28 October 2010 Questions Time: “Tourist” Minister spent RM3.25 million for her 16 overseas trips!

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Update 28-10-2010 @ 23:50: This is what the Auditor General Reports 2009 had stated about the Homestay Programe:

Objektif program Homestay tidak akan DICAPAI sepenuhnya jika kelemahan dalam perancangan, pelaksanaan dan pemantauan program ini tidak diatasi dengan segera, Oleh itu adalah disyorkan supaya Kementerian Pelancogan (Kementerian) dan Agensi pelaksana melaksanakan perkara-perkara berikut:

1. Kementerian perlu memastikan satu garis panduan yang menyeluruh dikeluarkan untuk menjelaskan peranan dna tanggunjawab setiap pihak yang terlibat dalam pengurusan Program Homestay. Selain itu, Kementerian perlu sentiasa memastikan garis panduan yang disediakan berhubung pengeluaran Sijil Pendaftaran dipatuhi sebelum mengeluarkan sijil tersebut kepada peserta Program Homestay

2. Reka bentuk bangunan yang akan dibina perlu diteliti dan dipastikan sesuai oleh pihak yang berkelayakan

5 thoughts on “28 October 2010 Questions Time: “Tourist” Minister spent RM3.25 million for her 16 overseas trips!”

  1. YB,

    This excessive overseas trips that costed taxpayers million of dollar per minister is quite a norm. In fact, you should check also the travelling costs for Dep Minister Tourism, or those in MIDA, MITI, Khazanah. It always more than RM1 million per person. It’s good that you highlighted this in your blog. I do hope Najib will wake up from his honeymoon year and start doing some serious job.

    Aku anak Malaysia

  2. YB,
    There is a saying sambil menyelam minum air…or sambil minum air menyelam

    I think to be fair we have to do a bit of calculation .. Rather like ROI. If the tourist minister brings in many multiples of the over 3.25 mil.spent… You Then must suggest that the Gomen throw in more perks for the menteri to do more personal shopping. She can be called menteri pelancong dan shopping .There has also to be some measurement of coefficient or correlation between her visits and inpouring of money to this country. But of course discount the no of prostitutes coming in ..( because that’s under kementerian pelacuran i.e. Under the ministry responsible for letting those pretty things in. Can we include the increase in the no. of foreign students and the drug mules..
    I think you have to ask her in parliament about the ROI thing.

    I do hope that you have the energy to keep up the good work
    ..democracy is more interesting with MP’s like u.

    BTW

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  4. YB,
    Questionable overseas trips or “junkard trips” are not new nor exclusive to this ministry. Some other ministries or departments are exploiting this budget line under the pretext of “exigency of service”. Some may be justified while others are just another junkard trips.
    That is why the ministry is called the ministry of tourism – the minister and officials are the number one tourist themselves. And that is done “in the name” of tourism promotion. It is very ingenious camouflage.
    If these pilferages may be contained, you will be surprised how much public fund would be saved. The PAC should focus on this issue regularly of this and other ministries and agencies.
    Keep up with the good work.

  5. By the way, can the spouses and children of ministers enjoy those special priviledge , treatment and discounts on our tax money….? Can they use Vip lounge in KLIA, flying first class, staying 5 star hotels on our tax paying money?? Do they have a guidelines on these??

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