Rakyat mahukan Demokrasi. Rakyat boleh pilih ketua/pimpinan setempat - tak payah kerajaan melantik ketua/wakil lagi

Rakyat mahukan demokrasi di semua peringkat bermula dengan peringkat kampung/kampung baru/Taman...

Rakyat mahu memilih ketua kampung dan jawatankuasa kampung/kampung baru/taman sendiri..., dan rakyat mempunyai keupayaan berbuat demikian...

Sudah terlalu lama kerajaan memilih Ketua Komuniti - di mana ada masa rakyat sendiri tidak tahu siapakah ketua kampung, dsb...

CARA MENGADAKAN AGM (Mesyuarat Agung) setempat untuk kembalikan demokrasi kepada rakyat...untuk rakyat memilih ketua/pimpinan sendiri...

1) Risalah diedarkan kepada semua rumah dalam kampung (atau kampung baru atau taman) berkenaan menyatakan bahawa satu mesyuarat agung kampung akan diadakan pada tarikh/masa di tempat yang dinyatakan, di mana semua penghuni/penduduk dijemput hadhir mesyuarat ini, di mana Ketua, Naib Ketua, Setiausaha, Bendahari & 3 (atau 5) ahli Jawatankuasa Kampung akan dipilih oleh penduduk sendiri, di mana tempoh perlantikan adalah untuk jangkamasa tidak lebih daripada 1 (atau 2 atau 3) tahun.

2) Deraf Perlembagaan ringkas juga akan diedarkan, di mana isu-isu yang ditimbulkan dalam soalan-soalan berikut akan dijawab:-

Siapakah yang mempunyai hak mengundi?
Semua yang berumur 18 tahun ke atas.

Siapakah yang mempunyai hak bertanding?
Sesiapa yang ada hak mengundi berhak bertanding

Berapa kalikah Ketua dan Jawatankuasa akan bermesyuarat?
Sekurang-kurang sekali setiap bulan

Apakah koram mesyuarat Jawatankuasa?
3 orang

Berapa Mesyuarat Agung akan diadakan?
Sekurang-kurang satu setiap 3 bualan - ini adalah masa rakyat setempat akan berdialog, berbincang dengan pimpinan mereka, dan pimpinan akan memberikan lapuran mereka. Notis mesyurat mesti dihantar kepada semua rumah 2 minggu sebelum mesyuarat.

Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan berbeda daripada Mesyuarat Agung biasa - di mana pada Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan adalah bila lapuran bertulis Ketua/Jawatankuasa akan diberikan, serta Penyata Akaun, juga proses pemilihan pimpinan baru. Notis Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan mesti dihantar 1 bulan sebelum tarikh mesyuarat.

Berapa lamakah seseorang boleh memegang jawatan?
Seseorang tidak dibenarkan memegang jawatan Ketua lebih daripada 2 penggal berterusan.
Seseorang tidak benarkan menjadi ahli jawatankuasa berterusan lebih daripada 6 tahun.
(Kita tidak mahu orang sama memegang kuasa terlalu lama...)

Apakah tempuh perlantikan ketua dan jawatankuasa?
Untuk pilihan pertama, tempuh adalah untuk 1 tahun - tetapi cadangan adalah selepas itu, tempuh ini dipanjangkan kepada 2 atau 3 tahun.

Bolehkah perlembagaan dipinda?
Perlembagaan boleh dipinda bergantung kepada penduduk setempat...

Saya berharap bahawa kerajaan BN dan juga Pakatan Rakyat akan segera kembalikan hak memilih ketua kampung/kepimpinan kampung/taman/kampung baru kepada rakyat. Tak payah kerajaan melantik ketua lagi....rakyat boleh memilih sendiri...

KOS - Ada wakil rakyat Pakatan Rakyat menyatakan bahawa kos beratus ribu...(beberapa juta) diperlukan untuk mengadakan pemilihan supaya penduduk kampung/kampung baru/taman perumahan dapat memilih kepimpinan mereka sendiri... tetapi, saya menyatakan bahawa jika cara yang dinyatakan di atas diikuti kos hanya sedikit. Kos cetakan risalah sahaja...Dewan milik kerajaan boleh digunakan untuk AGM...Air Kotak /Sirap untuk setiap orang tidak begitu banyak....Kos mungkin diperlukan untuk mesyuarat pertama sahaja dan selepas itu rakyat setempat akan boleh menampung perbelanjaan yang lain...

