BREAKING NEWS:
Bandar Seri Begawan - In a hard hitting Royal message clearly displeased with the performance of some of his top civil servants the Brunei ruler called their attitude robotic.
They failed to take necessary decisions when mandated to do so, he charged.
In his wide ranging 35-minute royal briefing he also questioned the need for his ministers and deputy ministers to bring large entourage with them to trips abroad.
Perhaps, he feels, it is for their personal benefit. Is that a good idea? He asked. The monarch did not think so. On the other hand a junior officer often travelled alone. Even the embassy in that country would not know about his trip. Is that wise, the ruler asked. Who is going to help him in case of trouble? Being not concerned about the lower rank is not the mark of a good leader.
Some civil servants lack commonsense and are without initiative. All the time they have to be told what to do, the monarch declared in admonishing them.
If they are not told what to do then they would not do anything at all even though they had the mandate to make suitable decisions and take necessary steps that had to do with the safety and the welfare of their officers, the ruler added.
He took the spread of the H1N1 pandemic in the country as an example whereby the heads of departments' defiance in not having the commonsense, ignoring the guidelines set by the Health Ministry, as they continued sending officers abroad.
They were waiting for the directive from the Prime Minister's office on July 7 telling them what to do, the monarch said. But there were some department heads that had the wisdom in not sending their people abroad.
The Brunei ruler was speaking at a briefing of the National Management Disaster Centre in Berakas. He told them to be ready at all times and be on the look out for any potential national disasters such as terrorism, tsunamis or earthquakes.
There have been recently floods, landslides and swine flu pandemic. And these have affected the social activities and resulted in the suspension of the Royal Birthday Celebrations, the ruler told them.
Source: Brudirect.com
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