Originally posted by oxford mushroom:
The ongoing Coroners' hearing on the soldier who died whilst underlying treatment for a rare but dangerous infection illustrates the lapses that are present in the hospital. In many government agencies and institutions, there are errors and systemic shortcomings but our current system discourages reporting of these faults. The management elite often does not want to hear about problems and is only concerned with the bottomline. The collapse of the Nicoll Highway bridge is another example in point. Years ago, a safety officer wrote to the Straits Times complaining about safety lapses in Keppel Shipyard after a fatal fire. He was fired.
In the interest of public welfare there should be greater transparency and better protection for whistleblowers. The Official Secrets Act and restrictive job contracts limiting disclosure only serve to perpetuate deficiencies in the system and sweeping mistakes under the carpet.
if they wants to bring in this law, they should try and do this in SAF first. too much cover up and and tai chi around. if they can't improve on this simple things, don't even think of having such law in the country.