‘Dress code upholds values’

PETALING JAYA: The dress code for customers at government offices is in line with the upholding and practice of the fifth principle of the Rukun Negara, which is Courtesy and Morality, says the Public Service Department (PSD).Its director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shafiq Abdullah said the guidelines also aimed to ensure the collective harmony and well-being of Malaysia’s multicultural society.

“Such dress codes are also practised at government offices in Japan, Britain and Australia as well as South-East Asian countries such as the Philippines and Thailand.