Home Minister can't cope with responsibilities? MOUs with Malaysian society? Odd...

Well, Malaysian Home Minister demonstrates his intelligence yet again... 

Which is the Ministry responsible the entry and exit of foreigners into Malaysia? 

It is the Immigration Department under the Home Ministry

Which is the Ministry responsible for the issuance of visas and passes, that allow foreigners be be in Malaysia as a tourist, worker, student, spouse, businessman, etc..?

It is the Immigration Department under the Home Ministry

Thus, it is obvious that the Ministry that should be responsible for all immigration related matters must be the Home Ministry - in particular the Immigration Departments.

WORKERS - Migrant Workers

- Well the Ministry that should be responsible for ALL the workers is  the Human Resources Ministry. But now the Home Minister seems to wants plantation migrant workers to be handled by Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry, workers in the manufacturing sector to be under the International Trade and Industry Ministry, maybe the hotel & tourist industry workers will be under Tourism industry. The Human Resource Ministry apparently will only be concerned with workers in the service industry....This is really odd, or the newspaper report was wrong. All workers, irrespective of what sector they are involved in should come be taken care of the Human Resource Ministry.

Foreign Students - well, this would rightly be under the Education Ministry (or that strange 'Higher Education' Ministry)

Tourists - well, it makes sense that this be under the Tourism Ministry. But really, should this Ministry be made responsible for tourists movement, entry and exit of the country. Should not the Tourism Ministry be just responsible for the development of tourism, and the maintenance of tourist spots. Should they also be 'policing' tourist? I think the policing should be done by the Immigration Department (and maybe the police) - not the tourism Ministry.

He said plantation was put under the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry, services under the Human Resource Ministry and manufacturing under the International Trade and Industry Ministry.

"Other ministries given responsibility are the Tourism Ministry for tourism, Higher Education Ministry for education and the Home Ministry for the security sector," he said in a statement Tuesday. - Bernama, 23/2/2010, Foreigner Management And Monitoring According To Sectors

The Home Ministry seems to be delegating work that should be handled by that Ministry. Maybe, the current Home Minister is just not capable in handling what should be his responsibility.

Why is the Home Minister delegating work out to other Ministries - should it not be the Prime Minister (or his Deputy). Hishamuddin is, after all, just another Minister in Najib's cabinet. Or is is he a 'Senior Minister' by virtue of his close realtionship with Najib...or maybe his position as Vice President of UMNO? It's all so odd in the Cabinet of Najib.

Another oddity in the Bernama report was that statement that the Malaysian government (or was it just the DPM) signing MOUs (Memorandum of Understandings) with a Malaysian Association. Normally MOUs are signed with other nations...not some registered Malaysian society.

What is that MOU about? About security companies hiring RELA and Civil Defence members as sewcurity guards. Why this discrimination? What about ex-police, ex-military personnel,...or just suitably qualified Malaysians? Why is the UMNO-led BN government finding jobs for certain people only?

Are they trying to get security companies to employ locals? This is very odd? Because before a security company is given permission to take foreigners as their employees, they need government approval. Why did the government give approval in the first place when they now seem to be saying that there are so many qualified Malaysians that could have been hired in this industry? Was there corruption involved when approval given in the first place for security companies to hire migrant workers? This has to be investigated. We have so many qualified ex-military personnel, more so since they are still young when they retire after 21 (+1) years of service. Who gave the approval for security companies to employ migrant workers in the first place? Investigate this. Explain this...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- Foreigner management and monitoring in the country will be charged to ministries and agencies according to sectors, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said.

He said plantation was put under the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry, services under the Human Resource Ministry and manufacturing under the International Trade and Industry Ministry.

"Other ministries given responsibility are the Tourism Ministry for tourism, Higher Education Ministry for education and the Home Ministry for the security sector," he said in a statement Tuesday.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday said the government had formed a managment laboratory to study the illegal immigrants issue.

Muhyiddin said the laboratory headed by the Home Ministry comprised eight ministries and 15 government agencies.

Hishammuddin said the ministry was taking measures to increase locals in the security sector, in line with the government decision to reduce dependence on foreign workers.

Last month, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed with the Malaysian Security Guard Association to recruit Rela and Civil Defence Department members as security guards.

"I am confident that the ministries and agencies can become a platform to find strategies to improve the system in place. Focus is on entry procedures, legal, monitoring system and enforcement."

The government would draw participation from stake holders including business associations and employers to seek ideas to make the system more effective.

Hishammuddin said the government valued the service of legal foreign workers but feared that some foreigners not only entered the country illegally but also wanted to remain for good.

-- BERNAMA- Bernama, 23/2/2010, Foreigner Management And Monitoring According To Sectors

Najib better wake up - and see what his Ministers are doing. Maybe, PM  should also re-designate responsibilities of Ministries - not  some Minister of his. Or is Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, the spokesperson for the Prime Minister? or the new  'Deputy Prime Minister'?