Special Affairs Department

Special Affairs Department
JASA
Jabatan Hal Ehwal Khas
Agency overview
Formed 1980ies
Dissolved 2018
Type Department
Jurisdiction Ministry of Communications and Multimedia of Malaysia
Website www.jasa.gov.my

Special Affairs Department (Malay: Jabatan Hal Ehwal Khas), abbreviated JASA, was an defunct agency of the Malaysian previous ruling government under Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia.[1] It was established in eighties just as a 'branch' agency under the Ministry of Information before being upgraded to 'division' and finally as 'Department of Special Affairs'.[2] It was formed initially aimed to explain the government initiatives and programmes before it was slowly deviated and turned into political propaganda machinery for BN especially those of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to attack the opposition.[3]

After the 2018 general election that saw the downfall of BN government, on 23 May 2018 new Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad of the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition federal government announced that the JASA was among few government agencies and departments that to be abolished.[4] Dr Mahathir said JASA was dissolved because it was riddled with too many political elements.[5] JASA was completely dissolved on 15 October 2018 with its 300 civil servants absorbed into other departments and ministries, while its mostly political contract staff cut.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jabatan Hal Ehwal Khas (JASA) / Ministry of Communication and Multimedia". Malaysia's Open Data Portal. data.gov.my. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "JABATAN HAL EHWAL KHAS (JASA) - apaka tugas hakiki pegawainya? dari mana asalnya ?". YANG GAMBI (in Malay). yanggambi.blogspot.com/. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "PERKHIDMATAN AWAM: APA TUGAS 272 KAKITANGAN JASA? ADAKAH LANTIKAN KONTRAK DIISI OLEH AHLI UMNO?". Rafizi Ramli (in Malay). 16 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dr M: SPAD, Pemandu, Jasa and MPN among agencies to be abolished". The Star. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Mohd Husni Mohd Noor (20 September 2018). "300 civil servants from Jasa to be absorbed into other departments, ministries, contract staff to be axed". New Strait Times. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Laporan: 800 hilang kerja bila JASA tutup". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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