Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah.I visited many parts of the country recently, including Sabah and Sarawak. The gap is widening, and in fact the rural folks have yet to luxuriate from all the major development policies already in place. They didn't feel it coming.
Citing data from the New Economic Model report, which showed that 80% of Malaysian households earned less than RM5,000 a month, while 78.6% of Employees Provident Fund subscribers earned less than RM3,000 a month, the Ruler said that many people were forced to take on second jobs to cope with the current situation.
“What are the options for civil servants and professionals if their salaries are not enough to pay for their daily expenses?
“This is the reality in the country. The number of those in this category will only increase if effective formulas focusing on housing, food, health and transportation are not introduced.“The country cannot be in denial of the reality on the challenges that it is facing.
“It is a big challenge to the country. It is not a temporary sore throat that can be cured with a Strepsil.
“It is a serious social disease, needing intensive treatment from society’s doctors and surgeons, and a formula for a cure from social pharmacies which can dispense comprehensive and holistic social policies,” he said at the 47th Anniversary of the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) celebration here, Wednesday.
The Ruler said corruption offences were committed by two types of people, ones who are desperate due to the hardships in life and those who are consumed by greed.
“Offenders in this category tend to be slick and sophisticated, adept at washing their hands of any wrongdoing, difficult to convict and connected to the powerful,” he said.
As such, the Sultan said that combating corruption required stern and non-selective action.
Just asking our politicians, especially the leaders - are they aware that many of our kampung folks are still having 'beras hancur' for lunch and dinner?
Even the cheapest car on the road is still no affordable by the lowest income bracket. Are we really marching towards the fully-develop nation status by the year 2020 with a high-income target for each and every household?