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魏宗贤文打烟之声 Gwee Tong Hiang for Bentayan

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 03:40 AM PDT

魏宗贤文打烟之声 Gwee Tong Hiang for Bentayan


Projek Sunshine DAP Parlimen Bakri Menghulurkan Bantuan Kepada Warga Melayu

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:15 PM PDT

Lim Guan Eng

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 01:43 AM PDT

Lim Guan Eng


Aspiration to develop and promote Penang as the Medical City for the Region (en/cn)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Ladies & gentlemen

After the inspiring presentations on Cross Border Healthcare by Dato' Dr Chan Kok Ewe, Chairman of the Penang Health Association and How Singapore can contribute to Healthcare in Penang by Prof Soo Khee Chee, Director of the National Cancer Centre, Singapore, I am further encouraged to share with you my vision for healthcare in Penang.

Our vision of Penang as the leading medical hub in Malaysian is underpinned by quality healthcare, managed costs affordable for the lower as well as high-end segments of the market and a pro-active government administration intent on making the stay of not just the patients as comfortable as possible under the cirmsumstances but also relaxing for their family members. We intend to combine a all in one experience of getting our ailment treated and leaving Penang treated, rested, cured and cheerful.

The resort nature of Penang, our wonderful UNESCO World Heritage City, tantalizing old world charms and lifestyle and our world famous food is an unbeatable combination for any holidaygoers. After all Yahoo Travel listed Penang as one of the top 10 islands you must explore before you die and Penang asam laksa has been listed by CNN as the No. 7 best food in the world.

Having said that, Penang is not competing with Singapore as the lack of direct international flights make our appeal regional, especially the market close to Thailand and Northern Sumatera. In a way Penang complements Singapore in that our direct links allows any patient to also consider Singapore for further treatment.

Penang’s dominant role in the medical tourism industry in Malaysia is backed up by figures. Out of Malaysia’s total medical tourism receipts in 2009 of RM288 million, Penang contributed RM 164 million or 57%. In 2010 out of Malaysia’s total medical tourism receipts in 2010 of RM 336 million, Penang contributed RM 218 million or 66%.

The Hotel Resort Insider in 2010, named Malaysia as one of the top five medical tourism destinations in the world. The healthcare services provided in Malaysia, which cover a full and extended range of secondary and tertiary medical specialities are of equal standards but comparatively cheaper than in the U.S., Europe and other developed nations.

Penang is more than one-and-a-half times the size of Singapore, with a population of 1.6 million or 30% of Singapore's population. Penang has more than ten private hospitals but seven speciality hospitals stand out. These seven hospitals have formed a consortium among themselves to jointly promote medical tourism in Penang.

Calling themselves the Penang Health Association, these hospitals portray a distinct uniqueness of commonality in purpose. Although they are separate business entities they are compatriots in promoting Penang as the destination of choice for medical tourism.

The people in Penang are known for their prudence with resources, be it financial or people. The Penang Health Association has adopted these qualities and has been promoting Penang as a medical hub rather than promoting their individual hospital to potential patients from within the ASEAN region. They have been participating in road shows and exhibitions outside Malaysia as Penang Health Association as an affordable and quality healthcare destination.

Taking cognizance of the efforts of these players in healthcare services in Penang, it is my aspiration to develop and promote Penang as the Medical City for the Region. As a Medical City, not only medical or healthcare services are provided but it also entails an extensive dimension of services, beginning from:

-Arrival at Penang International Airport or any other entry point;
-Airport transfer to / from the hospital for the patient and lodging for the patient's family
-Treatment in the hospital
-Transportation for patient's family to daily hospital visits
-Tour packages for patient's family
-Recuperation or convalescence either in the hospital or at a local lodging
-Post treatment services

In order to provide a complete and interdependence range of services, a coopetition (cooperative competition) approach is adopted to involve all related entities of the services industry. This means that the various sectors of the services industry such as

-operators of tour & travel trade
-hospitals
-operators of hotels, service apartments and other lodgings
-transport operators
-restaurants and food caterers
-other related services providers have to pool their resources to make the Medical City concept a reality.

I am confident that the players in the services industry will response positively to the initiative of developing and promoting Penang as the Medical City for the reason that the success of the Medical City will translate to profitability for them.

As a Medical City, patients from within ASEAN and further afield will be able to come to Penang to seek a holistic and cost-effective healthcare. The holistic healthcare approach fosters a cooperative relationship among all those who are involved, thus leading towards the best possible attainment of the physical, mental, emotional, social as well as spiritual aspects of health. The holistic approach is consistent with the rising demand for a wider extent of healthcare, which include not only curing illnesses but also encompasses education and responsibility for personal efforts towards achieving balance and well being.

