6 Seminar UniKL RCMP 2011 Menjadi Medan

Pertemuan Pakar Perubatan Antarabangsa

4 International Seminar 2011

11 Immunity in Public

15 Integrated Learning Activity (ILA) as a Learning

Modality at Royal College of Medicine Perak

17 GAP

18 Android, Blackberry or iPhone?

Overall user experience

24 UniKL RCMP Minutes Writing for Organization 2011

3 Editorial message - Pn. Siti Noraihan

16 Problems of Medical Education and Care

with a View from North America

26 Four Different Situations for Teaching English - Assessing a Student‟s English

Language Needs

20 Cerita doa akhir tahun dan awal tahun serta azam tahun

baru 1433 H

21 Can Doctor, Nurse or Non-Business Disciplines become an Entrepreneur?

14 Unique Variations of Lateral and Posterior

Cords in Female Cadaver

28 Tips Improving Your English

30 Maintenance or Nafaqah for the wife during the “Iddah Period”

33 Library Week 2011 37 KSR Corner 44 Human Capital Announcement

12 Alzheimer‟s Disease

Editorial Message

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Remember December! Today I woke up feeling happy and sad at the same time. It is December again, that means a chapter of our life is about to end and another is about to begin. Happy because I am given the chance to live, breath, to learn from mistakes and change for the better and I hope the same applies to all our beloved readers. 2011 has been a very productive and extraordinary year for all of us at UniKL RCMP. Allah swt has blessed us all with good health and great success but alas like all good things 2011 has come to an end. But with every ending comes a new beginning where we will strive harder by setting greater goals, by being more active, aggressive and positive, InsyaAllah. December is a very special month for all. Most of us take the opportunity to complete unfinished tasks, tie loose-ends and do some spring cleaning, be it at work or on personal matters. This is also the time of year we get to spend quality time with our loved ones as the school holidays and Christmas break are lined up. Reflecting on the old and gearing up for the new resolutions is also another factor we look forward to in December. On reflection, 2011 has taught me to focus and balance love towards work and the people I love and accepting both positive and negative occurrences in life as individual growth. My new resolution for 2012 is to adapt swiftly to new circumstances and conditions. It has been a fantastic and phenomenal year for the E-Bulletin working com-mittee and we look forward to the New Year and all the challenges and oppor-tunities that come with it. Here's to another year - feel the excitement and face it head on! Siti Noraihan

International Seminar 2011 By : A/P Dr. Davinder Singh s/o Bagher Singh

Secretary, Organizing Committee (International Seminar)

University of Kuala Lumpur – Royal College of Medicine Perak (UniKL RCMP) organized an

International Seminar themed, Health for the Community: Meeting the Transition. This theme was

appropriate as there are lots of new paradigms occurring in the field of diagnostic, therapeutic and

medical education.

This International Seminar was held on the 20th and 21st of December 2011 at Tower Regency Hotel

in Ipoh. This inaugural seminar was officiated by the Head of Campus/CEO/Dean of UniKL RCMP,

Prof. Dr. Hashami Bohari. The invited guests for the opening ceremony were the Director of Mara,

Perak and the Deputy Director of Health, Perak. This one and a half day seminar attracted 122

participants. The organizing committee also decided to reward the top 5 students from each phase

of the medical programme by inviting them to attend the conference for free. People from the press

and TV were also present to cover the event.

Speakers for the conference were brought in from USA, Singapore, Uganda, Bangladesh, Australia

and our own local speakers from RCMP. Titles for their presentation were based on the theme of the

seminar. All of the presenters spoke on issues that were relevant to today’s world. Professor Dr.

Alliston Johnston from Australia spoke on managing quality in academia while Prof Dr Mazidah

spoke on emerging trends and challenges in medical and healthcare professional training. Dr M S

Razaqque from Harvard spoke on how to translate new basic clinical sciences findings for the benefit

of the community. Professor Pran Gopal Datta, the Vice Chancellor from Dhaka spoke about medical

education and post graduate studies in Bangladesh. Professor Dr, Osman Ali spoke on the problem

of obesity and equity of treating it in the health care sector while Professor Dr. Fawwaz Shakir Al

Joudi spoke on immunity in public health.

