Rafidah said the “see, hear, say and do nothing” approach was “prevalent now”

PETALING JAYA: A former minister wondered tonight if the federal and state governments were adopting an approach of “see, hear, say and do nothing” in administering the country in light of the recent devastating floods and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Rafidah Aziz said the “see, hear, say and do nothing” approach was “prevalent now” when governments and authorities seemed so far removed from reality.

The governments and the authorities appeared to be impervious to the improprieties and wrongdoings among them.

They do not “see” reports lodged or “hear” the public outcries. They also “do nothing” despite the evidence presented to them, Rafidah added. “It seems that’s the new SOP, the modus operandi of governance.”

She asked: “What’s happening to our national compass, especially that of national governance?”

The former international trade and industry minister also wondered if the current government was fostering a dysfunctional “Keluarga Malaysia” that condoned bad behaviour and corruption.

Last month, analysts told FMT that Putrajaya’s trust deficit was at one of its worst levels following the floods and subsequent pleas by citizens against channelling any money through the Malaysian government. — Free Malaysia Today