www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/11/1129715/over-2000-malaysian-talents-return-returning-expert-pr… Returning expert programme. "KUALA LUMPUR: The Returning Expert Programme (REP) received 11,124 applications and successfully brought 4,673 talents back to the country between 2011 and June this year. In a parliamentary written reply, Human Resources Minister Steven Sim said the ministry, through TalentCorp, has implemented various initiatives to attract local talent from abroad to return to Malaysia, particularly through the MyHeart platform, with REP as one of its main programmes. "The REP offers various incentives such as a 15 per cent income tax exemption, tax exemption on personal goods, excise duty exemption for vehicles up to RM100,000, as well as facilities to obtain permanent resident status for spouses and children," he said in response to Chow Yu Hui (PH-Raub). Chow asked the ministry to provide details on the timeline and plans to bring local talents and professionals back to contribute to the nation's development." 1 "Sim said the MyHeart platform also provides job opportunities by connecting the Malaysian diaspora with leading companies such as Petronas, Shell and PwC. "The initiative aims to help the diaspora find suitable job opportunities in Malaysia before returning. "In addition, the MyHeart Career and Facilitation Fest (MyHeart CaFe), direct networking opportunities are created between the diaspora and employers in Malaysia. "Since 2022, the programme has attracted 1,499 diasporas and offered 1,981 job opportunities." On entrepreneurship, Sim said the MyHeart Innovate initiative supports the diaspora interested in starting businesses in Malaysia by providing guidance and access to funding." 2 " "The first cohort, consisting of 10 overseas entrepreneurs, joined the programme in August. "MyHeart also encourages knowledge collaboration between the diaspora and local institutions through the MyHeart Collaboration program, particularly in the fields of research and education. Meanwhile, on the statistics of migration of Malaysian citizens, Sim said that based on the data from TalentCorp and the World Bank through a study titled Leveraging on Malaysian Diaspora: Malaysian Diaspora Heat Maps, completed in April 2022, the Malaysian diaspora population in four key countries was estimated to be 281,429 individuals. In Australia, there were 138,363 individuals, with the majority involved in the professional services sector. In the United States, there were 79,827 individuals, with most work in management, professional services, business, science and the arts. In the United Kingdom, there were 37,549 individuals, with most involved in management, professional services, medicine and hospitality. In Canada, there were 25,690 individuals, with most involved in management, professional services, science, medicine and technical services." 3

codeblue.galencentre.org/2024/11/too-many-sick-people-public-health-care-reaching-end-of-capacity… I've already suggested prophylaxis to the ministers. Others have said that the ministers should pitch in as well, for healthy living. Urban planning, transportation, agriculture… "MOH deputy sec-gen (finance) Norazman Ayob says the public health care system is nearing its “end” of capacity because there are too many sick Malaysians with NCDs; 80% of public hospitals are full. He touts PPPs, saying MOH can’t keep building hospitals." xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxFull Story Herexxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — In a rare acknowledgement, a high-ranking Ministry of Health (MOH) official says the public health service is approaching the “end” of its capacity to independently meet the country’s growing health care needs. Rather than the oft-cited perspective of staff and facility shortages (i.e. insufficient supply of health care), MOH deputy secretary-general (finance) Norazman Ayob pointed to the problem of excessive demand for health care, as Malaysians become increasingly ill with chronic conditions. He said the government is now actively shifting towards public-private partnerships (PPP) to manage demand and alleviate strain on the overstretched public health care system." 1 "“When we look at 148 or 149 of our hospitals, I can say about 80 over per cent of these hospitals are where the bed occupancy ratio has exceeded 100 per cent,” Norazman told the MIH Megatrends 2024 conference here last October 25, organised by MOH in collaboration with KPJ Healthcare. “As far as public health care is concerned, I think as far as capacity is concerned, we are actually on the verge of, I would say, the end of our capacity.” At the MOH’s flagship conference, Norazman said the public health care system is under pressure from an ageing population and the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Malaysians that can be prevented with lifestyle changes. According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023, nearly 2.3 million adults in Malaysia live with three NCDs out of diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, or obesity. Among Malaysian adults, about 16 per cent have diabetes, 29 per cent have hypertension, and 33 per cent have high cholesterol. More than half of adults (54 per cent) are overweight or obese. Dr Mahyuddin Mohamed from MedTweetMY, a health information account on X run by doctors, recently urged Malaysians not to consume too much sweet food and drinks, pointing out that multiple complications will arise by age 45 to 50 for those who get diabetes in their 20s or 30s." 2 "“I’ve already amputated the legs of many people. Pay RM1 to amputate your leg for what? Exercise moderation,” the consultant orthopaedic surgeon posted on X, quoting a video of a young woman drinking a “mega” cup of hot chocolate milk and eating a huge soft cookie with mochi and kunafa filling. The person who posted the video wrote: “Nasib baik KKM seringgit“, referencing the RM1 outpatient fee in MOH health care facilities. Consultant cardiologist Dr Beni Rusani posted on X recently that the heart attack patients he sees are getting younger – from age 28 to now just 23 years old as his youngest – attributing this to risk from smoking, obesity, and high cholesterol. No Space To Accommodate New Facilities Or Equipment According to Norazman, the MOH has begun leasing rather than purchasing medical assets and is outsourcing high-demand services – including cardiology, cardiothoracic, radiology, and nephrology – to 91 private hospitals, leveraging on private sector capacity. “Most of our (MOH) facilities are already at saturation point, meaning, even if we add more machines or laboratories, we wouldn’t have the space to accommodate them. That means we would need to build a new block, an extension to the current building, or a new hospital altogether, which would incur more cost to the government. “So, long term, we feel that this (PPP) is actually more beneficial for us,” Norazman said." According to KKMNow data last updated on September 6, nine states have bed utilisation rates above the national average of 55.8 per cent: Perlis (83.1 per cent), Melaka (80.2 per cent), Kedah (78.9 per cent), Terengganu (76.5 per cent), Sabah (75.1 per cent), Pahang (72.8 per cent), Perak (69.9 per cent), Negeri Sembilan (66.7 per cent), and Sarawak (61.8 per cent). The data, however, appears incomplete, with information from major hospitals such as Sultan Idris Shah Serdang Hospital, Ampang Hospital, Selayang Hospital, and Pulau Pinang Hospital either unavailable or incomplete. Based on the available data, at least 23 out of 148 hospitals listed on KKMNow report bed utilisation rates of 80 per cent or higher. Two hospitals, Seberang Jaya Hospital in Penang and Seri Manjung Hospital in Perak, have bed utilisation rates exceeding 100 per cent. Another 44 hospitals have utilisation rates between 50 and 79 per cent. The list includes Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) UKM – both Ministry of Higher Education hospitals – for which data is also missing." 3 Part 1

