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RM32 million spent for medical cost of poor patients

April 5th, 2010
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I always come across emails and newspaper articles asking for donation for medical purposes and wondered why there’s always request for funds. Looking at the amount of money spend by the Malaysian Medical Welfare Fund last year, looks like expenses for treatment for diseases is very high and many Malaysians can’t afford it.  There’s many kinds of diseases that require complicated surgical procedures or use of implants/prosthesis.  There’s an increase of RM7 million from 2008, so can expect this trend to continue as cost of living increases. How are the rakyat going to face this? Even insurance policy may not be enough to cover expenses that can go up to Rm100k to Rm200k

KUANTAN: A sum of RM32mil was disbursed from the Malaysian Medical Welfare Fund (MMWF) to help cover medical costs and related expenses of poor patients who sought treatment in public hospitals nationwide last year.

Its chairman Hasnah Sulaiman said Monday that the amount was higher than the amount dispensed in 2008, which was RM25mil.

“Medical costs are increasing and the main bulk goes to providing financial aids of implants and prosthesis.

“These are very expensive items and poor patients cannot afford to fork out the money,” she said after witnessing a RM150,000 mock cheque presentation from Pahang State Islamic and Malay Culture Council (MUIP) to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA)’s welfare fund here Monday.

… Hasnah added that the welfare fund was important because it had helped poor patients to get the right medical treatment and attention.

However, the fund was available only to those who sought treatment in public hospitals, she said, adding, the hospital’s medical social work department would handle the cases.

“A case will be referred to the medical social officer by the medical specialist.

“It will take two weeks to process an application but immediate funding will be given if the situation is critical for a patient,” Hasnah added..

…Contributions can be made to MMWF and it can be in cash or kind. For more details, contact MMWF headquarters at 03-26155965, 03-26156464 or e-mail at tkpm2452@yahoo.com or tkpm2452@gmail.com.

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Top 30 2009 SPM leavers get scholarship

April 1st, 2010
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Based on the list below, I did a simple analysis, with assumption that students with ethnic Malay names are ethnic Malays, ethnic Chinese names are ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indian names are ethnic Indians.

ethnic Malay: 15 (50%)

ethnic Chinese: 13 (43.3%)

ethnic Indian: 2 (6.7%)

ethnic lain-lain: 0 (0%)

Is it a fair representation?

Is it an acceptable representation?

I think this initiative should be expanded to 100 students next year, and increased yearly until reach 1000 or so. I will be a good motivation for the students to excel.

From the Star

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SRJKT Tun Sambanthan, proof of reality

March 27th, 2010
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I think no need to write more on this. Just read the article below from Malaysiakini. Pity that the namesake suffers like this. This an embarrassment to Malaysia, since its a school with the name of founders of our country.

1Malaysia? Forget it, that’s still a long way off.

One of the vision schools, a concept of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, is in a sorry state after operating for less than a decade.

Originally picked from national type and vernacular type schools, they were made to share one compound with the noble intention of reducing racial polarization among the various races.

The school in USJ, Selangor, SRJK (T) Tun Sambanthan, part of this project, also includes SRK Dato Onn Jaafar and SRJK (C) Tun Tan Cheng Lock.

Though close neighbours located in Kompleks Sekolah Wawasan, there appears to be no interaction among the children.

A common assembly takes place only once a month. On sports days all three conduct their prize giving ceremonies separately.

Despite having a student population of 750, the Tamil school is only 3- storeys high compared to its Malay neighbour that boasts 4 storeys with an enrollment of 500 children.

“Over the past one year, the school has been managing with 20 out of 40 computers, as the others need repairs,” complained S Murali, the Tamil school’s Parents-Teachers Association chairperson.

He also showed Malaysiakini a classroom with a crack running across the floor which the Works Department had declared unfit for use.

“I raised this matter with state Education Department. They told me that they don’t have allocations.”

As a result, a science laboratory was converted to accommodate about 45 children.

“We are no better than a fully aided school,” lamented Murali (right).

A school falling into this category is either fully or partially aided.

Utility rooms also have been converted into classrooms to accommodate the growing number of children, he added.

