PUTRAJAYA, Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) Datuk Seri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar today announced several changes in placement and new appointments for top management posts in the civil service. The changes involve the Secretary-General (KSU) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Securities (KPKM) Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali who will be transferred to the same post at the Defence Ministry, replacing Datuk Seri Isham Ishak, who will take over the KSU post at KPKM. Their transfer takes effect on Sept 23. According to Shamsul Azri, in a statement today, the changes in placements and new appointments are being implemented in line with the government's public service reforms that demand speed, agility, and dynamism in the top leadership of the public sector to face a new era. This, he said, followed the announcement of the salary adjustment to civil servants by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim last Aug 16. Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (K USKOP), Datuk Seri Suriani Ahmad, has been appointed the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health, effective tomorrow (Sept 5). Source: BERNAMA News Agency