Prof Too from National University of Singapore spoke on RNAs with prodigious role in life. This

presentation was thought provoking as it may lead to newer treatment modalities for the treatment

of degenerative brain diseases. Prof Chia, Dean of the School of Public Health, National University of

Singapore spoke about diabetes research in the post genomic age where he emphasized on the

need of finding new ways to overcome the type 2 diabetic epidemic. Dr Ahmad, Rector from Islamic

University of Uganda spoke on how the university there can contribute to education.

During the second day there were free paper presentations. The question and answer sessions were

lively and many were disappointed when these sessions had to be stopped to allow for the other

presenters to present their papers. Despite that, many participants still asked questions from the

presenters during the tea and lunch breaks. There were also poster presentations by lecturers and

students in the walkway of the conference area.

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International Seminar 2011 Group Photo

The organizing committee under the stewardship of Prof. John Kerr Candlish is pleased that all went

well during the seminar. Overall, the seminar was a success and this was evident from the feedback

given. To all who participated in one way or the other, the organizing committee would like to thank

you for your support. We hope that this inaugural international seminar will be a platform to launch

UniKL- RCMP to greater heights.

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Seminar UniKL RCMP 2011 Menjadi Medan Pertemuan Pakar Perubatan Antarabangsa Oleh: Zahaimi bte Abdullah Sani Marketing & Corporate Communication Unit

Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak buat julung-julung kalinya telah menganjurkan Seminar Antarabangsa 2011 yang bertema “Health for the Community: Meeting the Transition” (Kesihatan Untuk Masyarakat: Menghadapi Peralihan) pada 20 dan 21 Disember 2011 bertempat di Hotel Tower Regency, Ipoh, Perak yang telah menjadi medan pertemuan, perbincangan dan diskusi ilmiah pakar perubatan tempatan dan antarabangsa. Seminar tersebut yang berlangsung selama dua hari telah dirasmikan oleh Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif merangkap Ketua Kampus UniKL RCMP, Prof Dr Hashami Bohari dengan penglibatan 150 orang perserta terdiri daripada pelajar perubatan, pensyarah tempatan dan orang awam yang berminat untuk mendapatkan informasi terkini mengenai dunia perubatan.

Pakar-pakar perubatan yang dijemput untuk membentangkan kertas kerja mereka terdiri daripada Dr. M S Razzaque, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA; Prof. Pran Gopal Datta, Vice Chancellor Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Prof. Dr. Chia Kee Seng, National University of Singapore; Prof. Dr. Chia Kee Seng, National University of Singapore; Dr Ahmad K. Sengendo Rector Islamic University in Uganda dan Dato‟ Dr. S. Sharavanan, Vinayaka Misssion University, Salem, India.

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Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak diwakili oleh Prof. Dr. Mazidah Mansur, Prof. Dr. Jason Friedman-Cabot, Prof. Allison Johnstone, Prof. Dr. Fawwaz Shakir Al-Joudi, Prof. Dr. Osman Ali, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Esther Ebenezer, Prof. Dr. Mohd. Syafiq Abdullah, Datin Dr. S. Ramani, Assoc. Prof. Dr. San San Thwin, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cheah Tong Soon, Prof. Dr. B. Sinniah, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. U Aung Myat Thwin, Assoc. Prof. Dr. C. R. Giriyappanavar, Prof. Dr. Myo Than, Assoc. Prof. Dr. B. K. Mohanty serta Assoc. Prof. Dr. N. Muniandy.

