Well the latest case of corruption of an Assistant Director in CPIB is another unfortunate thing to happen. There are so few of such cases happening so no one should be unduly alarmed. After all we are a very young nation and such lapses are teething problems in a young country and a young administrative service. Some are saying that perhaps such officers succumbed to temptations as they are not paid enough. The high cost of living must have affected them and resorting to corruption to get by is understandable.
But have no fear. The Govt has a very effective management tool to curb such indiscretions and wayward ways. It is called review panels. Another review panel has been set up to look into the corruption case in the CPIB. More such panels will be set up along the way to take care of such hitches whenever they arise and things will be smooth running again.
The review panel will be able to find out everything that went wrong and will come up with a list of recommendations to clean up the problems. It would be nice if review panels are formed in advance before something happens. Can save a lot of money and time and embarrassments.
What do you think?
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ReplyDeleteDo be Worldly beans.
DeleteThere is no corrupt free government and society and it is a fact.
They oni happen in human society though.
We need to pay them more to keep them straight.
ReplyDeleteThere should be a new minister and a new ministry called the Ministry of Review Panel to solve all the ministries' problems. The work is cut out for such a ministry and is piling up.
ReplyDeleteI think you are absolutely right!
ReplyDeleteThere is no need for PAP govt to have review panels to form in advance before something happens.
ReplyDeleteAs long as the strongest opposition party give advance notice they are not ready to be govt.
Or if they look not ready is good enough already, in lieu of notice.
The most effective tool is to vote them out in 2016. In the meantime the useless clueless PM should step down.
ReplyDeleteAll large organisations, groups, collectives and GOVERNMENTS are corrupt and have corrupt individuals. What varies is only the degree of corruption.
ReplyDeleteHumans are social and economic animals. Economic status co-exists with social standing/ status -- in asian societies and cultures -- this aspect is thousands of years old.
Humans are also, by default, short term gratification seekers -- another by-product of the "economic" thinking. They want it now, for low cost often leading to "the end justifies the means" rationalisations. As humans, our imaginative brains allow us to justify anything, which leads the observer of human nature to conclude that ANYTHING GOES with respect to human conduct and pursuits of "happiness" -- which includes killing and enslaving other humans who are "different". This makes this particular species -- large brained, bipedal, hairless primates -- infinitely entertaining.
Sure, set up review panels and even invite trusted independent 3rd parties to "audit". You'll catch a few fellas, but some will get away remaining undetected...possibly for years. It is also very difficult to ascertain if the review panels and auditors are themselves free from corruption -- good luck with that ;-) If the CPIB can be corrupted...then...
So, be human. Embrace corruption. Hail Satan, and welcome to the fun, dark side.
Those who believe there are corruption free government and or society in the human World are not sane.
DeleteExpect corruption everywhere and the more power the regimes get, the more corruptions there shall be.
ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY.
The most effective way of preventing rape is to give rapist endless supply of virgin girls.
ReplyDeleteAiyaI review panel is also sometimes call the cover the backside panel in other countries. The director already accepted responsibility but he is not resigning though as we have no others to replace him. We need to import more talents hor
ReplyDeleteOUR GOVERNMENT IS 'SEE PAI HO'!
ReplyDelete2016 PAP = 80% .....
I see karma flying everywhere.
ReplyDeleteOur claim that SIN is a clean city is crumbling. We have lost our moral standing to tell others we have no corruption in the city state and that our government is whiter than white anymore. Sad!
ReplyDeleteMaybe allow them to gamble, and deduct from their pay check every month..What do you think.
ReplyDeleteMaybe allow them to gamble, and deduct from their pay check every month..What do you think.
ReplyDeleteThis is probably just the tip of the iceberg. This thing always happen and has been in existence out of public view.
ReplyDeleteThe reason we get to hear of more scandals nowadays is due to camera smartphone which instantly can turn everyone into a journalist bypassing the censor of those state-controlled media.
So,just get ready to hear of more juicy happenings from now on.
This is probably just the tip of the iceberg. This thing always happen and has been in existence out of public view.
ReplyDeleteThe reason we get to hear of more scandals nowadays is due to camera smartphone which instantly can turn everyone into a journalist bypassing the censor of those state-controlled media.
So,just get ready to hear of more juicy happenings from now on.
He headed the reseach and technical support branch and had allegedly started to siphoned off funds or 'eat money' between 2008 and 2012.