We certainly welcome Singapore's assistance in contributing to the growth of the healthcare sector in Penang and I look forward to the day that healthcare services in Penang will be sought after by patients outside ASEAN.

Speech by Right Honorable Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang at “Penang Dialogue – Penang's Healthcare Sector: Strategies, Synergies & Opportunities" August 11, 2011 @ Tanglin Club, Singapore

槟州首席部长林冠英于2011年8月11日在新加坡Tanglin 俱乐部的" 槟州医疗领域: 策略、合成及机会"的对话会上发表谈话,重点如下:

槟州政府的愿景就是打造马来西亚首屈一指的医疗保健中心,其前提必须是拥有高素质的医疗服务、市场上低收入及高收入群体都可负担的价格以及主动积极的政府机关,不只让病患能在舒适的情况下治病,也让他们的家属可以放心。我们希望病患能得到"全合一"的医治,在获得治疗、休息足够、痊愈、开心的情况下离开槟城。

槟城拥有渡假胜地的特质,乔治市是联合国科教文组织认可的世界文化遗产,老城市的魅力及生活方式、著名美食都是让游客难怀的组合。Yahoo Travel也将槟城列为十大临死前必到之处,而槟城亚参叻沙也在美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)世界美食排行榜是名列第七。

槟城并非要与新加坡竞争,毕竟我们缺少直接国际航班,因此,我们更注重区域性市场,特别是泰国及北苏门答腊一带。槟城 – 新加坡的直飞航班也方便那些要前往新加坡接受进一步治疗的病人,这方面,槟城与新加坡可说是相辅相成。

槟城的医保旅游业在大马一直是领先的。2009年马来西亚在这个领域的2亿8800万令吉收入中,其中57%或1亿6400万令吉来自槟城。2010年,马来西亚在这个领域的收入为3亿3600万令吉,其中66%或2亿1800万令吉来自槟城。

2010年The Hotel Resort Insider 把马来西亚列为世界五大医保旅游胜地,马来西亚提供的医疗设施(包括全面、第二及第三阶的医疗器材)水平相去不远,但是价格比美国、欧洲及其它发达国家低廉。

槟城比新加坡大一倍半,人口160万或新加坡的30%。槟城拥有超过10家私人医院,其中有七家专科医院已经站出来成立一个协会,共同推广槟城的医疗旅游。

这就是槟城医疗保健协会,这些医院展示各自的独特之处,却拥有共同特性。他们都是不同的商业个体,但是他们都热衷于把槟城推广为医疗保健旅游胜地。

槟城人向来懂得审慎管理资源、财务或人员。槟城医疗保健协会也具有这些素质,不只推广各自的医院,也向东南亚地区的潜在病患推广槟城为医疗保健中心。

看到业者的努力,我也希望可以发展及推广槟城做为"区域性医疗保健城"。做为一个医保城,槟城不只是提供医保服务,它还需要拓展各方面的服务,从这里开始:

-抵达槟城国际机场或其它入境点;
-病患的机场- 医院载送服务,病患家属的住宿
-医院的治疗
-病患家属每天往返医院的载送服务
-病患 家属的旅游配套
-在医院里或本地住房的疗养或康复
-医疗后期服务

为了提供更完善及相辅相成的服务,我们采纳合作竞争(cooperative competition) 方式,让各领域的服务业者加入。这包括:

-旅游业者
-医院
-酒店、出租公寓及其它住房
-交通业者
-餐饮业者
-及其它相关的服务业者都必须投资资源,让这个医保城的概念实现。

我相信,服务业者将会积极参与这项概念的发展,因为医保城的成功,也意味他们的利润将增加。

做为医保城,东南亚甚至更远地区的病患都能来到槟城,寻求全方位及低廉的治疗服务。全方面医疗将促进各行各业的合作关系,进而让医疗业在物理、精神、情绪、社会等方面达到最好的发展。全方位的医疗业不只迎合人们对医疗的更高要求,即它不只是治病角色,还包括为个人身心均衡发展的教育和责任。

林冠英

Charles Santiago

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:20 PM PDT

Charles Santiago


Dimana kebenaran? Upacara nyalaan lilin untuk Teoh Beng Hock

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:12 AM PDT


Lim Kit Siang

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:18 PM PDT

Lim Kit Siang


You probe me, I probe you

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 04:59 PM PDT

Written by Francis Siah Wednesday, 10 August 2011 CPI I was 'honoured' to be welcomed back at the Kuching airport on Monday (Aug 8) by five police officers. Immediately after I crossed the immigration counter at 6.15pm, one of them who introduced herself as ASP Angela ak Ladie, approached me and she and her colleagues [...]

