Just days after releasing their initial report, the World Bank yesterday released yet another report to clarify the previous announcement. “Rather than waiting for Hisham to wave his keris, we decided to revise our finding,” World Bank spokesman Matsale McScared said.
“We noticed that if given incentives, civil servants can do wonders, so our researchers decided to find out the number of days to start a factory if we give out incentives. The result is astonishing,” he added. According to the report, with incentives, Malaysia can give approval in 3 working-days, placing it on third place behind Nigeria and Indonesia which offer same-day and next business-day approvals respectively.
Pointing to recent toll rates increase approval, Prof. Ho Ee Lui, a research expert in Incentive management at USM, agreed with the finding. Prof. Ho added that while money has always been popular as incentive, luxurious yachts have recently gained popularity, while rice is making a strong comeback. “Those Turkish made yachts are highly sought after,” he said. However, on rice, he disagreed with Dr. M’s criticism on Khairy’s appetite. “I don’t think he eats that much, I mean, have you seen his wife lately?” Prof. Ho asked.
The new report was greeted with cheers all over Kuala Lumpur. “It shows that our government is truly world class. When it comes to rapid approvals, we can compete with the world’s best. We must do something so that next year we will be able to surpass Nigeria and Indonesia,” Hisham said proudly.
Elsewhere, experts are predicting an unusual surge in mixed-race babies in conjunction with VMY 2007. “Our world class SPGs are extremely friendly, ready and fertile. They will definitely make those tourists feel at home,” Lawat bin Buat said.
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