All three schools are also paying their own electricity and water bills, which Murali claims are supposed to be met by the government.

To rub it in, the Tamil school children are not allowed the use of the common badminton hall as its electricity bill is paid by SRK Dato Onn Jaafar, he added.

Meanwhile a reliable source, who requested anonymity, admitted that school’s computer classes are affected by shortages.

The source said that two officials had come last week to look into the matter, adding that the state education department is in the midst of preparing an allocation for the cracks to be filled.

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Fire victims receive aid while waiting for solution

March 26th, 2010
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At least something is better than nothing. Hopefully they will be relocated soon and able to continue with their lives.

FIRE victims of Jalan Air Tawar Air Panas Setapak received aid from Setia wangsa MP Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique recently.

All six families received RM1,000 each as well as the assurance of assistance in applying for the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) low-cost flats as soon as possible.

“Some of these victims have been placed temporarily at the Setapak MIC Hall while others are staying with relatives. I hope the DBKL will hasten efforts to obtain flats for them,” said Zulhasnan when he visited the affected families,

The nearest PPR flats will be at PPR Desa Rejang, located a few kilometres from their homes.

Also present during the visit was Setiawangsa MIC branch chairman S. Rajah, PPP Federal Territory chairman Datuk A. Chandrakumanan and MCA Setiawangsa Branch deputy chairman Wong Yew Koi.

The affected families have nothing but the clothes on their back. The fire razed their homes to the ground, forcing them to flee without their belongings.

Zulhasnan said his service centre would continue to look out for the victims until they had been relocated.

In the meantime, the Social Welfare Depart-ment will continue giving out food aid to the victims.

A private developer also donated RM500 to each family.

A victim, who only wished to be known as Pummivathy, said she was grateful for the aid given.

“My family and I are grateful. The money has helped reduce some of our problems,” she said.

Pummivathy, a single mother, said she could not wait to begin a new life at the PPR flats soon.

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Department for Indian Development?

February 12th, 2010
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This article interests me for three reasons:

1. Proposal by MIC to set up a government agency for Indians. Now, this may be possible since there’s such department for Orang Asli community. However, there’s severe lack of funds for government, so I doubt this proposal will be a reality. Then the other communities like Chinese, Siamese, Indian Muslims, Peranakan Melaka etc. will be requesting their own departments.  Maybe a middle path would be some sort of project monitoring office set up for the duration of the 10th Malaysia Plan. The question of its membership would also be a problem. One can imagine it to be crowded with MIC-affiliated people, which will reduce the credibility. If such a department does materialise, it should have non-partisan members, preferably multi-racial. However, I still think its wishful thinking.

2. The second thing is the statement by Samy Vellu that “progress had been made as many of the party’s recommendations were implemented by the Government in the Ninth Malaysia Plan”.  I wonder how to prove this statement. Was the intended outcome achieved? “Many” of the recommendations may be implemented, but how well and how effective?

3. I still don’t agree to a measly 3% equity. We should put a higher target of at least 8%. That will create a sense of urgency on the seriousness of the problem.

The MIC has proposed the setting up of a Malaysian Indian Development Agency (Minda) to monitor and implement government initiatives for the Indian community, especially in the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP).

The proposed government agency is expected to complement the Special Cabinet Committee for the Development of Indians chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the party had proposed that Minda be made a government agency.

He told reporters after chairing a special MIC Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting here yesterday that Minda would ensure that the party’s recommendations for Indians under the 10MP would be implemented.

Samy Vellu also said that the party would be submitting its recommendations later this month. The recommendations include setting up a cooperative for Indians to be run by the Government with an initial capital of RM100mil, identifying the actual number of poor Indians, developing a Youth Visionary Programme with a government grant of RM100mil for school dropouts and the unemployed and having yearly allocations for Tamil schools.

Samy Vellu said the party’s recommendations would also be discussed at the next meeting of the Special Cabinet Committee for Indians.

“Within the next five years, the equity participation of Indians must be increased so that we can reach the target of 3% by 2020,” he said.

To a question, Samy Vellu said progress had been made as many of the party’s recommendations were implemented by the Government in the Ninth Malaysia Plan.

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