ADUN atau MP setempat boleh mengimplementasi rancangan kembalikan demokrasi kepada rakyat di peringkat ini - jika pun pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat (atau BN) atau parti politik belum mahu mengembalikan demokrasi kepada rakyat...

Both Filipino and Indonesian domestic workers should receive same wages for same work....

Why should a Filipino domestic worker earn more than an Indonesian domestic worker? Should not all workers be treated equally...

In Malaysia before, in the construction sector, it was said that the Malaysian Chinese was p0aid the highest, followed by the Malaysian Indian and lastly the Malaysian Malay (and the Malaysian Indonesian?) - and this was not right if they were doing the same work...

The Malaysian Constitution guarantees Equality, and the Malaysian Employment Act 1955 also stipulates that there should be no discrimination between the local worker and the foreign worker, i.e. section 60L

60L. Director General may inquire into complaint.

(1) The Director General may inquire into any complaint from a local employee that he is being discriminated against in relation to a foreign employee, or from a foreign employee that he is being discriminated against in relation to a local employee, by his employer in respect of the terms and conditions of his employment; and the Director General may issue to the employer such directives as may be necessary or expedient to resolve the matter.

(2) An employer who fails to comply with any directive of the Director General issued under subsection (1) commits an offence.

And, it is time to us to remove discrimination based on nationality that exists amongst migrant workers...

In a laundry shop - the Burmese earns higher than the Nepali worker who earns higher than the Indonesian >>> and it is all because of the agreements signed between countries.

In Malaysia, the employers are not complaining - because this will be a factor that prevents workers (yes - these foreign workers) from uniting... it is time for same pay for same work for all nationalities...

Migrant Forum in Asia, a coalition of Asian groups launched a campaign in 2005/6 on this very point - Equal Pay for Equal Work Now ! ! !

At, last Indonesian Government has woken up to the fact that Indonesian workers are the lowest paid amongst migrant workers - for doing the same work...

“The wages should be standard. There should not be discrimination. All nationalities should earn the same.” - Indonesian Manpower and Trans-migration Minister Erman Suparno

Years of experience could be a criteria for different wages. Educational qualification could be a criteria for different wages. Special skills could be a criteria for differen wages. But nationality, ethnicity, religion ...should never be a reason for a worker to receive a different wage for the same work...

Indonesia will resume sending its citizens to work as maids in Malaysia next month.

Indonesian Manpower and Trans-migration Minister Erman Suparno said the resumption would, however, be subject to the settlement of specific issues.

During his meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam yesterday, he raised the following issues:

> Allowing maids to hold their passports instead of the employers doing so;

> Giving maids a weekly day off;

> Requiring employers to bank in monthly pay;

> Giving adequate protection to maids from abusive employers; and

> Curbing maids from being brought into Malaysia illegally.

He said discussions would start on July 15.

“We hope to reach a consensus within two weeks. We hope that the discussions will solve the problem so we can resume sending maids,” he told a press conference at the Indonesian embassy.

Erman said the Indonesians would also discuss minimum wages during the discussions.

“Being trained or untrained is irrelevant. The question is what are the qualifications required by employers for a domestic servant?

“The wages should be standard. There should not be discrimination. All nationalities should earn the same.”

Erman said the two countries would also review the memorandum of understanding on labour, which was signed in May 2006.

“We need to review it because both countries have since passed laws which are not consistent with it.

“On the Indonesian side we have a new human trafficking law which came into force in 2007,” he said.

On his meeting, Erman said he was now “happy and confident”, adding that Dr Subramaniam was responsive to suggestions to improve the situation. - Star, 7/7/2009, Maid tiff set to be resolved

Better care required for those with special needs - Malaysian Bar, with reference to Taman Sinar Harapan

Malaysian Bar Council
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No. 13, 15 & 17, Leboh Pasar Besar, 50050 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 03-2031 3003 (Hunting Line) Fax: 03-2034 2825, 2026 1313, 2072 5818
E-mail: council@malaysianbar.org.my
Website: http://www.malaysianbar.org.my

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Press Release

Better care required for those with special needs

Recent media reports regarding Taman Sinar Harapan, a government-run care facility in Kuala Kubu Baru, have highlighted some of the challenges that the Government and members of society alike must face up to where the care of persons with special needs is concerned.

