MORE ON INTEGRITY…
DR. AMINI AMIR BIN ABDULLAH
6th February 2009
The Malaysian government is emphasizing on a civilized society with strong ethical and moral values, a united, prosperous and progressive society. The establishment of Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) is a good step to enhance the highest moral standards with strong spiritual and religious values among the society. Moreover, the introduction of Pelan Integriti Nasional (PIN) and the establishment of Malaysian Institute of Integrity (MII) demonstrate the seriousness of our government under the leadership of our Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi to enhance moral, ethics and integrity. We need to seriously implement PIN at all level of government agencies in order to develop first class mentality among the society and to maximize the potentials of our human capital. Otherwise, we will still facing problem to develop our country with the highest level of integrity.
It is important for us to solve the problem of integrity and accountability and be prepared to address the social and economic challenges as well. Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. prayed to Allah: “Say: "O My Lord! let My entry be by the gate of truth and Honour, and likewise My exit by the gate of truth and Honour; and grant me from Thy presence an authority to aid (me)." And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and falsehood perished: for falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish." (Surah Al-Isra’: 80-81)
Integrity is a pertinent issue that should be discussed seriously. If we want to attract investors, we should prove to them that our country has zero corruption, no abuse of power or malpractices. Reducing corruption and increasing transparency are not an easy task. We should fully support our government to combat corruption.
DR. AMINI AMIR BIN ABDULLAH
6th February 2009
The Malaysian government is emphasizing on a civilized society with strong ethical and moral values, a united, prosperous and progressive society. The establishment of Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) is a good step to enhance the highest moral standards with strong spiritual and religious values among the society. Moreover, the introduction of Pelan Integriti Nasional (PIN) and the establishment of Malaysian Institute of Integrity (MII) demonstrate the seriousness of our government under the leadership of our Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi to enhance moral, ethics and integrity. We need to seriously implement PIN at all level of government agencies in order to develop first class mentality among the society and to maximize the potentials of our human capital. Otherwise, we will still facing problem to develop our country with the highest level of integrity.
It is important for us to solve the problem of integrity and accountability and be prepared to address the social and economic challenges as well. Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. prayed to Allah: “Say: "O My Lord! let My entry be by the gate of truth and Honour, and likewise My exit by the gate of truth and Honour; and grant me from Thy presence an authority to aid (me)." And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and falsehood perished: for falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish." (Surah Al-Isra’: 80-81)
Integrity is a pertinent issue that should be discussed seriously. If we want to attract investors, we should prove to them that our country has zero corruption, no abuse of power or malpractices. Reducing corruption and increasing transparency are not an easy task. We should fully support our government to combat corruption.
Allah's Apostle says, "We are the last but will be the foremost to enter Paradise)." The Prophet added, "He who obeys me, obeys Allah, and he who disobeys me, disobeys Allah. He who obeys the chief, obeys me, and he who disobeys the chief, disobeys me. The Imam is like a shelter for whose safety the Muslims should fight and where they should seek protection. If the Imam orders people with righteousness and rules justly, then he will be rewarded for that, and if he does the opposite, he will be responsible for that."
We need to address our own problem; the virus of corruption in our society. Of course, we don’t like any interference from outside to determine our future direction. Our unity is an important element to strengthen our country and enable us to move forward without any delay. The government has included anti corruption as an integral part of its good governance. The private sector also should assist our government to fight against corruption and to conduct their organizations with the highest ethical standards. Integrity is a culture. It should be part of our way of life with religion as the root and foundation.
We need to step up our effort in educating our society to change their attitude on the negative effects of corruption. Our government also had made a number of achievements in eradicating corruption. It is still a long way to go in fighting corruption. It depends on us to successfully scale down levels of corruption.
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