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Sarawak minister says Padu 'strips citizens naked'

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Publish date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024, 06:30 PM
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A senior Sarawak government official has criticised Putrajaya's Central Database Hub (Padu) plan, saying that demanding certain data from citizens is tantamount to stripping them naked.

Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said there were concerns about data privacy.

"The moment you fill in, you (‘bogelkan diri sendiri’ (strip yourself naked). Practically everything - your bank account, your house, everything!

"I don’t think that is a proper way to treat your citizens," the state tourism minister was quoted as saying by Borneo Post.

“If Padu is meant to help the poor, let them fill it in in, those receiving government aid can fill that in; but you don’t go across the board and say everybody must fill it in,” he added.

Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli urged the public to register in the system or risk being excluded from subsidies.

According to Rafizi, around 5.4 million people have updated their details in Padu since its launch at the beginning of the year.

Rafizi has argued that the data in Padu, which is cross-checked with various government agencies, will ensure that government subsidies and other types of assistance are distributed accurately and only reach those who are eligible.

However, there are concerns about privacy and security, although the government insists that the information will be kept safe.

Karim said the Sarawak government had asked for a change in Padu's registration exercise in the state.

He said he personally believed the government could have used existing data hubs such as eKasih, which was launched in 2007 to help the government plan various poverty alleviation programmes.

"“Back then we had e-Kasih to search for those who are poor, why do we need Padu? It is more or less the same. Just that in Padu, if you don’t fill it in, the aid recipients may miss out," the Sarawak daily quoted him.

He also wondered if there was a hidden agenda behind the introduction of Padu.

“Is it because you want to help the poor, or is it because you want to know how many people in a village? That’s the role of the Statistics Department."

 

https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2024/03/22/sarawak-minister-says-padu-strips-citizens-naked

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GPS don't support Unity Govn?

1 month ago

Income

Na ked?

1 month ago

metaverse

Sarawak government is telling the truth. To rationalize the petrol subsidy the gov actually can do it via the mechanism of tax rebate based on the income level filed. No need to interrogate the whole nation with PADU as if the whole nation are petrol smugglers or trying to cheat the PH government as apparently the economy minister may not have the authority to access those sensitive income tax info and that's the reason why we have to fill in the blank with PADU. Eight days count down to PADU referendum and vote of no confidence to the economy minister.

1 month ago

metaverse

"Economy Ministry would meet with the Sarawak government next week to discuss the issues concerning Padu. Rafizi was reported to have said that the directive to suspend the registration of Padu was for the Sarawak government to obtain clarification from the ministry"

Seven days count down to PADU deadline and vote of no confidence as this PADU is a total waste of rakyat time and public resources. To predict the outcome of US elections we don't need to interrogate the whole US nation as a sample population of few hundred will be sufficient. PADU will create a lot of legal dispute as it will overlap and interfering with other government database as one country cannot have two different set of official database. This kind of big bro digital surveillance will not work unless it is a police state country so with 18% approval rate the economy minister should be kicked out of the office immediately and replaced by KJ or Tony Pua or Kian Ming who will be a better candidate for the job of economy minister 😁

1 month ago

chinaman

Malaysia has dropped four spots to 59th in the World Happiness Report 2024.

The 2024 report surveyed a total of 143 countries.

Malaysia's position dipped compared to 2023 when it ranked 55th out of 137 countries worldwide.

Singapore, which ranked 30th in the world this year, led the list of Asian countries, followed by Taiwan (31), Japan (51), South Korea (52), Philippines (53), Vietnam (54) and Thailand (58).

1 month ago

Income

chinaman
Malaysia has dropped four spots to 59th in the World Happiness Report 2024.



Msia not happiest meh…
I thought Msia happier than Spore crowded, so many rules in Spore?

1 month ago

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