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Menurut Prof Dr Hashami Bohari seminar “Health for the Community: Meeting the Transition” diadakan bertujuan meningkatkan pengetahuan pegawai, pensyarah, kakitangan dan pelajar perubatan mengenai isu semasa dalam bidang Penjagaan Kesihatan, Pendidikan Kesihatan serta Penyakit terbaru (emerging diseases). Beliau berharap pertemuan ini dapat dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya oleh para peserta serta mengambil peluang merungkai kemusykilan mereka dalam sesi soal jawab bersama ahli panel. Tambah beliau, pertemuan ini telah berjaya menghimpun pakar-pakar perubatan dari 6 buah Universiti bertaraf Antarabangsa untuk perkongsian ilmu, pengalaman serta meninjau peluang-peluang melanjutkan pelajaran di Universiti Harvard, USA. Beliau berkata demikian dalam sidang akhbar yang diadakan selepas perasmian Seminar Antarabangsa 2011. Antara isu-isu menarik yang telah dibentangkan termasuklah „Medicine Education Through Islamic Perspective‟ yang telah dibentangkan oleh Rektor Universiti Uganda. Dr Ahmad K. Sengendo. Beliau menjelaskan bagaimana Uganda sebagai sebuah negara majoriti penduduk beragama Islam hanya mempunyai 3 buah hospital, 885 orang doktor dan 6 buah universiti perubatan bagi menampung keperluan populasi seramai 33.4 juta orang dengan nisbah doktor 1:10000. Beliau menambah, hanya 42% kelahiran di tangani oleh pakar perubatan selebihnya 58% masyarakat mendapat khidmat bomoh atau perubatan alternatif. Menjelang tahun 2050 populasi Uganda diramal meningkat kepada 101 juta. Namun tahap kesihatan masih rendah dan kadar kematian akibat penyakit berjangkit amat tinggi di Uganda.

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Justeru menurut Dr Ahmad lagi penduduk Uganda memerlukan perhatian dan bantuan kemanusiaan daripada negara-negara luar dan diharap seminar seperti ini menjadi titik pertemuan terbaik bagi menjelaskan senario pendidikan dan kesihatan sebenar di sana. Ucapan luar biasa beliau mendapat tepukan gemuruh daripada para perserta. Beliau juga telah dijemput untuk sesi talimat bersama pelajar di Kampus Utama UniKL RCMP selepas majlis penutup.

Dekan Farmasi UniKL RCMP, Prof. Dr. Mohd. Syafiq Abdullah turut tersenarai sebagai salah seorang pembentang kertas kerja „Pharmacy Practice and Public Health in Malaysia‟. Cara beliau menjawab soalan dariapada para perserta secara humor turut mendapat pujian dan perhatian daripada para perserta.

Number Graduated for Selected Medical Cadres 1995 - 2000

S/NO CADRE Total Average/YR

1. Medical Officers 893 149

2. Clinical Officers 1,123 187

3. Comprehensive Nurses 185 31

4. General Nurses 2,320 387

5. Midwives 1,784 280

6. Anaesthetic officers 64 10

7. Lab. Technicians 169 28

8. Radiographers 33 6

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Seminar ini turut diceriakan dengan „Poster Presentation‟ yang mempamerkan kajian pelajar dan pensyarah berhubung isu Penyakit, Kesihatan dan Tingkat laku oleh Dr Sabaridah bte Ismail bersama kakitangan sokongan pejabat akademik Fakuliti Perubatan MBBS. Seminar ini turut dihadiri oleh Pengarah MARA Negeri Puan Rosnah Yusuf serta Timbalan Pengarah Kesihatan Negeri, Datin Dr. Ranjit Kaur A/P Praim Singh.

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Immunity in Public Health By : Prof Dr Fawwaz Shakir Mahmoud Al-Joudi

The science of Immunology studies the natural defences of the body against foreign invaders such as microbes and other potential disease-forming agents. The immune system (IS) is largely made of two parts, the innate immune mechanisms and the adaptive cellular and molecular mechanisms. Nevertheless, human populations have continued to harbour patterns of disease susceptibilities varying with time, ethnicities, geographic distribution and variable levels of modernisation. These allowed the emergence of the “hygiene hypothesis”. Proclaimed by Strachan in 1989, the hypothesis stated that exposure to microbes at early stages in the life of a human being reduces the possibilities of developing allergies and similar hypersensitivity reactions. That hypothesis motivated scientists and health workers to probe deeper into its possible implications. Many scientists came to conclusions and built up scientific experimentation to further implement and utilize the spirit of the hypothesis and to explain the intricate interactions between microbes and the IS. However, other scientists have found that the hypothesis neither fulfills, nor explains their findings. This talk attempts to explain the historical justifications for the development of the “Hygiene Hypothesis”. It will illustrate the nature of the debate between the two opposing schools of thought. Taking a bird‟s eye view, it should exploit the knowledge gained for raising public health standards by utilizing the conflicting data available. This should introduce research and professional protocols to fortify the IS by natural means whereby it will meet face-to-face with the environment. In addition, more data can be generated to introduce sound supplementary bases for immunologically-based prophylactic and therapeutic manipulations.