Good job Yb 👍

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YB did u try to get up to the bus stop? The steps and road kerb looks awfully high to climb especially for old folks and children.

Tahniah YB demi Rakyat

tahniah Yb

Terbaikkk yb mengambil berat utk keselesaan rakyat.

YB, the people of Petaling Jaya are with you on this sir! We want an integrated public transportation services with thorough focus on first mile, last mile connectivity solutions to ease the traffic congestion. Thank you for walking the talk, YB Tuan Lee

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Thumbs up YB Lee

m.malaysiakini.com/columns/724561 "There are many things Malaysians can learn from Singapore and one of them is about leadership, in particular how to handle corrupt politicians, both before and after they have been sentenced for their crimes. Malaysians don’t keep things “simple and swift” like they do in Singapore. We like “theatrics and time-wasting”. It’s our Malaysian trademark. In Singapore, a former cabinet minister, S Iswaran was swiftly brought to trial, in September 2024, after he was first charged in January 2024, with accepting a bribe worth the equivalent of several hundred thousand ringgit. In October, Iswaran was found guilty and jailed." 1 "In Malaysia, we take half a lifetime in between the sickies and various delays, before hauling a corrupt politician, like Najib Abdul Razak, kicking and screaming to the dock. Then, when the corrupt politician has been sentenced and has barely warmed his prison mattress, we bicker about the role of the Pardons Board, after finding to our horror, that both the fine and sentence of the convicted felon have been reduced. As no one can point fingers at members of the board, with their identities unknown, someone will then drag the palace into the shenanigans. This clever ploy means that we are forced to guard our words, just in case we are lumbered with an unnecessary charge of sedition. Then, if that was not enough, we go through another lengthy and eye-wateringly wasteful time discussing the merits of house arrest in Parliament, when we should really be focusing on the needs of the nation. Sense of purpose Singaporeans have a sense of purpose when they do things. Once a task is over, they will then move on and concentrate on the next job at hand. Things get done quickly, and productivity and efficiency are both high. Malaysians on the other hand do the opposite and just to complicate matters, will drag the 3Rs (race, religion and royalty) into play. There was no leniency shown in Iswaran’s treatment and no special allowances were given. The prosecution had asked for a six to seven months sentence, whilst Iswaran’s lawyers sought a mere eight weeks in jail and later argued that the judge had been too severe in sentencing their client to a year in jail. The judge, Justice Vincent Hoong decided otherwise. He was keen to preserve Singapore’s international image of an upright, squeaky-clean, lack-of-corruption island nation. "More importantly, as his sentencing remarks had shown, he said, “…holders of high office ‘set the tone for public servants in conducting themselves in accordance with high standards of integrity’”." 2 "Different breed Our politicians are also of a different breed than the Singaporeans. When he was charged with corruption, Iswaran had written to the then prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, claiming his innocence and rejecting the charges. However, Iswaran had also tendered his resignation and returned his salaries and allowances. The last time a Singaporean minister was charged with corruption was in 1986. The national development minister, Teh Cheang Wan was investigated for accepting bribes, but such was his shame, that he took his own life before being charged. Across the causeway, Malaysia treats its corrupt politicians with kid gloves and political prisoners are spoilt by having their fines and jail time reduced. Our ministers who are charged with corruption will persuade their peers to lie on their behalf, just as Najib did with his then cabinet and 1MDB. Our corrupt politicians also appear to disregard the evidence used against them and protest that they are innocent even after they have been sentenced. The Malaysian judiciary had already discharged its duties in sentencing Najib but it’s the political meddlers, including and especially those in Putrajaya, who have insulted the judiciary and made Malaysians angry with their interference. The Pardons Board including individual politicians and lawyers have sought to confuse the public and undermine the trust and confidence of the public in the government. Najib has been sentenced. Why won’t politicians focus on governing the country instead of regurgitating Najib’s case?" 3 "Why say anything? Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s poor leadership qualities will not endear him to the rakyat. Why humour Najib and his apology? Najib thrives on attention. Moreover, he knows how to twist insecure leaders around his pudgy fingers. The PM should not have said anything about Najib’s apology. If he was able to keep silent during the months-long spat between the Umno-Baru Youth leader Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh and KK Mart, then why was he unable to do so with Najib?" 4 "Anwar said nothing about the failed assassination attempt on Siti Kasim’s life. He was also silent on many racial and religious issues attacking non-Malay and non-Muslim people. Malaysians will receive a tongue-lashing whenever Anwar’s huge ego is dented. Thus, the rakyat received a telling-off when Malaysians criticised his acceptance of Najib’s apology and mocked him for being the saviour of the Palestinians in Gaza. Singaporeans are serious about preserving their good reputation, but in Malaysia, particularly in Putrajaya, politicians only care about their self-interests and their parties." 5