ReplyDeleteHe was a CPIB veteran familiar with the procedure worked there for 15 years.
So it took 4 years for the bureau to realize it!
Amounts got bigger from $95,000 in 2009 to $320,000 in 2011 and $1,200,000 in 2012.
We need to know who are the auditors?
And also who audits the Auditors as well.
ReplyDeleteRofl!
All expenditures esp big ticket items must be approved and signed by a more senior officer. SOP.
ReplyDeletePlease do not be cynical.
ReplyDeleteCPIB functions directly under the PMO.
Is there a need to supervise or oversee the PMO as well?
The authority must inform the public on the full details of how he can so easily misappropriate $1,7000,000 of the public fund, what went wrong? Misapproprated yes, we know that, the public need to know much more, like how those withdrawals were approved and under what circumstances. Who approved them and who checked them ?
ReplyDeleteIf there had been no whistle blower from within CPIB, that fella would have been laughing all the way to the bank and back. Brings to mind, checks and counter balance needed in every segment of organisations, including governments.
ReplyDeleteActually 4 years is not that long or $1.7 million that big if compared to the SIA case in 2000.
ReplyDeleteAnd the SIA case in 2000 involved only a junior staff, a clerk. He stole $35 million over 13 years before he was caught!
Money buys everything; talent, luxuries, corruption and even life, but it buys not integrity.
ReplyDeleteQuite the Contrary is the Usual.
Redbean,
ReplyDeletenow we know why Vivi and PAP want to fix the opp party by falsely accusing WP in SpringCleaningGate, and tempting the latter to sue PAP MIW, and it is all because all these corruption cases under the government of PAP are to be unleashed to the public. Notice the total silence in SpringCleaningGate now by the MIW other than using boot-licking press as protection cover to do their dirty work.
How can such timing be coincident ? Must be coordinated effort to accuse and then release the info. Anyone recall the toilet paper release just after the Punggol by-election ?
Everything so easy to "EAT"!...........
ReplyDeleteYou want extra $ just "EAT"!.........
You want extra SXX, Just "EAT" It!.................
If only we had paid that CPIB fellow $1 million salary.
ReplyDeleteThen he would have stayed honest.
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Give $1 million dollar salary to all CPIB officers.
No need review panel.
waste money only.
Anyway, CPIB reports to the Prime Minister's Office.
So PMO is already the review panel.
The CAD is said to be investigating this case.
ReplyDeleteI would presume that if someone in CAD had committed the same crime, they will tell us that CPIB is to investigate.
So, with the right hand investigating the left hand, it does not sound quite correct. For wayanging, no problem. But for integrity, questionable.
When I started working with a TH company some 20 years ago, such cases are already very common. They are in every TH/GIC companies. Almost every purchaser/ head of department abused their authority to certain extent with suppliers/contractors. It is very gorrupted but since the leader of the pack is doing it legally, those shrimps are just following his 'good' example by putting money above honesty and integrity.
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ReplyDeleteShould get the opposition mps to check them. They will just cover each other party backside since they are under one ruling party. Thats the reason we must vote for more opposition power.
'Give $1 million dollar salary to all CPIB officers.'
ReplyDelete- Greed has no boundaries. The best solution is to fire the entire department and the culprit severely punish by law.
I feel sad for the toilet cleaners. They still have to pay GST for buying a piece of bread to eat when the bread is already inflated with expensive gov management fee and coe.
ReplyDeleteALL OF YOU SOUNDED SO SO EASY TO "EAT" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is it true????????????????
ReplyDeleteHe was the Assistant Director in CPIB, and not merely 'officer charged' as reported in the sph newspaper headline.
ReplyDeleteAssistant Director is someone who has a office to himself, is a senior management staff.
The term Officer can be loosely used to refer to anyone working in a enforcement agency carrying out an offical duty as perceived by the public.
So in this serious case, the sph newspapers should highlight his rank to the public and not omit it.
Corruption is worst than prostitution.
ReplyDeleteThe latter might endanger the morals of an individual,the former invariably endangers the morals of the country
- Karl Kraus
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ReplyDelete>> The CAD is said to be investigating this case.
I would presume that if someone in CAD had committed the same crime, they will tell us that CPIB is to investigate.
Which has TWICE happened before. Circa 1991 Gl**n Knight, director of CAD, investigated by CPIB for cheating and corruption. Again circa 1998 for "misappropriation".