The Government must demonstrate its commitment to the care of the disabled as well as other marginalised groups by allocating more financial and personnel resources to the Welfare Ministry and other relevant agencies. This is a heavy responsibility, but one that the Government must fulfil as part of its obligation to its citizens. It must identify and recognise the specific needs of residents of institutions such as the Taman Sinar Harapan homes and take the necessary measures to ensure that the residents are adequately cared for, including providing sufficient caregivers who are properly trained, equipped and remunerated for the very difficult work that they do.

However, the issue is far more complex. At the root of it is the question of how we, as members of society, deal with the issue of disability and treat persons with disabilities and other needs. What are our values and our priorities, as privileged individuals?

Offensive as it is to acknowledge, there are some families that effectively abandon their members to institutionalised care, and walk away because they cannot (or do not want to) cope with the hardship of providing round-the-clock intensive care. They have passed the buck to the State, and salve their consciences that way, although they may realise that the care their family members will receive is woefully inadequate. The rest of us are content to behave like the proverbial ostrich with its head buried in the sand, until shocking media reports force us to react and to at least point a collective accusing finger at the Government before once more retreating into the comforts of our privileged lives.

The responsibility for caring for less fortunate members of society must lie with the Government, but also with each and every one of us. While we look to the State to discharge its duties to care for its rakyat, we must, individually and collectively, also play a role in ensuring that the welfare, and human rights, of these individuals are not conveniently swept under the carpet until the next media exposé.

Ragunath Kesavan
President
Malaysian Bar
7 July 2009

Domestic Workers - time to end discrimination based on nationality...

When we talk about the domestic worker and the one rest day per week - some wrongly believe that this is a response to the 'maid abuse cases' - it is not...

It is all about worker rights .... for these 'maids' are also workers, and it is really odd that they do not have this right to a rest day per week, which every other worker has. [In fact, in Malaysia, most workers have 2 days off per week - maybe domestic workers should also be getting 2 days off per week - same as all other workers in Malaysia..]

DISCRIMINATION based on nationalities should also end.

Migrant workers doing the same work are many a times paid different wages - and this is unjust - it is discrimination.

Why does this happen? Because wages many a time depend on agreements or Memorandum of Understandings(MOU) signed between the sending country and Malaysia (the receiving country)

For the same work - workers should be paid the same...

Wages could differ by reason of:-
a) Number of years of experience (i.e. a domestic worker with 5 years experience should be paid more than a worker of 1 year experience)
b) Skill & Capabilities - A domestic worker who can cook is paid more than one that cannot cook, etc..[Or a worker with the ability to speak/read 2 languages is paid more than one who can only speak 1 language]
c) Paper/Education qualification - a worker who has a diploma is paid more than one with primary school education only..

BUT, workers should not be paid less than another worker just because of the worker's nationality..

End this discrimination

MAIDS: No problems in Hong Kong with off day (NST)

In Hong Kong, domestic workers get TWO(2) days off plus holiday entitlement to go home... interesting.

And, here we do not want to give even 1-day off per week....shame on you Malaysians...

A letter from NST:-

AS a visitor to Penang, I am shocked to read some of the comments and reactions to the plan to give Indonesian maids a day off each week.

Firstly, how many employers of maids work seven days a week all year round?

If you only work five or six days a week yourself, you should extend the same courtesy to those who work for you.

Secondly, how can you say that if they have a day off, they should be prevented from leaving their employer's home, as suggested by B.T. of Manjung ("Day off is good for them" -- NST, July 3)?

The idea that they will run off or become pregnant only demonstrates the conditions they are being forced to work in.

In Hong Kong, where I live, we have maids from the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.

They all get one or two days off a week, plus holiday entitlement to go home.

None of the maids that I or my friends have used has ever run away or become pregnant.

