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Govt has resources, but no will to reform civil service, says economist
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2/26/2025
Chung Tin Fah says political concerns hinder major improvements to the sector.
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An economist said Malaysia has the resources to reform the civil service, but lacks the
00:06
political will to do it.
00:09
Chung Tin Fah of Health University said the government is reluctant to implement reforms
00:13
such as job cuts and redeployment in the Malay-dominant civil service because they rely on it as their
00:19
vote bank.
00:20
In 2022, it was reported that about 90% of the 1.2 million civil servants were Mumputras.
00:27
Chung also said that while the government has the necessary ideas and institutions to
00:32
provide training to civil servants, he doubts it will take action.
00:36
Earlier this month, former Health Minister Khairi Jamaluddin suggested that Malaysia
00:40
set up its own version of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency to streamline and
00:46
reform civil service operations.
00:48
However, he dismissed the possibility of job cuts, proposing that workers be retrained
00:53
and redeployed instead.
00:56
Civil scientist Wong Chin Huat agreed that job cuts were not the solution, adding that
01:01
right-sizing the civil service must be done strategically and carried out with empathy
01:06
and respect.
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Natasha Biest, FMT News.
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