Public Administration

Six pass ICT skills test with flying colours

24 May 2012

KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time, the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) has carried out ICT skills assessment and certification (ISAC) for disabled civil servants. The assessment was held to gauge their ICT literacy and skills.

Forget Bain — Obama’s public-equity record is the real scandal

24 May 2012

Despite a growing backlash from his fellow Democrats, President Obama has doubled down on his attacks on Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital. But the strategy could backfire in ways Obama did not anticipate. After all, if Romney’s record in private equity is fair game, then so is Obama’s record in public equity — and that record is not pretty. Read full article >>

'Mr. Toilet': Beijing needs new rules

24 May 2012

Public toilets in China's capital are coming under new rules, including "no more than two flies allowed," and a public sanitation advocate says they could be improved.