At the end of the day, maids are people, too. If we treat them with some respect, knowing they are part of our household, then the trust will be returned. You may even come to regard them as part of your extended family, just as we do. - New Straits Times, 6/7/2009, MAIDS: No problems in Hong Kong with off day

It is not just a Muslim matter that requires Muslims to discuss 'deeper' - It is a matter of concern for all Malaysians irrespective of religion...

It is not just a matter for Islam ...or Muslims, and as such it is important for all Malaysians of different religions/culture be involved in all consultations with regard to laws that affect all Malaysians.

Is it only a matter for Islam ....and Muslims? Certainly not.

I hope that by other 'other relevant parties, Sultan Sharafuddin was talking about Malaysians from the other religious/cultural groups...

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has ordered that the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) and other relevant parties discuss in depth the proposed amendments to three Acts in relation to conversion.

This follows the decision of the Conference of Rulers recently to get the views of the state Islamic religious councils before making a decision on the proposed amendments to state enactments and the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) pertaining to the conversion of minors to Islam.

The three Acts are the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984 and the Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993. - Star, 3/7/2009, Selangor Sultan calls for indepth discussion on conversion

Time for Ismail Merican to resign as DG of Health. Healthcare is not a 'business' - it a commitment an obligation to all in Malaysia..

It is time we ask Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican, Malaysia's Director General of Health, to resign...

WHY? Because this man is not concerned about healthcare for all in Malaysia - he is a 'businessman' - and he is interested in the 'healthcare business' ...

In line with strategies outlined in the third industrial master plan, the Government has set up the health industry section under the ministry to nurture the development and promotion of healthcare including health tourism.

The ministry will soon launch “Malaysia Healthcare” as part of its branding exercise to promote the country as a choice destination for international medical care.

The ministry, in collaboration with several government agencies undertakes programmes and activities to promote the local health industry overseas via specialised marketing missions for healthcare products in targeted countries in Asean, the Middle East and Europe. - Star, 4/7/2009, Healthcare business on the rise -By TAN SRI DR ISMAIL MERICAN, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE HEALTH MINISTRY

We need a DG of Health that is committed to getting free universal healthcare to all persons in Malaysia...not some person interested in making 'profits' by selling healthcare...

We cannot even cater to the needs of the local population - and here, he is talking about marketting Malaysian healthcare overseas...

Health...healthcare is not a product to be marketted - it is an obligation of the government that the Malaysian government must provide all persons...

We do not have enough doctors and nurses for our government hospitals/clinics - and inadequate healthcare has been the cause of 1,300 deaths amongst undocumented migrants in 6 years [see:- 126 groups:- Death of 2 Burmese Indicative of State of Detention Places in Malaysia - Denial of Healthcare Is a Violation of Right to Life]

What about the number of other persons in Malaysia who died by reason of poor and inadequate healthcare? How many lives have been lost?

Malaysia should be looking at Cuba, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Thailand with regard to free universal healthcare for all...

But alas, the poor is not Malaysia's concern - they are more interested about the money they can extract from the rich...

In line, with that 'capitalistic thinking' there is a move to increase the charges (which is already unaffordable for the poor and/or normal Malaysian) of heart healthcare in Malaysia...BN wants to increase fees for heart healthcare - STOP it, and make it free healthcare for all not just the rich..

I remember also reading that the DG of Health (or Minister of Health) complaining that there was still about RM12 million in unsettled medical bills in government hospitals. The government should just absorb this - for most likely, those who have not been able to pay cannot afford it.

Our hospitals should not be charging people for healthcare. In fact, to assist further, maybe we should also be re-imbursing cost of travel to and from hospitals. Maybe, we should also be having incentives for all to have regular medical check-ups. After all, prevention is better than cure.

People - their health and their well-being must be the priority - not the money that we can make from health/healthcare...

We need a new DG of Health who understands this...

Worker Safety is not a BN priority - Occupational Safety and Health is no more important - 90% Transportation Companies...90% Estates..

Occupational Health and Safety seems to be no longer important...and did the 746 workers who died in industrial accidents in Malaysia in 2008 because occupational safety and heath requirements and standards were not met?

Now, we are told that about 90% of transportation companies in Malaysia are not even bothered about Occupational Health and Safety matters...

A few weeks ago, we were told that 90% estates in Malaysia fails to meet Occupational Safety and Health standards ...

