1bestari net - Big Money in Smart School

The local paper carried the news about RM1.5 billion ringgit budgeted for the contract to supply internet access to virtual learning for 9924 school under Smart School Bestari project. Just to align it to the 1malaysia concept, the project was rename as 1bestarinet.

Malaysian are known to change the theme when the leadership change. Under the previous PM, the theme was.."Cemerlang, Gemilang dan Terbilang". And now is 1 Malaysia.

The idea and the implementation of the smart school was part of the 7 flagship of MSC. If you go the MSC, it still mentioned about the smart school as..."Smart School
Following the Education Development Blueprint (2006-2010), to ensure that all schools in Malaysia `Be Smart` by 2010 and assuring Smart School Qualification standards adopted throughout for quality assurance, this application is not only an investment benefit for the general society, but also a benefit for businesses for the up and coming future as it ensures that the future generations of workers or employees are more tech savvy and well versed and in tune with the ever rapidly progressing digital age."

Now it is 2011, and the billion ringgit investments were burned in smoke. The new project will draw billion ringgit for the contractors, but without accountability, it will be another smoke screen.

Incidently the link to smartschool at

http://www.mscmalaysia.my/topic/12073046901815 leads to a blank/

puduraya opened in April

The main bus station in kuala lumpur Malaysia was reopened on the 16 April 2011, after about 4 months of delay. This is a reflection of Malaysian Project Management for government based projects.

It is not unusual to have delays and sometime major defects or even parts of the buiding fallen apart, like the stadium in Terengganu.

The bus station was supposed to reopen in December in 2010, then delayed to February, then March and then April.

The star reported..."Raja Nong Chik said the developer, Uda Holdings Berhad, had informed him that all the preparations were going on smoothly for the terminal to resume operations on schedule"... He seem to be unaware or may be do not care about the prolonged delay.

Puduraya bus station to reopen April 16 Apr 2, 2011 ... PUTRAJAYA: The upgraded Hentian Puduraya bus terminal is to reopen on April 16 after several postponements, said Federal Territories and ... thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation&file=/2011/4/2/...

The refurnishing of the building was intended to provide comfort to the travelling public. However in many cases, the facilities are overbuild and above the needs of the bus companies and the public. This had added cost to the public. The central ticket systems, the like of that in Bandar Tasik Putri and added to the cost of travelling. Bus companies used to issue their own tickets, and they even have their computer system linked to the seating configuration of their fleet. To use a centralizes system will be additional cost.

Puduraya bus station is centrally located, unfortunately positioned right in the and has to face the daily jam.