DON'T BE INFLUENCED BY IS IDEOLOGIES

The Star Online
24/4/2015

PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants are urged not to be influenced by the ideologies of the Islamic State (IS).Chief
Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Ali Hamsa said the Government will
not compromise with anyone involved with IS or any other
“extremism-related activities”.

“In the age of ICT and
globalisation, a lot of uncensored information are available on social
media such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

“As a public
servant, we should be able to judge information we receive via social
media and learn to avoid from being influenced by negative things,
including the IS ideology.

“The best form of jihad for civil servants is to provide the
best service to the people and society,” Ali said at the Prime
Minister’s Department Excellent Service Award 2014 ceremony here
yesterday.

He did not deny the possibility that some civil
servants were influenced by IS but stressed that the Government does not
want it to spread.

Meanwhile, Ali said the Government will consider Cuepacs’ demand to increase the minimum wage of civil servants.

However, any decision made will have to take into consideration the country’s current financial status, he said.

“We
are already looking into this matter (Cuepacs’ demand). However, we
require a bit of time. We need to look at the impact of the Goods and
Services Tax (GST), the country’s financial status and so on.

“At
the same time, the Government wants to reduce the fiscal deficit of the
country, but the welfare of the civil servants will still be a priority
to us,” he told reporters later.

A total of 1,966 staff members
from 58 agencies under the PM’s Department received awards yesterday for
their excellent performance last year.