The cabinet has decided not to proceed with the proposed sale of the national heart institute (IJN) to Sime Darby.MCA president Ong Tee Keat revealed this today at a press conference held at his Transport Ministry in Putrajaya.
Details of the cabinet decision is expected to be announced by Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak this evening.
Yesterday, Najib said the government in principle agreed with the Sime Darby proposal to buy a stake in the heart institute.
Following that many quarters expressed their opposition to the proposed deal, expressing concern that Sime Darby's fee structure would be too high for the poor.
Doctors make a stand
Earlier today, IJN specialists issued a statement stating that they were happy to serve the institute in its present form.
The specialists said that they do not wish to become 'scapegoats' in the proposed privatisation of the institute.
In a statement signed by 33 of the 35 medical consultants working for IJN, they stressed that the proposed privatisation was not a response towards their demands for better pay.
"We would like to reiterate our commitment to serve IJN in its current form and want to stress that the move must not be seen as a response to our demands for better pay," the statement said.
The doctors added that the medical personnel were not at all involved in the negotiations for the proposed takeover.
tunku : a very good decision by the cabinet. there should be no further discussion about IJN being privatised as the doctors there too are happy with current scenario.
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5 comments:
what a relief!!!
now who the heck said the the IJN's staffs and doctors demanded higher remunerations?much respect for all the people who work day and night to make sure things at IJN run smoothly.they have my highest salute.
ganbatte to all the doctors and staffs!
yes it is a relief to know that the cabinet had shelved the proposal by sime darby.
this is all done by pak lah and co. kj and shahrizat husband were seen together at IJN.
they just want to whack whatever they can whack before march 09.
thanks to our other ministers who are still thinking about rakyat.
Another flip flop decision! Yes one day no the next. I shudder to think if we were to go to war with this kind of leadership at the helm.
In the first place was the decision to sell IJN brought to the Cabinet? Was there any opposing views by any ministers in the cabinet meeting then? None came out pretty here. Nevertheless, its welcome news for IJN patients, would be patients and medical staff. To the doctors and medical staff, keep up the good work....Syabas.
Alhamdulillah akhirnya kerajaan tak jadi jual IJN kepada Sime Darby. Kalau tidak memang rakyat akan rasa tertindas dengan tindakan ini. Suara-suara pakar IJN yang turut menentang penswastaan ini turut dihargai. Syabas kepada Pak Lah dan kerajaan kerana penswastaan IJN ditangguh dan mungkin lebih baik jika ditolak terus supaya rakyat dapat memberi sokongan kepada kerajaan...
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