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Alzheimer`s disease . By : Datin Dr. Ramani Subramaniam Sensitivity and Specificity of Interuncal Distance in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease: A Study of Memory Clinic Patients in Ipoh Introduction :- Alzhiemer disease [AD ], first described by Alois Alzheimer in 1907 is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive dementia. The clinical diagnosis of AD is complicated by the inspecificity of the cognitive and other symptoms . A definitive diagnosis can be obtained only by means of biopsy or autopsy . Imaging measurements are being used with increasing frequency to aid in the diagnosis of patients with dementia ,particularly Alzheimer Disease . Research on Hippocampal volume measurements on MRI imaging have shown that there is a significant corelation between the hippocampus and Alzheimer Disease because the medial temperol lobe is the area of the brain where pathological characteristics of AD initially appear . The aim of this study is to predict the usefulness of interuncal distance to distinguish Alzheimer diseases patients from patients who were cognitively intact. Both the groups were matched for age ,sex, occupation and education. Methods :- 62 patients were recruited from the Memory clinic . Three patients were excluded :- [1] due to extensive gliosis [2] restless during the examination . [3] patient was claustrophobic . All patients were assessed by a Psycho geriatrician . They underwent general physical and clinical neurological examination. Assessment of clinical severity was done by using the Mini-Mental Status Examination. The young controls [ number 10] were medical students volunteering for this study . They were healthy and had no known medical illness . The study was performed at the Radiology Department of the Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainum, Ipoh, Perak. This was a double blinded study - the MRI scans were interpreted by two Radiologists who were blinded to the readings of each other and also blind to the clinical data of the subjects .

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MR Imaging MRI 1 Tesla Standard head coil. 3 dimensional software that allowed simultaneous analysis of sagital,coronal and axial images. Measurements : Coronal images :- acquired perpendicular to the sylvian fissure . [1]IUD – Measures as the shortest distance between hippocampal heads at the level of anterior commisure . [2] Hippocampus – the images were zoomed. The right and left Hippocampi were measured manually. The areas in all the slices were added up and multiplied by 1.5mm [slice thickness] to give the volume The main factor determining the accuracy of volumetric measurements by manual tracing and thresholding is the reliability of within rater measurements [RS 10.6; MS 10.8] The inter rater reliability was tested for 20 subjects RS =36.50, MS 36.85 Results & Discussion Using a recommended IUD cut-off at 28.3 mm, there is fair agreement between the radiologists‟ reading and the clinicians‟s diagnosis of Alzhiemer‟s (Kappa = 0.336, p = 0.002), with high sensitivity (0.889) but moderate specificity (0.537). Bivariate analysis showed that there is significant difference in interuncal distance (t = 5.038, p < 0.01), effective brain area (t = 3.292, p < 0.01) and total hippocampal volume (t = 3.624, p <0.01) between the old age control group and Alzheimer‟s patients. Logistic regression analysis showed that out of the three independent variables, total hippocampal volume emerged as the most significant predictor for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in the study (Nagelkerke R square = 0.414, Chi-square = 16.721, df = 3, p < 0.01).

Conclusion This study suggested that interuncal distance can be a useful adjunct in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Further research is needed to explore the potential of other indicators in detecting the disorder. Apart from the gold standard of measuring the hippocampal volume, IUD can also be used as one of the predictors of Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Keywords: Brain area, interuncal distance, hippocampus.

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Unique variations of lateral and posterior cords in a female cadaver By : THWIN. SS The presence of anatomical variations of the peripheral nervous system is often used to explain unexpected clinical signs and symptoms. We report unusual and unique variations of the lateral cord and posterior cord having two cords (upper posterior and lower posterior cords) of the brachial plexus in a fifty years old Indian, female cadaver. It was due to faulty union of the divisions of the brachial plexus during embryonic period. The median nerve lay medial to the axillary artery (AA) on both sides. On the left side, lateral cord itself crossing the AA forming the median nerve, was probably due to faulty development of the seventh intersegmental arteries. Anomalous branches of lateral cord crossing the AA anteriorly may cause compression syndrome producing ischaemia. The two posterior cords and their branches were discussed comparing with findings of the other researchers. Such a rare variation is clinically important as this knowledge may help radiologists, anaesthesiologists and surgeons to investigate and to avoid any inadvertent damage to nerves and AA during surgical interventions of brachial plexus.

