Luqman's musings

Challenging silence, demanding integrity Has my vision of a better Sabah — one properly managed by civil servants and politicians — been too idealistic, unrealistic, and impractical?   That is the question I have wrestled with for the past four years, ever since I began my fight against the developer of Vistana Heights . The houses there were built in blatant disregard of the development plan submitted to DBKK . A retaining wall was never constructed, though an engineer supposedly supervised it. An architect submitted an as ‑ built survey plan, then disclaimed responsibility for another professional’s work, despite being the principal submitting officer. DBKK issued an occupancy certificate despite serious discrepancies in the submitted documentation—discrepancies that remain unexplained to this day.

                                                                                                                     Public Sector Home Financing Board The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 ( PDPA ) was enacted to protect Malaysians from misuse of their personal information. It was never intended to become a convenient excuse for government agencies to avoid answering legitimate questions. Yet, in practice, agencies often hide behind PDPA to block even the most basic factual confirmations. A recent case illustrates this problem:   LPPSA ’s ( Lembaga Pembiayaan Perumahan Sektor Awam)  refusal to confirm the repayment date of a government housing loan, despite that date already being d...

                                                            Luqman Michel <luqmanmichel@gmail.com> Jun 23, 2026, 3:16 PM (11 days ago) to SEKTOR, JABATAN, HAJAH, PENGARAH, ABDUL, MOHD, MOHD, MUHAMMED YBhg. Datin / Sektor Integriti, I refer to your reply dated 23 June 2026 regarding my complaint of 5 June 2026. With respect, your response appears to have misunderstood the substance of my complaint. My report did not allege that Puan Veni A/P Munusami is bankrupt or insolvent. The issue raised was her failure to comply with a High Court of Malaya Order dated 19 May 2023 (Case No: BA ‑ 24NCVC ‑ 740 ‑ 05/2022), which directed her to pay RM3,000.00 as costs of action to the Plaintiff. Despite repeated demands, she has failed, neglected, and refused to settle this judgment debt for more than three years. This constitutes “se...

  Three years ago, I wrote about the “ Little Napoleons ” who thrive in our civil service — officers who ignore correspondence, flout the Piagam Pelanggan  requirement to reply within two weeks, and act with impunity. Today, the same arrogance continues unchecked, despite promises of reform. Rosemary AhPing of LPPB never replied to my emails then, and the silence remains. DBKK officers continue to disregard public correspondence. The Selangor Education Director has failed to respond to emails dated 5 and 6 June 2026. This is not incompetence; it is a culture of impunity.

  My recent posts have exposed how complaints about serious misconduct in our schools — including teachers defying court orders — are routinely twisted or ignored by education authorities. A clear example: On 5 June 2026, a complaint was lodged against a teacher at SK Bukit Kuchai for allegedly violating a court order and having major financial liabilities. Instead of proper investigation, the Selangor Education Department’s Integrity Sector reframed it as a mere “ bankruptcy check ,” quickly declared it “unfounded,” and closed the case. This is classic deflection that protects the system while betraying parents and students. Now the same pattern hits higher education.

  I submitted a formal complaint on 5 June 2026 to the Selangor State Education Department regarding a teacher (Veni A/P Munusami, SK Bukit Kuchai) who allegedly failed to comply with a court order and has serious financial liabilities as a public servant. Instead of addressing the actual issues I raised — failure to obey a court order and serious debt by a government employee — the Integrity Sector replied by claiming I had complained about her being bankrupt. They then checked with the Malaysian Insolvency Department (MDI), confirmed she is not bankrupt, and immediately closed the case.