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Interact with each other and prosper: Muhyiddin

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 11:24 PM PDT

Interact with each other and prosper: Muhyiddin

PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said it is of utmost importance for countries to interact with one another if they aspire to achieve development goals and prosperity.

No country or region could be an island unto itself, he said at a luncheon hosted for Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management (CPTM) fellow emeritus, fellows and ministers participating at the Langkawi International Dialogue (LID) 2011 here today.

"Through exchanges of views on issues of common concern, our countries would be able to establish cooperation for mutual benefit, especially under the aegis of the Smart Partnership for Socio-Economic Transformation programme," he said.

Muhyiddin said that under this concept, everyone would reap benefits as new wealth would be created and shared by the partners concerned.

"The overriding objectives are that all partners involved will not be left out in the race to the proverbial pinnacle of success," he said.

The three-day forum was opened by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre on Sunday. -- BERNAMA

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'Efficient cops more important'

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 05:36 PM PDT

2011/06/20
By Lydia Gomez
news@nstp.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: Good looks and personalities alone will not change the public's perception of the police force.

The general consensus among non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and members of the public is that emphasis must be placed on good-work ethics, professionalism and knowledge when handling complaints.

While welcoming the police's move to present a friendlier and smarter public image, National Council of Women's Organisation vice-president Datuk Ramani Gurusamy said the force must place more importance on giving fair and equal treatment to anyone who approached them for help.

Ramani said a more open image for the police should be represented by creating and implementing a solid follow-up mechanism for complaints that would generate trust and respect from the public.

"There is an urgent need for more frequent meet-the-people sessions with NGOs and community leaders so that anyone who is interested can meet them and red tape (can be) removed.

"For example, they can use schools as places to meet the people."

The New Sunday Times reported yesterday that the police were making it a point to station good-looking, smart and personable officers at all frontline positions to present a more friendly and accessible image to the public.

Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said the police force needed the "4Ps" (Protective, Proactive, Performance Oriented, People- friendly) to be able to change the public perception.

"The looks are not really that important, but if you have someone who is handsome or pretty, then it may be some kind of bonus.

"The most important thing is for them to be approachable, friendly, able to interact with people and helpful.

"They should also be efficient," he said, referring especially to those manning police stations and patrolling the streets.

He added that it would be an advantage for officers to learn additional languages to be able to communicate with people of different races.

"There must be some kind of incentive for them to learn how to communicate in some words in other languages.

"They must walk the extra mile."

Suhakam commissioner and the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations secretary-general Muhammad Sha'ani Abdullah said having good-looking police officers would not make much difference to people who had to go to the police with a problem.

Several members of the public too, echoed these thoughts.

Senior executive Nur Ilyana Mukhtar, 28, believed it all boiled down to communication.

"Looks do not matter. What matters is a person's character and integrity.

"You can have looks but if you do not have the public relations skill, it still will not improve the image of the police force," the Shah Alam resident said.

Managing director Milan Patel, 31, from Malacca, said the public impression of the police lay in their efficiency and effectiveness, and not in the way they looked.

"It really doesn't matter if they look good or not.

"As long as they can get the job done, it is good enough."

Graphic designer Shukry Shamsuddin, 28, said a cop's personality and skill would make an impression not his looks.

"It won't matter much if you're good looking, but inefficient or unfriendly."

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Ahad, 19 Jun 2011