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Integrated learning activity (ILA) as a learning modality at the Royal College of Medicine Perak By : Muniandy Narasiman, Biochemistry Unit, RCMP. Integrated learning activity (ILA) has been introduced as a learning method to first and second year medical students at the Royal College of Medicine Perak (RCMP) since 2007. As the whole five year MBBS course is integrated and clinically based, the ILA has been introduced to bridge the divide between pre-clinical and clinical aspects. Clinical and patient contact is emphasized from the beginning. Teaching is delivered by both clinicians and non-clinicians. The ILA is introduced to draw together the teaching of basic sciences through lectures, practical, demonstration, problem solving sessions and integrate them within a clinical framework. The aims of ILAs in Phases 1A and 1B are: A) to give students an early clinical exposure by placing all the medical sciences that they are encoun tering and to integrate this with their early clinical experiences, B) to develop self-directed learning skills, C) to develop the ability to access and evaluate appropriate literature, D) to develop problem solving skills and E) to develop clinical reasoning for a diagnosis. There are eight ILAs (2 ILAs per module) in each Phase lA and Phase1B. Each ILA runs over a two or three week period. It contains the essential components of an introductory session followed by a small group discussion (SGD1), SGD2 and a closure and feedback session. During the introductory session, all the students (100-200) are introduced to a real or simulated patient by a clinician in a large group setting. The students are encouraged to ask questions pertaining to the case scenario for about 30-45 minutes. They are then divided into smaller groups (8-10 per group) and are guided by a tutor in small seminar rooms. During the SGD1, the assigned tutor will guide the students through a process of brain storming to establish the appropriate learning objectives (LOs). Although the students work as a group it is the responsibility of each student to source for relevant information pertaining to the LOs from various sources and start the learning cycle. Two weeks later the students reassemble in their respective groups to discuss their findings on the LOs together with their tutor. The tutor's role is not as an expert but as a facilitator. The SGD2 may last 2 to 2 ½ hours. At end of SGD2, a set of 10 extended matching questions (EMQs) are given to students as a formative assessment. Students also fill up feedback forms with comments. The final Closure and Feedback session takes place in a large lecture theatre. Answers to EMQs are discussed, gross performance of EMQ is displayed and relevant feedbacks and response from students are highlighted by the ILA coordinator. The clinician concludes the session. Although students take ILA as a burden initially, they slowly begin to appreciate ILA as a means of self- directed learning which gradually helps to improve their cooperation and team work interaction and communication skills.

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Problems of Medical Education and Care with a View from North America By : Prof. J. S. Cabot The medical school curricula of both the USA and Canada were briefly discussed pointing out that the education is identical for both under and post graduate studies and each country recognises any work done in the other. The medical delivery systems in both countries were compared whereby Canada has a government run pay for service, single payer (the provincial governments) uni-versal coverage vs. the more than 2200 complicated government and private payers in the USA. Canada consumes 2% of the gross budget for administration vs. 26% for the USA. A large number of US residents are uninsured with catastrophic results. A series of questions re current medical education were raised, the latest trends in medicine were discussed including especially the explosion of genetic based exploration and specific therapy of disease, current educational demands and the greatest problems and needs of current world medical care. These questions included:

- Are we over teaching some subjects? - Where should the emphasis on research lie? - Should we be training more medical assistants? - What should medical assistants‟ limits be? - What should be the teaching of „alternative medical care‟? - Who should evaluate these alternative care on a non biased, scientific method? - Continuing medical education – how much, how good, how often? - Integration of medical care with electronic health records (EHR).

Latest Trends in Medicine: - Molecular biology and therapies are going to revolutionise medical care - More DNA sequencing being performed than analysed - Individualised medical care (boutique medicine) on horizon - How do we prepare for this? - Should we super-specialise? Who pays for super centres, super training? - How much government mandates?

