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Melaka wanna build German technology park but

coolcity888 — Sat, 10 May 2025 08:34:37 +0800

Curious... When Melaka announced wanna build the German technology park, have they found investors already? Or build first baru pergi cari investor?

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Data only plan

coolcity888 — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:30:54 +0800

Is there any data only plan, prepaid or postpaid in Malaysia? I wanna use in my car. Please advise.

Atomy hemohim - a liver damage threat

coolcity888 — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 10:03:28 +0800

Hemohim a liver damage threat, says health department

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Four women, aged between 42 and 72, suffered acute liver damage after taking the product.

Photo: Courtesy of the Department of Health

The Department of Health on Monday warned the public not to take an oral product called Hemohim, saying it can cause liver damage.

The department said the Hospital Authority had notified it on Friday of suspected poisoning cases, involving acute liver injury, in four women, aged between 42 and 72.

All had reported tea-coloured urine, jaundice, and vomiting between April and September. They were admitted to hospital and have since been discharged.

The women said they had taken Hemohim, thinking it would improve their health, with consumption ranging between about two weeks and six months.

The department collected two samples from the patients and the Government Laboratory on Monday confirmed the presence of methoxsalen in all samples collected.

A Department of Health spokesman said methoxsalen was considered a probable cause of liver injury. Other common side effects include nausea, headache, dizziness, fatigue, depression and skin reaction to sunlight.

Methoxsalen - derived from the plant Ammi Majus, known commonly as Bishop's Weed or Queen Anne's lace - is a substance listed under the pharmacy and poison regulations. It can be used to treat diseases such as psoriasis and vitiligo.

The department said it was investigating the source of the product and would take enforcement action when necessary.

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Cronies opened medical school. Now problems..

coolcity888 — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:56:10 +0800

You caused doctor glut, so don’t abandon them now, Putrajaya told
K. Parkaran -July 15, 2021 10:28 AM
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PETALING JAYA: Parti Sosialis Malaysia chief Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj has told the government to take the blame for what he calls the “messy situation” that has resulted from its decision 20 years ago to start licensing “one medical school too many”.

He said regulatory agencies approved the colleges without looking into actual needs and the infrastructure available.

As a result, he said, the number of graduates spiralled out of control and contract doctors now accounted for 45% of the total number of doctors in public hospitals.

There are about 71,000 doctors in Malaysia. About 51,000 of them are in government service and 23,000 of these are contract doctors. There are 31 medical schools, 11 of them government colleges.

Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj.
“Together with foreign graduates returning annually, we have about 5,000 to 6,000 seeking places for housemanship,” Jeyakumar said.

He told FMT approvals for medical colleges were given without looking into the number of training hospitals or whether the government could absorb all graduates into service permanently.

Many of the private institutions, he said, had former senior government servants helming them, and he alleged that they used their personal links to get the quotas they wanted since more students meant higher profits.

“The fees range from RM300,000 to RM700,000 for a five-year course.”

Jeyakumar said the government, in licensing medical schools and making places available to nearly everyone wanting to study medicine, gave students and parents the confidence that doctors were in need.

“And now, the first batch of contract doctors, about 2,500, are reaching their five-year term. After that, more contract doctors will be joining yearly.

“This really is a big mess created by the government itself,” he said, adding that it would be wrong to abandon them now.

He suggested, as an immediate measure to break the current impasse, that their contracts be extended by another five years and that they be allowed to sign up for specialist courses with public medical schools.

“At the same time, the government should cut the intake of new medical students in public universities by 10%. As for private colleges, it should be reduced by 70%. After all, the private colleges have already made their money.”

Jeyakumar proposed the long-term measure of building an additional general hospital in every major town since this would create vacancies for doctors and also para-medical personnel, who are facing problems obtaining jobs they were trained for.

“We need more doctors at outpatient clinics as the waiting periods are long, with doctors seeing too many patients,” he said.

“How can they do justice to so many patients? So we need more doctors and more posts must be created.”