The evolution of crisis

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 04:57 AM PDT

By George Friedman Aug 11, 2011 | Asia Times Classical political economists like Adam Smith or David Ricardo never used the term ”economy” by itself. They always used the term ”political economy.” For classical economists, it was impossible to understand politics without economics or economics without politics. The two fields are certainly different but they [...]

Welcome to Indonesia’s 34th province

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 04:30 AM PDT

Mariam Mokhtar Malaysiakini Aug 8, 11 If Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s ‘Project N’, the sequel to former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s ‘Project M’ is realised, Tourism Malaysia will not need use the meaningless ‘Malaysia, Truly Asia’ as its slogan. It will have to adopt the more apt ‘Malaysia, Truly Indonesia’. With numerous allegations that [...]

When charity becomes a crime

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:41 AM PDT

by Dr Chris Anthony The ongoing controversy over the alleged raid of the Damansara Utama Methodist Church(DUMN) by Jais brings highlights a very strange phenomenon where doing charity becomes a crime that must be investigated and punished. We all know that charity is the act of giving money, food or help free to those who [...]

Malaysia has ‘very high’ religious restrictions, says report

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:10 AM PDT

By Shannon Teoh The Malaysian Insider Aug 10, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — The government of Malaysia imposes "very high" restrictions on religion, an influential United States research group said yesterday. The Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life said that it was among 10 countries out of 198 studied with very [...]

Blog@Wengsan...博客@永山

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:24 PM PDT

Blog@Wengsan...博客@永山


Kerajaan Selangor Belanja RM1.5 Juta untuk yuran kemasukan pelajar Kolej Inpens

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:42 AM PDT

View issues with Tan Seng Giaw

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 03:39 PM PDT

View issues with Tan Seng Giaw


Find solution for the high infant mortality in Terenggannu

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 08:30 AM PDT

DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Kepong Dr Tan Seng Giaw insists that there is an urgent need to find out the reasons for the high infant mortality (IMR) in Terengganu, then Malacca, Kelantan and Perlis compared with other states in Malaysia.

Having found the reasons such as poverty, we should then implement an effective solution to the problem.

On 10.8.2011, Dr Tan notices the findings of the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) on infant mortality in Malaysia.

The Director-General of LPPKN Datuk Aminah Abdul Rahman says that Terengganu has recorded the highest infant mortality rate in Malaysia with an average of 9.2 fatalities for every 1,000 newborns. Malacca is 8.4, while Kelantan and Perlis are 8.1. The national average is 6.2.

Why should states such as Terengganu have such high IMR? With revenues also from petroleum for many decades, the state income is relatively big. Why should there be severe poverty in the state?

We need detailed study of those states with high IMR so that we know the true causes. Then credible solution can be found.

Tan Seng Giaw

MY VOICE FOR NATION

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:19 PM PDT

MY VOICE FOR NATION


Great flaw of TBH RCI report – failure to affix responsibility for TBH’s death on MACC despite evidence galore

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 08:29 PM PDT

Philosophy Politics Economics

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Philosophy Politics Economics


When Will Najib Call For Polls?

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 08:42 AM PDT

Bursa bloodbath gives Najib pause on polls
By Shannon Teoh August 10, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — With some RM91 billion slashed from the stock market since last Monday (over eight days), Datuk Seri Najib Razak faces yet another global financial meltdown ahead of general elections — due in less than two years.

Although the prime minister was said to be mulling snap polls as early as the end of the year, politicians and analysts say that economic factors are now firmly out of his hands, with him hanging on to his Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) projects only for a rebound next year.

"These projects are his only defence against the storm clouds on the horizon," said Jupiter Securities research head Pong Teng Siew, stating that Najib (picture) will only go to the ballot boxes after the ETP bites.

[...]

But DAP's Tony Pua, one of the opposition's top economic spokespersons, said that Najib is "hamstrung" as he heads into the pre-election period.

"In the last two years, he has been able to rely on high oil prices to bankroll public spending but that is not going to happen this time as the global slowdown will hit oil prices and our exports.

"This is Najib's worst nightmare. The perfect storm is brewing and he can only hope to wait it out," the Petaling Jaya Utara MP said.

For full article on The Malaysian Insider, click here.