Educational Demands:

- Doctors... locally trained vs. „imports - How to orient specialty training – „free market vs. gov‟t demands? - Incentives for particular training – „thinking vs. doing‟ - How to keep medical care excellent, appropriate and economic

Greatest Problems/Needs Currently: - Obesity epidemic - Smoking related cancers - Medical costs of modern care - Overhauling Medial Education to incorporate flood of molecular/genetic knowledge - Full, mandatory immunization should include HBV, HPV, malaria vaccines and eradication - How to overhaul care in poor, corrupt countries – “Poor in rich countries give money to rich in poor

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The GAP By : Noor Azizah Abdul Wahab

The Impian CEO was sitting in his office late one evening. He looks very tired and frustrated. Lately he feels very down and unhappy. He was trying to explain to his board members why his great strategic initiative had failed, but he couldn‟t figure out what had gone wrong. “I‟m so frustrated,” he said. “ I got the group together a year ago, managers from all division attended. We had thorough discussion and debated on our strategic goals and plans for the coming year. We also invited top consultants to help us and everybody agreed with the plan. It was very impressive and seems to be achievable. “Everybody was clear about our goals and plans. All my managers and head of departments have been empowered and given freedom to do what they needed. We also had frequent meetings to ensure that our momentum remain at the top. How could we fail? Many talented leaders seemed to have all the right qualification and experiences, yet they fail to produce promised result. Despite of the help they get from the best consultants and trainers, attending workshops and motivation courses they fails to deliver the expected results. They become demoralized. When companies failed to deliver the results, frequently the blamed was put on the strategy and the employees. Strategy often fails when there is no strategy to execute them well. It could be due to the inability of the organization to make them happen or the leaders misjudge the challenges faced by the companies. Most of the times, employees fail to recognize what they need to do. This often resulted from too many urgent and important tasks to be carried out. As one of the famous writer Stephen Covey repeatedly reminded the audience in his training sessions to sort out the big stumbling tasks first rather than busy sorting out the sands in our daily work. Employees need to be made clear their priorities. Special assignments need to be made so that people can envision and discuss specific things they need to do. If too many tasks were given, employees will lose their priorities. They will have the tendencies to complete the urgent and less important. Important and long term plans will be forgotten. They will get distracted. Thus, their focus will be on the process not the outcome. As long as there is gap between the desired and the results, all the smart strategies are likely to fail. All leaders at all levels must have discipline to commit to positive changes aspired by the company. Transforming strategy into action is a systematic process that requires rigorous questioning of what need to be done and how to do it, following through and ensuring accountability of those assigned to do it. Most organizations fail to address their reality very well. The organization could have a very promising strategy but the executor or the people issues were not addressed appropriately. There are also companies with excellent strategies and excellent people but fail to deliver results because of the weakness of the operation part. The processes are rather complicated and difficult to be used. That could be the reason for failing to execute. There are long list of reasons to support execution to be part of the strategy. If the organization is so desperate to deliver results and succeed they will need to implant the execution culture. It has to be the

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Android, BlackBerry or iPhone? Overall User Experience By : Monarusnita Abu Bakar General Studies Office, UniKL RCMP

What type of smartphone do you have? A Nokia, Samsung, Blackberry, Sony Erricsson or an iPhone? The Information Communication Technology era has enabled people to connect and socialize everyday via smartphone. Smartphone offers more than goods and services; it offers experience. Steve Jobs was not selling a computer; he was selling an experience. We use the technology with emotions, values, ideals, intentions, and strong feelings. Gallo (2010) stated in his book The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs; people want to feel something. They want to be moved and inspired. They want to believe in something bigger than they are; a noble purpose. No matter which smartphone you choose, you want to get the „ultimate experience‟ by using it, looking

at it, touching it, holding it, opening or closing it. Look at the illustration below, it shows the experience

the smartphone users feel when they use a particular gadget. So, what is the „experience‟ you crave or

long for from your smartphone? Entertainment? Engaging? Accommodating? Stylish? or to appear as

a successful business person?