codeblue.galencentre.org/2024/11/empowering-patients-to-exercise-their-rights-in-public-health-ca… "A citizen raises two incidents of allegedly substandard care provided to a patient at two public hospitals’ emergency departments in Selangor. The writer demands for patients’ rights to be protected, such as the right to view their case files and notes." xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxFull Story Herexxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "As a very concerned citizen who has accompanied relatives and friends on public hospital visits, who is knowledgeable about patients’ rights and medical ethics, and who is a disciplined taxpayer, I wish to highlight a growing problem associated with poor documentation in public hospitals. According to Hampton and King, Attorneys at Law, common causes of negligence in a hospital include misunderstandings or lack of clear communication among health care professionals, staffing shortages or overworked staff, malfunctioning or improperly maintained hospital equipment, inaccurate or incomplete medical records, lack of supervision of patients, not following established medical protocols, mistakes in prescribing, administering, or monitoring medication, poor hygiene practices or inadequate infection control, and failing to correctly diagnose a medical condition or delaying the diagnosis. I have witnessed numerous such incidents. For lack of time and words and space, I will mention the experience of a patient involving the emergency departments of two tertiary hospitals which offer Full Paying Patient (FPP) services in Selangor." 1 "The first incident involved wrong or false entry of clinical examination findings into the hospital computer system, despite no doctor having conducted any clinical examination on the patient. This was despite the patient being in the emergency department for more than 24 hours. The second incident was in another tertiary hospital’s emergency department, where the patient’s unresolved symptoms were claimed to have already been resolved in a sealed referral letter. The patient was to be sent away from the emergency department to be seen by another specialist department, one to two weeks later. This was despite the patient not having any reduction or resolution of symptoms like dizziness and headache at the emergency department. The said patient in this incident had a spinal issue and was in severe chronic pain and had chronic dizziness, which had not been managed for almost one year. One of the emergency departments also provided the patient with a damaged bed that could not be laid flat. The patient with spine issues had to use that bed for almost six hours, with the agony of not being able to lie flat while waiting for dizziness and pain management that was never provided. This had to be endured despite the patient informing attending the doctor, medical assistant and nurse about the problems with the bed. These health care workers should have the professionalism to voice out their resource issues to their superiors, instead of providing substandard conditions to patients." 2 "Have they no courage to speak up to management? Pain scores in hospitals have now become a hypocrisy for patients and a pain for doctors, who are concerned about pain scores only during pain control audits. A sane patient who has been up and down the clogged-up emergency departments in two tertiary health care facilities in 48 hours for failed pain and dizziness management will OBVIOUSLY fall asleep from exhaustion, even with unrelieved pain. The tiredness of going from one hospital to another is enough to wear down any patient. Does that mean the treating doctors can hypothesise that the pain has reduced? That was what the emergency department doctors mentioned in their reports. Can this be considered a lie? Or lack of responsibility? An outcome of doctors being overworked? Understaffed? A way of venting out their frustrations? Whichever the answer, the patient is at the receiving end of it all." 3 "There is also a severe lack of concern in expediting treatment for patients who are unemployed, even if the unemployment is due to illness. There are many pains and struggles in life that cannot be represented by the clinical pain score alone. Who measures the pain of disability? The pain of being unemployed? The pain of not earning? The pain of not being able to care for their elders at home? The pain of not being able to eat well? The pain of not being to sleep well? The pain of having to struggle with daily toilet habits? Of not being able to have a bath every day? The pain of not being able to stand or sit or walk even for short durations? The pain of losing one’s independence? The pain of being ill, especially when there is no social support to rely on? The pain of fearing a fall for months? Ironically, for patients who are employed, doctors are meticulous about expediting treatment because they are responsible for the number of medical leave days given, etc." 4 Part 1