We need to police study tours

That phrase - "lawatan sambil belajar" - has become the hallmark of all travel (read junkets and paid-holidays) undertaken by civil servants.

In early February, 2006, I decided to wait at the KL International Airport for the arrival of a flight from Mauritius. I had wanted to talk to members of a delegation from the Selayang Municipal Council, which included nine councillors, the president, the secretary and his wife, two officials and four businessmen who had contracts with the council.

They had been away on a week-long lawatan sambil belajar sojourn in South Africa and Mauritius.
What we learnt later was that the delegation inspected toilets in Mauritius...