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Blu Inc Media ceases operations

coolcity888 — Fri, 01 May 2020 05:49:53 +0800

Blu Inc Media ceases operations
By New Straits Times - April 30, 2020 @ 2:44pm

Magazine publisher Blu Inc Media Sdn Bhd stops all its digital and print publications beginning today.

KUALA LUMPUR: Magazine publisher Blu Inc Media Sdn Bhd stops all its digital and print publications beginning today, amid uncertainties following the Covid-19 crisis.

In a letter dated today, signed by its chief executive Azliza Ahmad Tajuddin, it cited that "there is little visibility on when we can see recovery from the economic turmoil resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic."

"Our business has already been under tremendous challenge from digital disruptions over the past few years.

"While we have made increasing investment to build our digital capabilities, it is still unclear whether we have gained sufficient traction while the losses continue to increase."

Blu Inc Media has 20 titles in English, Malay and Chinese, including Harper's Bazaar, Malaysian Women's Weekly, Jelita, Female, Her World, Glam and Nuyou.

Save for six staff to assist the company through the process, all others will receive a separate e-mail regarding their employment status.

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Chinese restaurant in KL tutup buka same day

coolcity888 — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:05:25 +0800

Sudah got cerita here?

That day morning saw this news...

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https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...-notice/1826567

Then evening terus came up with another news...

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https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...artment/1826701

To be asked to close for 14 days, that place definitely is dirty beyond words. Can clean in few hours? Hahaha... Hebat betul

This consider Lazada scam or the seller scam?

coolcity888 — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:25:38 +0800

Yesterday 1010 Lazada did a promo deal 'Electronic madness RM0.10 deals' and sell some items at RM0.10 at a certain time. It was limited to certain units only. I managed to buy the Mi band 3 at 12pm sharp yesterday. It was limited to 5 units only and sold out within a few seconds. But then I received a notification today saying that this order has been cancelled and refunded. So, is this promotion a scam by Lazada itself or the seller scam Lazada?

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Are we heading to what happened in Japan before?

coolcity888 — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 16:45:20 +0800

Do you think we are heading the same direction as what happened in Japan before?

Sharing Japanese experience
LETTERS
Friday, 25 May 2018

I AM a Japanese novelist who has published more than 50 books in various countries. I have lived in Malaysia for three and a half years and I am so impressed with the outcome of the 14th General Election and what Malaysians have achieved.

The coalition ruled the country for decades. No one expected it to be defeated. When people first saw the stunning result, almost everyone was at a loss for a while. Then they realised it was the beginning of a new era. I am not writing about Malaysia. I am writing about my own country.

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Congratulations, Malaysians! You have finally decided to change your government. You have shown your ability as a mature democratic nation by making this decision.

When I saw Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad declare Pakatan Harapan’s victory on TV at midnight, I was deeply touched. To be honest, I had a little pain in my heart. At that movement, I thought about my country. As a person who has experienced a similar situation, I would like to share what I saw and felt back then even though it is somewhat bitter for me.

When I was young, it seemed the LDP would reign forever but then DPJ won the election with a super majority. I believed my country had finally got a two-party system and that DPJ would introduce some measures which LDP had ignored for a long time, such as an effective child allowance system and open immigration policy. Not only I but also all the people hoped that those measures would spur Japan’s sluggish economy.

Sadly speaking, this was a delusion. What we saw after the election were endless internal fights within DPJ. Our elected representatives immediately engaged in internal fights again and again.

The first prime minister from DPJ resigned a year after his inauguration. The second prime minister also left his office a year after his appointment. The third lasted only for a year. We had three prime ministers in three years!

What was worse was that DPJ decided to increase the consumption tax rate from 5% to 10% even though retaining the current rate was one of the most important promises they made in the campaign.

Many Japanese people felt betrayed and as a result, DPJ lost terribly in the next general election. DPJ doesn’t even exist now. The party dissolved like sugar in water, and so did our hope for a brighter future, the two-party system and a more democratic policy process. Policies that once shone brightly were miserably dumped and drenched in muddy water and the Japanese people lost interest in politics.