I wonder why the UMNO-led BN Governments just shut down these companies until they comply with the required Occupational Safety and Health standards and requirements.

Remember the 7 workers who died in the Jaya Supermarket Demolition - was also a case of 'illegal' demolition - done without getting the required approval of the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (see also PJ Local Council's responsibility in the death of 7 Jaya Supermarket incident cannot be ignored...)

The Department of Occupational Safety and Health did not give approval for the demolition of the Jaya Supermarket in Petaling Jaya, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam...Dr Subramaniam said the department began its investigations on Monday and it would take about two weeks to complete.

“If there is any element of negligence, the engineers, contractors and the proprietor of the building can be fined RM50,000, jailed up to two years, or both, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act for each offence,” he told a press conference after launching a Small-Medium Enterprises training fair at a hotel yesterday.

On May 28, the five-storey portion of the supermarket building collapsed right to the basement during demolition work.

Seven workers died in the incident. - Star, 3/6/2009, Jaya Supermarket demolition done without approval

- Have the company been charged yet? Have they Directors been charged? - They have also been 'protected' - the names have been kept 'secret' away from the press...

Only 10% of the 267 transportation companies audited by the Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) last year paid heed to occupational safety and health issues.

DOSH director-general Datuk Ir Dr Johari Basri described the situation as dismal and viewed as serious the low awareness level among transport operators, especially those running express buses.

“All operators and drivers must bear full responsibility to ensure that their co-drivers, passengers and the public are safe,” he added.

He said this in his speech read by DOSH deputy director-general (policy) Zabidi Datuk Md Adib at the opening of a seminar on enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and Safety, Health and Environment Code for the road transport sector here on Monday.

“The majority either did not have a system or were unaware of the need to develop a safe working culture while managing their companies,” Dr Johari noted.

Companies with more than 40 workers were required to form a safety committee, he added.

Speaking to reporters later, Zabidi said the department had issued notices to companies that had yet to draw up policies or set up safety committees so the management and workers could discuss safety issues.

“They were given a month to do the necessary, and I am happy to note that they have been cooperative,” he added.

Zabidi said 10% of the 23,087 vehicles involved in road accidents in Pahang were public transport vehicles such as stage and express buses, lorries, tankers and taxies.

To a question, Zabidi said although the link between the number of accidents and lack of awareness on safety issues was vague, undesirable things could still happen if workers’ health and vehicle safety were not managed properly. - Star,

We must protest US indiscriminate extra-judicial kiiling of at least 440 persons since August 2008..

The US has done it again - kill people using un-manned drones...this time, 7 were killed..

The last time,Obama's un-manned drones kills at least 45 people attending a funeral service in Pakistan...

See also earlier post:- Obama 'murders' another 22 in Pakistan

In fact, 'since August 2008, at least 44 such strikes have killed more than 440 people.'...

And, why do we not see this news being covered as a big story by the CNN, BBC, Al-Jazeera,...

Why do we see no 'public outrage' at these extra-judicial indiscriminate killing ... In fact, there is also no follow-up news telling us how many confirmed 'terrorists' were killed...and how many innocents were killed... All gets swept under the carpet rather quickly - the rewards of being able to control media organisations, internet, other countries...

Where are the protests against the US?

These incidents are far worse that the Malaysian police's 'shoot to kill' cases - but alas, we keep silent - not protesting...

US says that they believe that these persons are 'terrorists' - then arrest them, and try them in an open court. We remember US using 'weapons of mass destruction' as a justification for the attack of Iraq - and there was none. We remember that US's reason for getting involved in the Vietnam war was also a lie. US has no credibility. All the more, that these attacks, which like 'suicide bombs' , kills many innocent people...

Rule of Law....

"It was a US drone attack. We have checked -- no Pakistani aircraft was involved in this incident," another Pakistani military official said.

The United States military does not, as a rule, confirm drone attacks, but its armed forces and the Central Intelligence Agency operating in Afghanistan are the only forces that deploy drones in the region.

Washington has branded Pakistan's rugged northwest tribal belt as the most dangerous place in the world for Americans, saying Al-Qaeda and Taliban rebels are plotting attacks on Western targets from militant hideouts there.

