Luqman's musings

  Here are two of several emails attached to my email posted yesterday. These were addressed to the mayor and copied to JPA chairman Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan bin Haji Abdul Aziz. ( Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam ) and to the Sabah Integrity Department From:luqmanm2002@yahoo.co.uk To:mayor@dbkk.sabah.gov.my Cc:wdahlan@jpa.gov.my,marziana.malik@jpa.gov.my,sitifairuz.hussin@sabah.gov.my Tue 1 Jul at 07:10 Dear Datuk Mayor,

  Yesterday I read a Tweet by a friend, Ir.Kumar @skumar176 quoting Clarence Darrow.   “True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.” It suggests that a genuine love for one’s country isn’t about blind loyalty or flag-waving; it’s about holding your nation to a higher standard. True patriots, Darrow implies, are more outraged by wrongs at home because they expect better from their own people, their own system. It’s a call to focus on fixing your own house before pointing fingers elsewhere.

  Here is my email to JPA and copied to Puan Siti Fairuz of BIGoNS awaiting a response. luqman michel   From: luqmanm2002@yahoo.co.uk To: wdahlan@jpa.gov.my , marziana.malik@jpa.gov.my Cc: sitifairuz.hussin@sabah.gov.my Mon 30 Jun at 05:29 Dear Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing with reference to a report in The Star dated 10 June 2025, which outlined the prohibition on public officers making statements that could potentially embarrass or tarnish the government’s reputation, as well as restrictions on disclosing factual information related to government operations. I fully respect and appreciate the intent behind these guidelines.

  Untuk bahasa melayu tatal kebawah. Civil servants are entrusted to serve the public and uphold accountability, yet my experience with the Vistana Heights case reveals a troubling trend of deflecting responsibility. Despite over 100 emails to DBKK, LJS, and L&S since 2022, raising serious concerns about a non-compliant driveway and a missing retaining wall—issues tied to a potentially fabricated as-built survey—I’ve been met with vague responses or outright dismissal. 

  Surrounding Authority Verification The Director of the Public Service Department (JPA) recently instructed civil servants to avoid actions or statements that could tarnish the government's reputation. I believe the Sabah State Public Service Department shares this stance. I recently wrote to the Director of the Land and Survey Department (L&S) politely seeking clarification on several issues. Let’s address them one by one.