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NHK
13 hours ago
- Politics
- NHK
Martial law trauma lingers for South Korean troops
Soldiers deployed to the National Assembly during the 2024 martial law declaration are now suffering mental health issues, while the military faces a loss of public trust.
BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Changed needed with Guernsey's revenue service
The current revenue service is "a difficult place for people to work", Guernsey's new chief executive of the States has Smillie said the service in charge of personal income tax was "clearly not performing well" or where the states would "like it to be at the moment".The department has been criticised for its lack of public trust and IT issues causing delayed tax returns being processed. Smillie said the staff, which were "on the frontline", worked hard "in the circumstances that they find themselves in". He said: "We need to equip those people to make sure they've got the right tools to do the job and they will do a cracking job. "They've got some great ideas, some brilliant initiatives and I'm absolutely sure if we empower them and give them the opportunity to change things and help themselves we'll see a dramatic improvement." Mr Smillie said although morale was "low", staff members were "optimistic" with the plans going into the said: "They really care about the service they provide, there's absolute acknowledgement it's not where it needs to be and they have lots of ideas."In terms of the systems that we have, the technology that we've deployed, it's just not working in a way that they need in order to provide a good service."The chief executive said change would take time and that it had to happen "from the bottom, up".He said: "The thing I'm really pleased about is we've got a group of people that are kind of really, really up for that and that's the kind of case study I'd like to create within the public services. "We've got a very good, difficult situation that we wouldn't necessarily want to be in but the advantage we've got to take from that is when we start to demonstrate change, it will be an example we continue to use to others."
Malay Mail
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Anwar: Freedom of Information Act to be tabled by year end to boost transparency
PUTRAJAYA, July 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today confirmed that the government will introduce the much-anticipate Freedom of Information Act. He said the Bill will be tabled in Parliament by the end of this year. 'We will also introduce Freedom of Information Act to strengthen transparency and give the public real access to government decisions. This is a vital step in building public trust and encouraging informed participation in our democracy. 'We will bring this law to Parliament by the end of the year, so the public can hold us to account,' he said in his speech at the International Conference On Governance And Integrity 2025 here. MORE TO COME
Bloomberg
12-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
FDA New Leadership, US Farming Economics, Corporate Breakups
This week, the FDA's new commissioner Dr. Marty Makary outlines a new approach to the department, hoping to restore public trust. Plus, checking in on the heartland of the US - we travel to Iowa to see how much American farmers rely on export markets. Later, a look at the ever-evolving media landscape and whether mergers and breakups have actually helped the challenged industry. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Leading doctors urge BMA to reconsider strikes amid concerns over public trust
Leading doctors have joined calls for the British Medical Association (BMA) to reconsider its strike plans as they warned resident doctors that walkouts could cause irreparable harm to public trust in the profession. Lord Ara Darzi, a former health minister and surgeon, followed calls made by Professor Robert Winston, a Labour peer, who told the Times the 'highly dangerous' walkout could damage the public's trust in doctors. Earlier this week, the BMA announced that resident doctors, formerly junior doctors, in England would walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25, in a dispute over pay. Lord Darzi, 65, told the Times: 'Doctors have a special place in society. The public's trust in doctors is earned, not guaranteed. 'I fear it will never recover if the BMA go ahead with strikes that are plainly unjustifiable.' Meanwhile, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, who is set to leave his post as NHS England national medical director imminently, warned the BMA to 'think really hard' about whether the industrial action is justified. In his final interview before retiring, Sir Stephen, 64, told the newspaper the walkout would cause 'tens of thousands of appointments and procedures' to be cancelled. The pair's calls echoed those made by Prof Winston, 84, who said he resigned from the BMA on Thursday. In a statement on Friday, a BMA spokesman said it is 'disappointing' when any of its 195,000 members resign, but said resident doctors are beginning their careers 'more than 20% worse off in real terms than their counterparts in 2008'. The spokesman added: 'We're sure that doctors who dedicated their lives to the health of the nation want to safeguard the profession and the NHS for the future. This means improving pay and conditions so that resident doctors stay in the health service and the UK to become expert clinical leaders, running entire services and innovating treatments. 'Doctors take their professional obligations incredibly seriously, and the decision to strike is not made lightly. 'But with nine out of 10 of our resident doctor members who voted backing industrial, it's clear that there is support for doing what is necessary to fight to restore pay. 'Of course, no strikes have to happen, and no care needs to be disrupted, if the Health Secretary meets with us to discuss the 'journey' to pay restoration as he so often called it in opposition.'