Pakistan publicly opposes US strikes, saying they violate its territorial sovereignty and deepen resentment among the populace. Since August 2008, at least 44 such strikes have killed more than 440 people. - AFP, 3/7/2009, US drone attack kills at least seven in Pakistan

BN wants to increase fees for heart healthcare - STOP it, and make it free healthcare for all not just the rich..

Free Universal Healthcare - that is what we must be striving for in Malaysia.

Every person should be able to go to government clinics and hospitals and get the necessary healthcare for free (or for a token RM1 or RM5...), and this we could get before for all aspects of healthcare...

Then, the government 'privatized' heart healthcare - and created the National Heart Institutute (Institute Jantung Negara). It started closing down heart healthcare facilities in all other government hospitals..

But wait - to go and get healthcare at the Institute Jantung Negara - we have to PAY - and pay a lot. [And, if you cannot pay - you can go and die....]

Only free for Government workers and their families - Federal,State,Local Government - also the ADUNs and the MPs(as they are also considered Public Servants). Is that why MPs and ADUNs are not fighting for free good universal healthcare for all in Malaysia...

It is about RM35,000 for a by-pass...I heard. Who can afford this?

Go watch 'SICKO'(now showing on ASTRO) - and we certainly do not want to follow US when it comes to healthcare. We must look at UK, France, Cuba, Canada...

Malaysia, at one time wanted to even privatize all hospitals - and then they stopped and started going back to building government hospitals, specialist hospitals, etc...

The primary objective is to be able to provide free (affordable) healthcare to all persons in Malaysia - not to make money (and certainly not to attract and cater for medical tourists...)

Guess what? The government want to increase IJN fees - they are complaining that they spent a lot of money subsidizing IJN - hello, this is people's money, and this subsidy was for public servants (& family) only not the private citizen...

FREE for all persons in Malaysia - citizens, foreign spouses, foreign workers...any person in Malaysia.

STOP Medical Tourism - we still do not have the capacity to cater for the heart healthcare of those in Malaysia.

Stop trying to make money (generate income) through healthcare...it is so inhumane..it is so un-Malaysian..

Patients at the National Heart Institute (IJN) may be paying higher fees soon under a review that comes in the wake of a RM215 million government payout to the centre last year.

The money was used to subsidise treatment for government servants and poor patients.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the government would decide on the new fees for citizens while IJN could do the same for foreigners.

"We may allow IJN to decide on the fee for foreign patients," he said after opening IJN's 24 outpatient clinics and international patient centre at its new wing yesterday.

The last review was in 2000 but was only implemented in 2003 because of the economic downturn.

Liow said the hospital had catered to more than 1.5 million patients since its inception 16 years ago with more than 41,000 heart surgeries and 95,000 interventional procedures performed.

Built in 1992 at a cost of RM151.5 million, the institute has become the country's premier institution for cardiac treatment.

The hospital has undergone a RM230 million expansion programme since 2005 to cater to the increased patient load besides buying more equipment and building a new wing.

Liow said the ministry would open eight regional cardiothoracic centres in collaboration with IJN in Penang, Alor Star, Serdang, Johor Baru, Kuantan, Kota Baru, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu to cater to the increasing number of heart patients nationwide.

"Some of them will be built under the 10th and 11th Malaysia Plans while some existing centres will be upgraded to be regional cardiothoracic centres where open heart surgeries will be performed."

He advised IJN to help the government to train and produce cardiothoracic surgeons to meet the demand when the centres became fully operational.

Admitting there was an acute shortage of cardiothoracic surgeons in the coun-try, Liow hoped that more could be produced with IJN's help.

He will also look into IJN becoming a centre of excellence for Heart Lung programmes.

Earlier, Liow, who visited the outpatient clinics which can cater to some 600 patients a day, was impressed with the new wing which he described as patient-friendly and equipped to provide the best care to patients.

IJN chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Radzif Mohd Yunus, who briefed Liow on facilities at the six-storey new wing, said it would be opened in stages from this month.

"We will eventually have 438 beds to meet the needs of patients," he said, adding that this would include 54 at the intensive care unit, 40 at the Coronary Care Unit and 26 at the day-care centre.

