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IPOH: The state government will
auction off the 16 units of Toyota
Camry 2.4 which were used as
official cars by the Executive
Councillors under the previous
coalition government.
According to the statement of
5-star performers For others which have

open tender sent to the advertising
division of a Malay daily yesterday,
the auction would be held from
May 4-18.
The tender statement issued by
the Perak State Secretariat yester-
day said the auction would be held
at the car park of the Bangunan
Perak Darul Ridzuan, from 9.30am
P
UTRAJAYA: Only one ministry and five
agencies attained a five-star rating out of
38 ministries and agencies rated last year,
Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri
Mohd Sidek Hassan said.
He said the star ratings, introduced in 2007
and implemented by Mampu, had helped im-
prove organisational management as a whole.
“For others which have yet to attain the five-
the star rating system would be shortlisted to
participate in the Prime Minister’s Quality
Awards in the future. yet to attain the five-star
This was to ensure that only high-performing
agencies were allowed to vie for the prestigious
rating, consider making
awards, he said. the ministry and the five
Mohd Sidek said the PSD had determined the
key performance indicators strategy to evaluate agencies as the benchmark.”
the performance of ministries and departments – Mohd Sidek

to 4pm. The statement said the
vehicles could be purchased either
in bulk or individually at a reserved
price of RM148,000 each.
The cars, with the registration
numbers AGS 10, AFD 11, AFD 22,
AFD 33, AFD 55, AFD 66, AFD 77,
AFD 88, AFD 99, AFD 333, AFD 999,
AFF 33, AFF 88, AFF 99, AGS 828
and AEU 606, were all registered on
Jan 9.
The statement also said that
all the cars were bought new and
used between one and two months
with low mileage and still under
three-year warranty by the manu-
facturer.
However, it is learnt that the car
with the registration number AGS 10,
which was used by former mentri
besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar
Jamaluddin, would not be auctioned
off as he was said to have made a
booking to buy the car.
Prospective buyers must submit
their offer before noon on May 18.
– Bernama
star rating, consider making the ministry and in line with the
the five agencies as the benchmark. On the other emphasis given by
hand, the five-star ministry and agencies should Prime Minister Datuk
work harder to retain their high ratings,” he Seri Najib Razak.
said in his speech at the public sector star rating Mohd Sidek said
awards ceremony at the Putrajaya International following the con-
Convention Centre yesterday. tinuous improvement
His speech was read out by PSD director- strategy implemented
general Tan Sri Ismail Adam, who later presented by the government,
plaques and certificates of appreciation to Works Malaysia’s position
Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Abdul in the World Bank
Munit Kasmin, Chief of Defence Forces Gen Report had improved
Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal, PSD deputy director- from No. 24 out of 178
general (development) Datuk Abdul Khalid countries in 2007 to
Abdul Hamid, ICU director-general Tan Sri No. 20 from 181
Khaled Ramli, Health director-general Tan Sri countries last year.
Mohd Ismail Merican and Mampu chief Datuk Efforts should continue PSD head Ismail (left)
Normah Md Yusof. to improve efficiency presents a plaque to
Mohd Sidek also suggested that Mampu of the public delivery Health Ministry DG
carry out sessions with ministries and agencies, system to position Ma- Ismail Merican.
particularly those with three stars and below to laysia among the top 10 ern-
help them improve their ratings. in 2010, he said. ment, 1,779 online services had been
He said to ensure ministries and agencies Mohd Sidek said during the two-year period launched to make it easier for the public to deal
were able to maintain excellence, Mampu since the implementation of the electronic gov- with government agencies. – Bernama
inspectorates would visit them from time to time,
including discreetly or through the “mystery
shopping” method.
He also said only agencies which fulfilled
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