Booming health tourism in Malaysia

PETALING JAYA:Malaysian healthcare has not only attracted neighboring countries but also tourists from developed countries, such as the United States, United Kingdom and Japan, due to the high quality of services rendered and the reasonable rates offered.

Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council's chief executive officer (CEO) Dr Mary Wong said last year, the number of healthcare tourists to the country showed an increase of 48% from 2010, with 583,000 arrivals recorded compared to 383,000 in 2010.

Why socialism fails nations

An economics teacher at a local school made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Gillard/Brown socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equaliser.

The teacher then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on the Gillard/Brown plan". All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... (substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).

Yeo Bee Yin's Dream for Malaysia

Entering into Politics - The Story Behind

"Why are you involved in politics?" I think this is the question my family members, friends, and many others will ask.

It's a long story. I am writing this story today to make sure that, if ever, I forget what am I in politics for, it will serve as a reminder.

Part I: The Beginning - Seed of Love

It all started in 2001 with a prayer movement - 40-day Fast and Pray for Malaysia, organized by NECF (National Evangelical Christian Fellowship). I was a first year student in University Technology Petronas (UTP) when I came across this movement. Not knowing why, I felt the urgency to pray for our nation. Since fasting alone for 40 days is no joke, I managed to persuade my best friend (Thin Thin) to fast and pray with me. So that's the beginning of the story - I sowed the seed of deep love for the country and fellow Malaysians. Of course, as I grew in seniority in the university, I managed to persuade more and more campus students to join us to fast and pray for Malaysia every year during the Merdeka season.

STAR first political party to sign TI pledge

By Luke Rintod of FMT

Twenty-five potential Sabah STAR election candidates have
signed an integrity pledge by Transparency International.

KOTA KINABALU: Transparency International (TI) has praised the State Reform Party (STAR) for being the first political party in Malaysia to sign an “integrity pledge” to be honourable and incorruptible at the coming general election.

TI-Malaysia president, Paul Low Seng Kuan, said he was happy that STAR has come forward as a group and signed the pledge at its first convention here today, ahead of a crucial general election, due by April next year.

“It is an important step taken to strengthen societal trust in our politicians and our democracy and governance. We must fight corruption as corruption has failed nations,” he said.

Hamas Restricts Internet: Outlaws Porn

By Omar Ghraieb of The Media Line

Many Gazans have long lamented that there's not much to do in the Gaza Strip. There are no movie theaters, pool halls or bowling alleys -- all of which are seen as "un-Islamic." And it's not getting any better. In fact, now, curbs are being extended further - to the Internet.

The Islamist Hamas movement that rules Gaza issued a new law this week that forces Gaza's ten gazamain internet providers to block all access to any websites with pornographic content.