Giving a helping hand: Mustapa (second from right) handing food aid to a Kampung Berdang villager. With him is Kelantan State Assembly Speaker Datuk Abdullah Ya’kub (Mustapa’s right). — Bernama JELI: The government administration is still functioning well in working towards economic recovery and ensuring the people are protected during the Covid-19 pandemic, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said despite the shortcomings, every leader in the country was open to criticism and views of various parties, especially subject matter experts, in efforts to overcome weaknesses. “A failed government means it has become paralysed, but Alhamdulillah, in Malaysia, the public administration and institutions, including the private sector, are still operating as usual.