How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Fw: Contractors left bank unlocked



Contractors left bank unlocked

Contractors left a high street branch of Barclays Bank wide open overnight after forgetting to lock it.

Barclays' branch in Low Fell, Gateshead /PA

The contractors had visited the Low Fell branch in Gateshead when it was closed to pick up some documents.

Bank staff had locked up the building after leaving on Friday afternoon, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Barclays was alerted to the security lapse when a customer strolled in to the empty branch the following day.

With no staff in sight, and no security alarm sounding, the confused member of the public alerted the police.

Officers were quickly on the scene and secured the site before calling the bank's security firm to safely lock up the building.

Barclays insisted documents and cash were all safely locked away, and thanked the customer for alerting police.

A bank spokeswoman said: "Incidents of this nature are very rare and we do take them very seriously.

"We will be reviewing the circumstances with the third party contractor, whose standards appear to have fallen short on this occasion.

"We will also be thanking our customer for their vigilance."

1 comment:

KoSong Cafe said...

My first attempt at forwarding from my mailbox. Will probably finetune it to exclude 'Fw' in the post title as well as the name and address of forwarder, especially those who prefer anonymity.

Someone in Singapore decided to be a 'follower' and I have started using the feature. Can appear to be presumptuous that I have people following my blog!