The centre will also have six catheter laboratories, seven operation theatres, a hybrid Cath-OT, 59 specialist clinics, a rehabilitation centre, special counters for executive screening programmes and an international patient centre. - New Straits Times, 1/7/2009,Govt to review IJN fees

Look at IJN website - If I am not a 'Government Patient' - I fall in that other class. I need to pay RM500-00 deposit. I need to a Guarantee Letter from my boss or my insurer - before they are going to provide me with healthcare. -- It is really impossible for the ordinary Malaysian to get heart healthcare in Malaysia - what more others in Malaysia..

CARING Malaysia - I think not.

GOVERNMENT PATIENT

• Government patients include officers and their dependents (spouse and children) and pensioners of Federal Government departments
• State Government departments
• Local Authority / Statutory Body departments whose treatment charges and hospitalisation bills are borne by the departments.

Criteria

• Must be referred by a specialist / physician from a government hospital
• Present Guarantee Letter / Pension Card during registration

Required Documents

• Identification Card, birth certificate (if below 12 years old)
• Referral letter from referring hospital Latest Chest X-Ray & Cine Film (if any)
• Pension card and its copy Guarantee letter* (GL) from Head of Department (for government officer/Statutory Body/Local Authority/State Government)
• Certification letter* from college/university (if patient is below 21 years old and uses parent’s GL from government office
• Service book for an ex-army who had served more than 10 years
• Certification letter** from Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam/Jabatanarah Rekod dan Pencen/Jabatan Hal Ehwal Veteran ATM/Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri
  

Should you have any inquiry and/or need further information on the above, kindly contact us.

Note :
* All documents must be original. GL should clearly indicate patient’s medical entitlement.

** This document is required if the patient’s name is not stated in the pension card or service book.

PRIVATE PATIENT

Patients who pay their treatment charges and hospital bill or borne by their employers or covered by their insurance policies.

Required Documents

• below 12 years old)
• Referral letter from referring hospital
• Latest Chest X-Ray & Cine Film (if any)
• Insurer's/Company's guarantee letter* (if hospital charges are borne by the company/employer/insurer)
• Deposit for private paying patient RM500.00
• Utility bills copy for certification of current address
• Income Tax J Form / Latest salary slip / EPF Statement

Should you have any inquiry and need further information on the above, kindly contact us.

Note :
*All documents must be original. GL should clearly indicate patient’s medical entitlement. - IJN Website

They advise persons above 35 to do regular screening, and the 'selling price' is - yes, that is exactly the term that is being used by the Malaysian Government National Heart Institute - it should be free. RM1,399 - For many, this means 2 - 3 months salary.

Therefore, now the rakyat will not go for heart screening - and heart ailments that could have been prevented is not - and more Malaysians will die... Najib and the UMNO-led BN is after all more concerned about MONEY that they can make - not the health and life of human beings in Malaysia. [see earlier post:-More will die sooner because of lack FREE government-provided heart healthcare in Malaysia] Remember, Najib was for selling the IJN to Sime Darby...

Selling Price : RM 1399

Optional:

64 slice MSCT calcium scoring - RM 350.00

64 slice MSCT coronary angiogram - RM 2.500.00

Cardiac rehab programme phase II - RM 30.00

Najib is now PM - and sadly, the human concern for healthcare of sick is not his priority..

Najib today said the proposal would have some advantages for IJN as funding would not be a problem for Sime Darby and doctors would also receive better remuneration.

"Given the need for better treatment of heart diseases and the competition from new hospitals coming up, it is possible to pinch doctors from IJN," he said. - Malaysiakini, 18/12/2008 - Gov't gives green light to IJN privatisation

And what about the poor - the DPM wants a pledge..., and it is something so vague...and maybe they will take in a handful of poor, and that would be a fulfilment of that pledge. What about the rest of the poor and middle-class? Do we just die sooner by reason of the government's failure to provide the required healthcare for its people?

Najib said Sime Darby must pledge its commitment that the poor would not be marginalised if IJN is to be transferred to it.

"Whatever the position of IJN, it is important for the social programme to be given high priority," said Najib, who is also the Finance Minister.- Malaysiakini, 18/12/2008 - Gov't gives green light to IJN privatisation