ON The Beat’s timely plea for a long overdue review of the National Civics Bureau or Biro Tatanegara (BTN), “Petty hate machine” (Sunday Star, May 27), should be seriously looked at by our new government. Reducing our huge national debt calls for the culling of arguably redundant government agencies including BTN and the Special Affairs Department (Jasa).
BTN has no place in our multiracial country. It has long been viewed with suspicion and criticised for promoting a negative mindset and using race issues to divert the rakyat’s attention from the urgent problems affecting their welfare and daily life. It has also negatively impacted on our nation’s progress in an increasingly competitive world.
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