Sunday, July 27, 2008

LET'S FORGET THE FIGURE ERROR

Just less than a week after the disclosure of the RM 235,123.08 repair bill for the Proton V6 of the former Menteri Besar of Trengganu a correction is made. The actual amount reads now as RM131,449.83 The State Secretary on Thursday 24 July 2008 apologized for the error made by a clerk in his office who miscalculated because ' he was under pressure to finish the analysis of the servicing costs..'
A mistake by a State Secretary several decades ago saw the loss of 'Pulau Batu Putih'. Can we afford to make similar mistakes or error in managing our destiny? The Proton case may not rest so easily. All of us are under presure now. So ...

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