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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Introduction Mass media is defined as print and electronic means of communication that transmit information to widespread audiences (Schaefer‚ 2012). Examples of print mass media included newspapers‚ magazines‚ booklets and brochures‚ house magazines‚ periodicals or newsletters‚ direct mailers‚ handbills or flyers‚ billboards‚ press releases‚ and books. While examples of electronic mass media are television‚ radio‚ computers‚ and smartphones. The past of mass media is extensive and complex. It stretches
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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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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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ORGANIZED BY UNIVERSITI TENAGA NASIONAL‚ BANGI‚ SELANGOR‚ MALAYSIA; 28-30 AUGUST 2006 Prospects for Ocean Energy in Malaysia Omar Yaakob‚ Tengku Mohd Ariff Bin Tengku Ab Rashid‚ Mohamad Afifi Abdul Mukti Department of Marine Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Skudai MALAYSIA Email: omar@fkm.utm.my Keywords: alternative‚ renewable energy Abstract European Union [4]‚ the United States [5]‚ [6] and Japan [7]. The energy can be extracted in
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Drug Abuse in Malaysia Drugs is a type of substance which can be medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ or used to improve performance and can also have other effects when taken by any individual or also animal. Drugs are viewed differently from every culture. Some views it as a healing ingredient while some might take it as normal food intake. Drugs molecules are complex and it mainly consist of hydrogen and carbon atoms‚ oxygen atoms‚ nitrogen atoms‚ Recreational drugs generally is that an individual can
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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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On bilateral trade‚ Malaysia and the Philippines have enjoyed many years of beneficial economic and expanding trade relations. Total bilateral trade have increased from USD 3.38 billion in 2009 to USD 6.62 billion in 2010. Also‚ as Philippines’ close neighbour and fellow member of ASEAN‚ Malaysia has been actively engaged in the on-going efforts to bring peace to the Southern Philippines‚ in consultation with the Philippines Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as well as other
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