Our Government is always late/slow in taking action‏

I am not sure how many people have commented on this matter in their blogs or written to the relevant authorities but we, the rakyat are still finding it very difficult to find or purchase plain white sugar in the city.
More than 1 month ago, I read somewhere on the internet that the world is running short of sugar and the price of this commodity have risen drastically. We in Malaysian have been assured by our Domestic Trade Minister that we will not be affected and sugar are in abudance for the Hari Raya period as it is a controlled item. I ask now, what do we control if there is nothing to control?????
Only this morning, my daughter went to 2 sundry shops and 2 hyper-markets but sugar was out of stock. I hope the officers of this ministry will go around to the shops and do spot checks instead of just making statements from their offices or announcing their visits to these places.

Another case in point is the H1N1 flu problem......... when the problem first arised in Mexico, we relaxed and thought that it will not reach our shores BUT...................... Now, after 59 fatalities, we are still having inconsistent reports from the various government departments.
Our decision makers always have this syndrome called "It will not happen to us".......... However, when things happen, we are always not prepared..............

Thank You....