MRT: Chinatown Land Acquisition

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 08:43 AM PDT


Traders and shop owners express their opposition to the proposed acquisition
of their properties for the MRT today. 
— Picture by Jack Ooi

Chinatown businesses suspicious over MRT acquisition
By Melissa Chi August 09, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Traders and shop owners in the historic tourist enclave of Chinatown expressed outrage today over government plans to acquire properties in the area, and are bracing themselves for the destruction of heritage buildings to make way for the Klang Valley MRT (KVMRT) project.

To date, 34 units have been served compulsory acquisition notices to make way for the KVMRT project, which runs along Jalan Sultan and Jalan Petaling, cutting through the arch that bears the name "Petaling Street" in three languages.

"That means they are trying to chak jiu pai (shut down our business) and cheong ngo dei ge fan woon (steal our livelihood)," said Daniel Wong, a trader who owns multiple properties in the area, during the first meeting with the traders last week. "How can we just stand by and watch?"

Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun met with the traders today at the Lok Ann Coffee Shop, located in a building which will be acquired as well, and encouraged them to step up their protests and be vocal about their dissatisfaction over the acquisitions.

"Chinatown has witnessed the development of KL. It's been around for a hundred years," he said, adding that it was not right for the government to just take their businesses and properties from them. "All we can do now is protest against it."

[...]

Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua, who was also present to speak with the traders, told The Malaysian Insider that there was no reason for the government to acquire the land specifically for the MRT project.

"The MRT station is actually located a block away, so these shops are actually not above the MRT station itself. They are above the tunnel track but because the tunnel is actually 100 feet below ground, there is no reason for the government to acquire these particular shop lots. So the only reason why they would want to acquire these shop lots is so that they can profit from the appreciation resulting from the construction of the MRT system.

"We disagree with this kind of mechanism for the simple reason that when the government builds infrastructure, it's meant to benefit the people in and around the area. You cannot, just because you build the infrastructure, claim that all the profits have to go to the government," he said.

For the full article in The Malaysian Insider, click here.

Bersih: Now Ministry of Health Abdicates Responsibility

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 08:54 AM PDT

Tung Shin probe a whitewash, says DAP
By Shannon Teoh August 08, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — The DAP has accused the authorities of sweeping under the rug the firing of tear gas and water cannons into the Tung Shin hospital compound during the July 9 Bersih rally.

Although Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai had ordered a "high-level" ministry probe into the incident, publicity chief Tony Pua (picture) said he was informed by the Health Ministry on August 5 that it was now "joining the police in building an investigation report that will be held soon."

"The minister initially delegated his responsibility to his secretary-general. Now the whole ministry is delegating to the police.

"After more than a month since Bersih, all the police have done is release some heavily-edited video clips to show how nice they were. The Health Ministry has got no courage to declare the truth," the Petaling Jaya Utara MP said.

Party international secretary Liew Chin Tong also accused the police of "trying to rewrite history with its own version of what happened."

"It is regrettable that police can still refuse to accept responsibility and admit its mistake," the Bukit Bendera MP told reporters today.

In the aftermath of the rally that saw tens of thousands dispersed by police with tear gas and water cannons, Liow ordered the probe on July 14 after a group of medical consultants had written to the media refuting the hospital board and police who claimed that no gas canisters or water cannons were fired directly into the hospital.

The MCA deputy president had initially agreed with the hospital but then ordered the probe, stating that patient security and hospital safety were paramount.

Pua, Liew, Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching and Zairil Khir Johari, the political secretary to the DAP's secretary general, had offered themselves as witnesses to the Health Ministry, which Liow had accepted and forwarded to the committee.

But Pua said he received a call from Bukit Aman on August 5, asking him to record his statement on the Tung Shin incident and to "bring along the other three."

On the same day, the Health Ministry wrote to him asking him to co-operate in the "inquiry and investigation," which the letter said was now being done with the police.

Police had absolved themselves of any wrongdoing during the July 9 rally after setting up six internal teams to investigate claims of police brutality that followed after nearly 1,700 were arrested, scores injured and an ex-solider died during chaotic scenes in the capital.

However, they admitted on July 21 that Tung Shin was hit with tear gas canisters and water cannons during the rally, but denied shooting directly into the compound.

Federal police internal security and public order director Datuk Salleh Mat Rashid said that shots were only fired "nearby" the hospital compound on July 9, and speculated that the wind caused by the rain probably caused the tear gas and water cannons to enter the hospital compound.

However this statement flies in the face of various video clips uploaded on the YouTube video-sharing site showing water cannons and tear gas fired into the hospital.

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