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Below is a summarized comparison of smartphones features that I got from the Internet.

Category Android

BlackBerry iPhone

Provider Motorola, Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony

BlackBerry BB Apple

Operating System Android BlackBerry BB iOS

Examples Samsung Galaxy , LG Op-timus, HTC ChaCha, Sony Ericsson Xperia arc,

BlackBerry Bold 9900 , Black-Berry Curve 9300, BlackBerry Torch 9810

iPhone2, iPhone 4S

Open Sources? Yes No No

Speed 1 GHz processor- ex; Samsung Infuze 4G

1.2 GHz processor – ex; Blackberry Bold

1 GHz- ex; iPhone 4S

GPS Navigation Android GPS- Papago BlackBerry® Maps

- Google Maps

iPhone GPS-Papago

Amaze Application? No- Android Market Yes- BlackBerry App Yes- AppStore

Instant Messaging Social Hub, WhatsApp BlackBerry Messager BBM, WhatsApp Messenger, Window Live Messager

iMessage, WhatsApp

Keypad QWERTY keyboard with Swype to track words

Slide down QWERTY keyboard No

Touch screen Great- Samsung(TouchWiz), Mo-torola (MotorBlur)

Do not have the touch screen experience except the Storm and Torch

Great

Camera 8 MP- Samsung Galaxy SII

5 MP- Black Berry Bold

8 MP- iPhone 4S

Screen Size 480 x 800 pixel- Samsung Galaxy SII

640 x 480 pixel- Blackberry Bold 640 x 960 pixels- iPhone 4S

Easy to customize? (Changing wall paper)

Yes No Yes

Email Accessibility? No Yes- Microsoft Exchange

No

Usability Easy to use and navigate Very fast for working purpose Easy to learn and stylish

Data Plan Telco (available)

Maxis(Android package -RM38 to RM88 per month) Digi (BIZ 50- RM50 per month) Celcom (Exec – RM88 per month)

Maxis (BIS Plan- RM55 to RM120 per month) Digi (BIZ 50- RM50 per month) Celcom (Exec- RM 108 per month)

Maxis (iValue 1- RM100 per month) Digi (RM88 per month) Celcom (Exec - RM144 per month)

Focus Entertainment Communication Entertainment

Great Multimedia (music, video)?

Yes Yes Yes

Battery life Up to 13 h 30 min (2G) -Samsung Galaxy S

Up to 5 h 10 min (2G) Blackberry Bold

Up to 14 h (2G) - iPhone 4S

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Cerita Doa Akhir Tahun dan Doa Awal Tahun Serta Azam Tahun Baru 1433 H Oleh : Norlida Nasaruddin Unit Pengajian Am Ditanya kepada seorang muslim: Apakah yang anda lakukan di akhir tahun 1432 Hijrah tempohari? Jawab si muslim: Membaca doa akhir tahun Ditanya lagi : Bilakah anda membacanya? Jawab si muslim: Pada akhir waktu Asar 30 Zulhijjah 1432H. Ditanya lagi : Mengapa anda membacanya? Jawab si muslim : Supaya syaitan laknatullah menangis dan kecewa kerana apa yang dilakukannya se-tahun lalu tidak memberi apa-apa kesan kepada anda Adam yang membacanya, sebagaimana kata syaitan: “Kesusahan bagiku dan sia-sia lah pekerjaanku menggoda anak Adam pada setahun ini dan Allah binasakan aku satu saat jua. Dengan sebab membaca doa ini, Allah ampunkan dosanya setahun” Ditanya lagi: Apakah seterusnya yang anda lakukan? Jawab si muslim: Membaca doa awal tahun untuk 1433 Hijrah Ditanya: Bila anda membacanya? Jawab si muslim: Selepas solat Maghrib pada malam 1 Muharam? Ditanya lagi: Mengapa anda membacanya? Jawab si muslim: Supaya syaitan laknatullah tidak dapat menggoda anak Adam yang membacanya, sebagaimana kata syaitan: “Telah amanlah anak Adam ini daripada godaan pada tahun ini kerana Allah telah mewakilkan dua Malaikat memeliharanya daripada fitnah Syaitan”. Ditanya lagi: Apakah azam anda untuk tahun baru 1433 Hijrah pula? Jawab si muslim: Mengikut program Tanyalah Ustaz yang dianjurkan oleh TV9 pada 1 Muharam 1433 yang lalu, setiap orang muslim yang menyakini kepada Allah SWT Maha Pencipta dan menyakini kepada kehidupan akhirat mestilah:

