Paying the price for shoddy workmanship
Haresh Says, as published in Mailsport today. “Terlepas pandang” It simply means oversight. And that line is often shared by a businessman acquaintance whom I have met on several occasions. Each time we meet, the subject of oversight by the authorities crops up. “You know-lah, when officials want to cover up their mistakes, they will just brush the issue aside and say terlepas pandang. I’ve dealt with so many government agencies and I think those two words are in their text books somewhere,” he joked during our recent chat. When national news agency Bernama, had on Sunday, flashed a story about the leakage at a badminton hall hosting the 17th Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Kangar, the words “terlepas pandang” crossed my mind. This was after the canvas roof at the aquatic complex in the Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Sports Complex was torn apart, disrupting the swimming competition. The golf course was also not ready with the landscaping delay...