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176 illegal Myanmarese immigrants detained

By Crissy at 01/29/07 19:59

Citizens of Myanmar set up a village in Malaysia and passed themselves off as official United Nations refugees. District enforcement workers and civilian volunteers raided the tent village on Sunday. The officials had received complaints about the suspected illegal encampment prior to the raid on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.

Original source: Herald Tribune. Malaysia detains 176 suspected illegal immigrants from Myanmar

Psychiatric treatment available, patients not ready

Catastrophic floods hit Johor twice in December and January displacing more than 100,000 people. Paramedics were trained and prepared to offer psychiatric treatment in the relief centers, but no one took advantage of the services. The treatment they provided was medical in nature.

Original source: ReliefWeb. Malaysia: Psychiatric treatment ready, where are the patients?

Psychiatric treatment available, patients not ready

Catastrophic floods hit Johor twice in December and January displacing more than 100,000 people. Paramedics were trained and prepared to offer psychiatric treatment in the relief centers, but no one took advantage of the services. The treatment they provided was medical in nature.

Original source: ReliefWeb. Malaysia: Psychiatric treatment ready, where are the patients?

Spay-neuter program working

A spay-neuter campaign by the Selangor Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is seeing great success in the Klang Valley. The campaign was started in 1993 and as of last October 2,969 female cats and 1,300 female dogs have been spayed. It's estimated that they otherwise would have given birth to 12.6 million kittens and six million puppies.

Original source: Malaysia Star. Keeping stray numbers down

Spay-neuter program working

A spay-neuter campaign by the Selangor Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is seeing great success in the Klang Valley. The campaign was started in 1993 and as of last October 2,969 female cats and 1,300 female dogs have been spayed. It's estimated that they otherwise would have given birth to 12.6 million kittens and six million puppies.

Original source: Malaysia Star. Keeping stray numbers down

Junior hockey leagues' schedules conflict

Teams in the Malaysia Junior Hockey League (MJHL) and the Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) have conflicting game dates. Committees for both leagues are to meet to discuss the conflict. The conflicting game dates are a big deal and affect all players.

Original source: Malaysia Star. MJHL teams want a review of calendar for domestic meets

Junior hockey leagues' schedules conflict

Teams in the Malaysia Junior Hockey League (MJHL) and the Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) have conflicting game dates. Committees for both leagues are to meet to discuss the conflict. The conflicting game dates are a big deal and affect all players.

Original source: Malaysia Star. MJHL teams want a review of calendar for domestic meets

Malaysia could be center of sea commerce

Malaysia has the opportunity to contend with major regional sea commerce hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong as well as boost its downstream division by appealing to subsidiary services to support the domestic industry. According to IT services company LogicaCMG’s chief executive officer Michael Warren. Malaysia is on the edge of a major boom to its sea commerce. It could potentially be one of Southeast Asia's leading maritime nations.

Original source: The Edge Daily. Malaysia has potential to be maritime hub

Malaysia could be center of sea commerce

Malaysia has the opportunity to contend with major regional sea commerce hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong as well as boost its downstream division by appealing to subsidiary services to support the domestic industry. According to IT services company LogicaCMG’s chief executive officer Michael Warren. Malaysia is on the edge of a major boom to its sea commerce. It could potentially be one of Southeast Asia's leading maritime nations.

Original source: The Edge Daily. Malaysia has potential to be maritime hub

Motorcycle lane can help reduce fatalities

On Thursday, Malaysia’s Federal Traffic Police chief SAC II Nooryah Md Anvar said that one way to reduce the number of motorcycle fatalities would be to build lanes specifically for motorcycles nationwide along federal roads. This move is a welcome one since just last year there were 104,302 accidents where a motorcycle was involved throughout the nation. Of those accidents, 3,693 people were killed.

Original source: Bernama. Special Lanes For M-bikes Can Help Reduce Fatalities