malaysiakini and our NATIONAL PROBLEMS

The ongoing problems of Bukit Antarabangsa continue and even a minister has declared that the problem was probably "not man-made" so I guess we have to put that to Allah's account.
But these 2 problems cannot be caused by Allah.
First of all there is the RM5 mil to light up court complex since May 2007 which equates to roughly RM260,000 per month.
Since no comparative figures are available, it is difficult to gauge if this building is energy efficient but the number appears high.
One common problem with most government buildings is that we build without much thought to saving energy.
Instead of using those high roofs to reduce electricity usage - we can still see some fine example of this with old railway stations and churches where natural ventilation keeps the place cool, we build pseudo Moorish-style structures and then air-cond the building and set the temperature to 20C as the high venting system does not reach the floor levels effectively.
The second man-made problem is another high-profile example of incompetence or negligence or both. Of course Parliament House was the more prominent case.
In this case, the NST reports It's raining inside Putrajaya Corporation 600 business executives were given a vivid demo of how rain water can be harvested.
Maybe this is the hand of Allah at work - it is a reminder that we must take more responsibility for our duties and actions or our incompetence will be displayed for all to see.
Perhaps Allah feels not enough attention was given to the care of Bukit Antarabangsa and send this wet reminder to VIPs that even important buildings are not exempt from proper maintenance.
This type of incident rarely occurs within the private sector for the person responsible will be sacked.
So do you still think we can trust this government with operating and controlling a nuclear power plant?

Photo: Thanks to NST. Nice red bucket sets up the scene nicely!