Civil service must respond to new media
4 April 2008 (The Star)

KUALA LUMPUR: The civil service has to respond not only to the conventional media but also the alternative media to deliver services more efficiently, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan said yesterday.

"Gone are the days when public officials could choose to ignore the media, complaints, telephones ringing or even letters to editors," he said during a luncheon talk titled Challenges of Malaysian Business Competitiveness in the Global Economy.

He said the notion that the alternative media was associated with "young punks" no longer held true as it now knew no age limit.

"Even the Prime Minister himself has initiated a website for the public to write in directly to him on any issues," he said.

The website www.warkahuntukpm.com.my was launched on March 1. - Bernama