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Opinion
Thursday December 21, 2006


ROS online service should come free

I support the move by the Registrar of Societies to start an online screening system next year that will enable the public to know who are eligible and who are not fit to hold posts in associations, societies and clubs,” ROS to screen office bearers” (Sunday Star, Dec 17)

I certainly hope such a service will be available at no cost to us.

In addition to exposing office bearers who illegally hold posts, such as bankrupts, fraudsters and people facing court action, I am also concerned about groups appearing in public and the media that give the impression that they are registered associations.

I know of one or two “organisations” which give out statements claiming to represent the people but are actually one-man shows.

What is worse is when they resort to collecting funds. This is deemed illegal by the ROS even for pro-tem organisations (groups whose submissions have yet to be approved by the ROS).

Some of them even find devious ways like using their personal businesses and private bank accounts to receive money from the unwary public.

In such cases, there is no place for accountability as these individuals rake in the profits from their seemingly worthy causes.

Even issues of caring and rescuing animals (which is a very good thing) have become the latest “victims” of such fraud.

The ROS must ensure the online service includes a section where the public can provide details of such activities so that they can be stopped.



JEFF BALAN,
Kuala Lumpur.






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