Headline: NGO harap dua perkara dilaksana Kabinet baru

Publication: HARIAN METRO

Date of publication: May 17, 2013

Section heading: Main Section

Page number: 017

Kuala Lumpur: Mengamalkan dasar pintu terbuka dan
mudah menerima aduan tanpa birokrasi adalah antara perkara diharapkan
pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) terhadap barisan Kabinet baru.

Dua elemen itu antara 10 perkara yang digariskan
Gabungan NGO Islam (GNI) untuk membantu anggota Kabinet diumumkan Perdana
Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak kelmarin.

Selain itu, laporan prestasi ahli Kabinet juga akan
dihantar kepada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak untuk dinilai
berdasarkan aduan rakyat yang mahukan penambahbaikan di dalam sistem kerajaan
yang mendapat mandat baru 5 Mei lalu.

Jurucakap NGO berkenaan, Datuk Nadzim Johan
berkata, etika berkenaan dikeluarkan hasil perbincangan dengan lebih 80
pertubuhan lain yang ingin menjadi sebahagian daripada jentera kerajaan di
dalam memberikan khidmat kepada rakyat.

Antara kandungan 10 perkara itu termasuklah
mengamalkan dasar pintu terbuka dan mudah menerima aduan daripada rakyat tanpa
birokrasi.

Kami juga mencadangkan supaya elakkan daripada
membuang masa dengan menganjurkan atau menyertai majlis keraian atau aktiviti
mewah yang mungkin menimbulkan persepsi negatif, semalam.

Call For Special Portfolio For NGOs

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) — Five non-governmental organisations
(NGOs)today called on a special portfolio be set up under the Prime Minister’s
Department to tackle issues concerning NGOs in the country.

The call was made by Young Journalists Club (KWMM), Malaysian Muslim
Consumers Association (PPIM), Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (ISMA), Malaysian
Ayahanda Consultative Council and The Malay Army Veterans Association (PVTM).

KWMM president Dzulkarnain Taib said recent scenarios saw that NGOs had
played major roles in ensuring success for government transformation programme
at all levels.

He said many NGOs in the country were established in a bid to help the
government but most of them were not active in organising activities due to
lack of fund.

“These NGOs spent most of their time and efforts to raise funds.
If only the government can help them in that area, they will have more time to
organise their activities and programmes,” he told a press conference here
today.

Meanwhile, the five NGOs also commended the new Cabinet line-up
announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday.

PPIM executive secretary Datuk Nadzim Johan said it was hoped that the
new leadership line-up would be more people-friendly, especially in reaching
out and listening to people’s problems without much bureaucratic hassles.

— BERNAMA