NEUTRAL TEACHERS CREATE NEUTRAL STUDENTSAll the while, I assume school teachers should be neutral in everything. School teachers are allowed to enter politics with the acknowledgment by the school's principal. And now teachers are allowed to hold positions in political organisations? Why only grade A teachers are encourage to participate in politics? Later, teachers are busy in by-election or general election rather than building dynamic students as before.

Source: thestar.com.my//umno/story.asp?file=/2009/3/28/umno/20090328125315&sec=umno

Allow Grade A Teachers to Enter Politics

Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has proposed that Grade A teachers be allowed to participate in politics and hold positions in political organisations.

He also said teachers with degrees should be allowed to participate in politics so that their expertise could be utilised to make Umno stronger.

“Their role is important not only in education but also in politics, even before the time of independence,” he said.

Hishammuddin said their dedication and contribution had been side-lined and this had caused them to leave the political struggle.

“Therefore, I want to propose that the government allow Grade A teachers to participate in politics and hold positions,” he said to applause from delegates.

On the issue of teaching of Mathematics and Science in English, Hishammuddin assured the delegates that the status of the Malay language would not be affected when a decision was made.

“I want to give the assurance that no matter what, we will defend the Malay language as it is enshrined in our constitution,” he said.

NTV7 BROADCASTING F1 2009PIC: www.ntv7.com.my/home.aspx

Ntv7 is given the opportunity to broadcast Formula 1 this year. It seems not enough preparation done in hosting Formula 1. Can you see the today's live qualifying schedule for Formula One Australia?

TB SPREADING NATIONWIDEImage: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis

Below shows the symptoms and guidelines in curing TB (airborne disease) or even to prevent from infected.

source: www.sabah.org.my

Penyakit TIBI

TIBI ialah sejenis penyakit yang merbahaya yang boleh membawa maut jika tidak mendapat rawatan sempurna. Disebabkan oleh bacteria TIBI (Tubercle Bacilli) dan hanya boleh dilihat dengan mikroskop. Bakteria ini biasanya menjangkiti paru-paru dan boleh menyerang organ-organ lain seperti selaput otak, tulang, kelenjar leher, buah pinggang, kulit dan lain-lain.

Bagaimana TIBI Merebak ?

Bakteria TIBI disebarkan melalui udara. Pesakit TIBI yang menderita akan mengeluarkan berjuta-juta bacteria TIBI terawang-awang di udara seketika apabila bersin atau batuk. Individu yang menyedut udara tercemar ini mempunyai peluang dijangkiti bacteria TIBI. Biasanya pesakit TIBI boleh menyebarkan bacteria TIBI kepada individu yang berhubung rapat dengannya.

Tanda-Tanda TIBI

• Batuk yang berterusan lebih dari 2 minggu
• Kahak yang mungkin mengandungi darah
• Demam dan berpeluh di sebelah petang dan malam
• Susut berat badan dan hlang selera makan
• Mengalami sakit dada apabila batuk atau semasa menarik nafas panjang
• Mudah menjadi letih

Cara Mengesan Penyakit TIBI

Jika anda mengalami batuk yang berterusan atau tanda-tanda yang disebutkan tadi hendaklah :-

1. mendapatkan pemeriksaan doktor
2. melakukan pemeriksaan kahak untuk mengenalpasti bakteria TIBI
3. menjalani pemeriksaan x-ray dada

Rawatan

Penyakit TIBI mengambil masa 6 bulan di bawah penyeliaan anggota-anggota kesihatan yang dilantik.

• 2 bulan pertama dengan 4 jenis ubat diambil setiap hari
• 4 bulan berikutnya dengan 2 atau 3 jenis ubat yang diambil 2 kali seminggu

Pencegahan

• Bayi-bayi yang baru dilahirkan mestilah diberikan suntikan BCG. Dapatkan suntikan dos ke 2 sekiranya tiada bekas parut dna pada umur 12 tahun.
• Sekiranya batuk yang berterusan lebih daripada 2 minggu, segeralah berjumpa doktor
• Kontek iaitu ahli keluarga atau sesiapa sahaja yang tinggal sebumbung dengan pengidap TIBI dalam tempoh yang lama hendaklah datang membuat pemeriksaan di klinik atau di hospital kerajaan

Refer to: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/28/nation/3575492&sec=nation

TB cases on the rise again

KUALA LUMPUR: Tuberculosis (TB), at one time considered controlled, is spreading again in Malaysia because private doctors have failed to realise the disease has re-emerged.

Respiratory Medical Institute director Datin Dr Aziah Ahmad Mahayiddin said a standard practice required doctors to send patients suffering from acute cough for two weeks for tests.

“However, this is often not fully adhered to as most private clinics do not have a laboratory,’’ she said, adding that TB was contagious and needed to be treated without delay.

Dr Aziah said that in the 90s, TB had been controlled and had dropped to a minimum, and some private practitioners had forgotten about it.

“Some doctors are not aware that it is re-emerging in the country.’’

TB is a highly infectious, often deadly, disease that mostly attacks the lungs and whose classic symptoms include chronic cough, blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats and weight loss.

Statistics showed that reported TB cases in Malaysia had risen from 61.2 cases per 100,000 people in 2005 to 63.1 last year.

It was vital to raise awareness among not only those in the medical field but the public at large, she told reporters at the World Tuberculosis Day celebrations, themed “I Am Stopping TB”, at the institute here yesterday.

She also said that 17,506 new cases and 1,523 deaths were reported last year.

Federal Territory Health Department deputy director Dr Salehuddin Abu Bakar said the department had kept doctors abreast of such contagious diseases as dengue and TB.

Persons with a weak immune system faced a higher risk of infection, he added.

Malaysian Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis president Datuk Seri Yeop Jr Yeop Adlan said TB patients from rural areas could apply for a monthly allowance from it while receiving treatment.

He said successful candidates would be give a maximum allowance of RM400 for up to six months – the standard period for treatment. Visit www.maptb.org.my for details.

The institute, located in Jalan Pahang, provides free treatment for TB patients.

They, however, need to pay a RM5 registration fee.

TESCO IN SIMPANG?

Tesco is going to expand their business in Taiping where Tesco Extra will be build in Simpang.

Source from Tesco: Tesco Extra, the newest business format in Malaysia opens with the conversion and refurbishment of what was once Makro Cash & Carry.

The new concept store will combine the best practices of both Tesco and Makro businesses, serving the needs of small businesses, families and individuals all under one roof.

Tesco Extra provides a comprehensive range of products and services focused for small businesses including bigger pack sizes, special trolleys and checkouts as well as a dedicated business development team to support small business owners with their orders.

The Tesco Extra store will also cater to all the needs of individual customers and families through its services and extra range of food and non-food products as well as the unbeatable prices that have become the hallmark of Tesco in Malaysia.

Tesco Extra also has enhanced facilities in the store including disabled parking and toilets, parent & baby parking, all credit cards accepted, customer loading facilities, and different types of trolleys and checkouts to cater to the varying segment of customers.

IS IT FOR REAL?

Have you heard rumours about TheStore(Formerly known as Taiping Jaya) in Taiping Town going to close down because Taiping Sentral is the best place to lepak. Even Mc D in TheStore(Formerly known as Taiping Jaya) shifted to Taiping Sentral.