LDP is back on the stage now and it looks set to reign forever again. I feel like my country would never change the government even if the ruling coalition is extremely corrupt. So, I am jealous of you, Malaysians. You have got a right to build a modern democratic nation.

Be patient, Malaysians. Don’t make the mistakes my country did. It will take a while to see your government work well as you are now in uncharted waters. I hope your politicians will maintain order and cohesion and help each other to serve the rakyat. If they start internal fights due to selfishness like the politicians in my country did, you should stand up and tell them that unity is crucial to building a better future.

Freedom, democracy and transparency are not given naturally, these are cultivated by all the rakyat. Your beautiful country taught me about the importance of unity when I first came here.

TSUMUGU HASHIMOTO

Kuala Lumpur

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Wrong NCD in system

coolcity888 — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:36:10 +0800

I'm going to renew my car insurance this month and upon checking for my NCD, it is still 45% although it should be 55% upon renewal. It is a new car I bought last year and NCD is 45% and this insurance should be 55% in Apr this year should I still keep my old car.

Please help.

How Malaysians can stop anwar from becoming PM

coolcity888 — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 23:21:14 +0800

Let say IF majority of the Malaysians do not want Anwar to be PM, is there anything we can do? No, right? Cos we do not have the say in the party election or the say when appointing PM. Betul tak?

What happened to LCW?

coolcity888 — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 21:43:28 +0800

Actually what happened to our beloved Dato LCW ya? Sakit apa? Why need to treat in Taiwan and not in Malaysia or any other countries?

When to pay tax after e-filing?

coolcity888 — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 04:33:25 +0800

As per topic, when is the due date to pay for the cukai pendapatan upon submission of e-filing? 15 days or 30 days upon submission date?

New Hari Raya Song

coolcity888 — Fri, 25 May 2018 11:19:38 +0800

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Sekarang trend lagu Hari Raya by artiste lain bangsa...

Wth... I just got to mcdee punya sundae cone..

coolcity888 — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:10:02 +0800

Poor day like me thought wanna order rm1 punya sundae cone. Mana tau chocolate punya sundae cone rm2.5!

Stupid artiste like to promote supplement

coolcity888 — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 05:30:06 +0800

I've seen so many local artiste and the so called influencers will promote health supplement in fb and Instagram. I heard each post they will get from hundreds to thousands depending on popularity. The problem is, the product they are promoting is not registered in Malaysia. I believe they never really take it. Just hold the bottle and take a few photos. Easy money for sure but they should know it is a illegal product. This is especially serious in Chinese market with many supplement from Taiwan, Japan and China... Sigh... Really no brainier artiste.....

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Driving dark tinted windows to Singapore

coolcity888 — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:44:00 +0800

I plan to drive down to Singapore in my Alphard and it has the normal dark windows at the back seats. Windscreen and both front windows are ok as in not dark. Any problem driving to Singapore in that? Kena stop by customs or not?

Dark glass on Alphard or Estima

coolcity888 — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:32:06 +0800

I'm considering an Alphard but when I see the dark glass ya... What to do if police tangkap? Some cars are very very dark... Those with experience can share?

Heard that BMW & Mercs got special discount

coolcity888 — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:01:49 +0800

My friend just told me normally BMW and Mercs will give 5 to 10% discount to professionals like lawyer and doctor. How true is it? What other professions are entitled as well?

Celebrities using their children to earn money

coolcity888 — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 13:12:45 +0800

I've seen a pair or Malaysian celebrity using their daughter as money tree.. personally I feel sorry for the little girl as I think her childhood is exploited by her parents. Many did the same at China too... Kesian the children la...

Why is Malaysian artistes no cantik n handsome

coolcity888 — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:36:56 +0800

Why Malaysian artistes no pretty and handsome punya... Especially the Chinese artiste no matter in drama, TV host, newscaster... While in Indonesia, Thailand all super pretty and handsome.. let's alone tw, HK, China... Lagi cun..

For example.. the Thai series trailer below..

https://youtu.be/DFVkRvQXIwM

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