Dr Devi Shetty, a reknown heart surgeon speaks on heart attacks...

Dr Devi Prasad Shetty is a reknown cardiac surgeon and philanthropist. After he trained in cardiac surgery in UK, he returned to India to work and subsequently started the Manipal Heart Foundation in Bangalore. In 2001, he founded Narayana Hrudayalaya, one of the largest paediatric heart hospitals in the world. He has performed over 15,000 heart operations.

This chat with Dr.Devi Shetty was arranged by WIPRO for its employees. The transcript of the chat, given below, is useful for everyone.

Q: What are the basic rules to care for one's heart?

Most Islamic countries in the world are non-Muslim

What makes a good Islamic country? Is it one where the people dress conservatively (or even severely in the case of women), adhere strictly to the rituals of Islam, where shariah laws apply?

Or is a good Islamic country one that keeps to the substantive teachings of Islam, more concerned with the content rather than the form of the religion? Where fairness, justice, honesty are the cornerstones of government policies and of its citizens' daily dealings.

DAP meet: Leadership spat buries national issues

The Penang DAP convention yesterday barely discussed any issue of state or national interest, for it was overshadowed by arguments over the spat among the party's top leaders.

Several Indian Malaysian delegates who spoke had to be reined in by security personnel as they touched on "very sensitive" issues that had plagued the party over the past week.

‘Restrictions unjustifiable under global law’

By Luke Rintod of FMT

PETALING JAYA: A group of United Nations independent experts in a joint statement warned that the newly-passed Peaceful Assembly Bill in Malaysia may “arbitrarily and disproportionately restrict the right to assemble peacefully.”

The restrictions range from a ban on street protests and a prohibition on non-citizens and citizens under 21 years of age to assemble peacefully, to conditional access for media to public gatherings.

Foreigners join rush for RM500 aid forms

Tawau: Foreigners were among the thousands who turned up to obtain the 1Malaysia People's Assistance (BR1M) forms distributed by the Inland Revenue Board entitling those who qualify for RM500 assistance from the Government.

Police had to be called in to control the situation getting out of hand here.

UNCLE TONY and THE BARMAN

Arriving in a hotel in KL Sentral Uncle Tony went to the bar and asked for a pint of draught Guinness. The barman nodded and said, "That will be one Ringgit please, Uncle Tony."

Somewhat taken aback, Uncle Tony replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money.

"Well, we try to stay ahead of the competition", said the
barman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday evening from 6 until 8. We have the cheapest draught in Asia"

Jeffrey: How threatening can Haris be?

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: Political maverick Jeffrey Kitingan, who has been at the forefront in the fight for Sabah’s absolute rights as set out in the Malaysia Agreement 1963, is alarmed that some powers are being misused by the government.

He views the banning of rights activist Haris Ibrahim from entering the state as a gross abuse of the state’s immigration powers by Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman.

UPKO insincere – “Table Motion Or Shut Up UPKO”

By Edward Linggu

“UPKO is insincere and merely “cakap kosong” because of the forthcoming General Elections when its Secretary-General, Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau, said that Sabah and Sarawak should get 34% of the Parliamentary seats” said Edward Linggu, UBF Campaign Director.

Edward added that “UPKO is merely repeating UBF’s Borneo Agenda for political mileage to gain voters support. If UPKO is sincere and means what is says, UPKO should through its three Members of Parliament led by its President, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, table a motion in Parliament to get the Elections Commission to allocate at least 35% of the MPs for Sabah and Sarawak.”

Prof Khoo Kay Peng Speaks Out On What Is Truly 1 Malaysia

Few People realise that UiTM that takes in only Bumiputeras including from Singapore!...has a current enrolment of something like 130,000 students, and it is expected to reach an enrolment of 200,000 by 2013!...

In comparison University Malaya has only an enrolment of 23,000 students, and there they are talking about ensuring that more than 60%+ are Bumiputeras in University of Malaya.

 

The Muslim thought process, or the lack of it

An interesting read to describe the Muslim thought process - or lack thereof.  Sort of points out the absurdity of said process. This is thought-provoking so we decided to re-publish it here not to encourage ridicule to any sect but so that we all may be more thinking in our perceptions of things to come... editor