ORIGINAL ARTICLE How Should Malaysia Respond to its Ageing Society? D R Forsyth‚ FRCP*‚ Y C Chia‚ FRCP** *Box 135‚ Department of Medicine for the Elderly‚ Addenbrooke’s Hospital‚ Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust‚ Hills Road‚ Cambridge‚ CB2 2QQ‚ England‚ **Department of Primary Care Medicine‚ Faculty of Medicine‚ University of Malaya‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia SUMMARY As Malaysia ages its health and social care systems will have to adapt to a changing pattern of disease and dependency
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Malaysia Economic Growth Title: Malaysia economic growth based on gross domestic product (constant prices) from year 1990 to year 2008. Year | Gross domestic product‚ constant prices | Percent Change | 1990 | 9.007 | | 1991 | 9.547 | 6.00 % | 1992 | 8.886 | -6.92 % | 1993 | 9.896 | 11.37 % | 1994 | 9.211 | -6.92 % | 1995 | 9.83 | 6.72 % | 1996 | 10.002 | 1.75 % | 1997 | 7.323 | -26.78 % | 1998 | -7.359 | -200.49 % | 1999 | 6.138 | -183.41 % | 2000 | 8.68 | 41.41 % | 2001
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Malaysia is a multiracial country with a rich cultural heritage. Here‚ people strongly believe in respecting each other’s culture and religion. Malaysia is unique because of its diversity of races‚ religions and cultures‚ the stability of the country and many places of interests. Besides‚ there are many international achievements which are the pride of our nation. Diversity of races‚ religions and cultures is a significant characteristisc of our nation. Languages There are as many languages spoken
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Season in Malaysia Malaysia is one of the countries in the world which have multi-racial. Although Malaysia has the most races of citizens in the universe‚ the Malaysia’s residents can live together peacefully. The ethnics of citizens in Malaysia are Malayan (Muslims)‚ Chinese‚ Indian (Hindu)‚ Iban‚ Kadazan and etc. Between‚ the three major ethnics are Malayan‚ Chinese and Indian in Malaysia. Because of the multi-racial of Malaysia‚ there are also many festive season in Malaysia. Malaysia also is
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The Dumping ground between Thane and Mulund has been giving out bad odour‚ as the open space receives 300 metric tonnes of waste everyday. Although the issue has been raised on several occasions by both residents and political parties‚ nothing has been done so far. This has become a problem‚ as the dumping ground is an excellent breeding ground. According to medical experts‚ the continuous dumping could result in around 40 diseases. The major diseases amongst these 40 include leptospirosis‚ food
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Mokhtar Dahari (13 November 1953 – 11 July 1991) was a Malaysian footballplayer from Setapak‚ Selangor (now Kuala Lumpur). He was one of the best players in Asia in the 1970s. He was a legend for Malaysia. Born in Setapak‚ Mokhtar showed interest in playing football at an early age. He played for his school and later for his home state‚ Selangor FA. He attended secondary school at Victoria Institution‚ Kuala Lumpur from 1966 to 1970 and established the Piala Mokhtar Dahari (Mokhtar Dahari Cup) which
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Malaysia and the "Original People" Neglecting aboriginal groups has been a common theme in the past when considering the advancement of developing countries. The United States had little to no regard for the Native Americans when developing a new nation. And now as Malaysia is a quickly developing country‚ we can see the effects of this development on its natives. Some of the world’s leading anthropologists who have been studying the "original people" of Malaysia for twenty-five years‚ have
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Post navigation← PreviousNext → Buy buy baby? Posted on June 13‚ 2012 by cskparkes For many in the developed world‚ excluded from their national adoption system for reasons such as age‚ inter-country adoption may be one option to start or expand their families. On the surface this system‚ if well regulated‚ seems to offer a positive outcome for both children and prospective parents. However‚ as with any system involving several national jurisdictions‚ the potential for fraud‚ corruption‚ and
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take care of other people’s rights. He has duty not to commit offences such as theft‚ robbery‚ extortion‚ beating‚ murder‚ arson‚ vandalism‚ terrorism etc. Law is obligatory for everybody even ministers and kings are bound to observe laws of Malaysia while conducting personal and official activities. All persons are equal before law and every body is bound to follow law. If a person violates law and commit some wrongdoings‚ police department will take action against the person. Police will arrest
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We feel at home‚ we feel secure and we feel warm in the heart. This is the feeling we all have when we are living in our country‚ Malaysia‚ the land of love. There is and old saying that goes a man that fails to love his country‚ love nothing. Love towards country is the basis for any citizens to always feel the pride and happiness living in the country. As in Malaysia‚ we are very blessed because our country is the land of amazement making it’s easy for us to fall and stay in love with it. The amazing
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