1. Hablumminallah – menjaga hubungan dengan Allah SWT, iaitu dengan melakukan apa yang disuruhNya dan meninggalkan apa yang dilarangNya

2. Hablumminannas – menjaga hubungan sesama manusia, seperti mana dalam Al-Qur‟an “Berbuat baiklah kamu sesama manusia….” 3. Memperbaiki akhlak – dengan mencontohi akhlak Rasullullah SAW, Saidatina Aisyah pernah

menyebut: “Sesungguhnya akhlak Rasullullah SAW itu adalah Al-Qur‟an”. 4. Memperelokkan pekerjaan – dengan menangkis dan mengikis unsur-unsur negatif dan disusuli

pula dengan perkara-perkara positif supaya rezeki yang didapati lebih diberkati dan diredhai oleh Allah SWT.

Sumber: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM)

Hikmah membaca doa akhir tahun Hijrah adalah kita memperingati amalan-amalan pada tahun lalu, sama ada yang amalan yang membawa kebaikan mahupun amalan yang membawa kepada dosa dan lalu meminta ampun atas kesalahan-kesalahan serta meminta perlindungan Allah swt. daripada kejahatan syaitan dan manusia. Manakala hikmah membaca doa awal tahun Hijrah pula adalah kita memperbaharui azam untuk melakukan kebaikan dan meminta kekuatan dan hidayah untuk melaksanakannya.

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CAN A DOCTOR, A NURSE OR A NON-BUSINESS PROFFESSIONAL BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR? By : Nuruliza Bt. Raslan, General Studies Unit, UniKL RCMP After many years of completing a medical course, would someone suddenly become an entrepreneur? It seems a little crazy, giving up the prestige and income of being a physician but Laura Eackloff, 45, has never been happier. She was a paediatrician for 10 years and thoroughly enjoyed treating patients, but she hated spending more time on the phone negotiating with health insurance companies than examining her patients. Tammie Mericle has been practising as a Registered Nurse (RN) for 14 years with the last several years as an Independent Nurse Contractor. She has worked in a variety of fields; paediatrics, medical surgery, home health, emergency room, and critical care. She absolutely loves nursing but she is not all that crazy about all the politics! She worked as a Travelling nurse and then decided to cut out the middleman and is now practising as an Independent Nurse Contractor, working all of her contracts in hospital settings. It has been such a great change but along the way she discovered that many nurses were not that familiar with the process. Many were interested but had no idea where to start. As an orthopaedic and spinal surgeon in training in 2004, Dr Alpesh Patel knew there had to be a better way to detect when a surgeon accidently nicks an oesophagus or a bowel with a scalpel. It is estimated that about 10,000 nicks and leaks happen in the United States each year. Patel came up with the idea of using a device to fill an oesophagus or bowel with a fluid, either coloured or clear. If nicked, the fluid leaking out can alert the surgeon to the problem before closing up. Patel knew he had a great idea, and even wrote a research paper on it and created a prototype in 2006. But he was a surgeon, not a businessman and he had no idea beyond patent paperwork, on how to form a business or how to market his device. To ensure that his company took off the ground, Patel successfully created a business plan with help from Michael Burr and friends who were the entrepreneurial trio. “ It is very exciting to have the opportunity to save lives, participate in lowering the economic burden to the health care system, and create jobs in the process” – Alpesh Patel

From the above situations it is clear that doctors, nurses or any non-business professional can become entrepreneurs. A nurse can take charge of her life and become independent. She can then market her own services to various health care institutions which need someone with the knowledge and expertise that a nurse possesses. There are other career options for nurses other than slaving away at a hospital for 12 hours a day. One of such options is by becoming an independent nurse contractor. With this profession you can increase your income and your choices as to when and where you want to work. Sometimes all a nurse really wants is more freedom. Nurses can be the perfect business owners. They possess above average communication skills and the ability to assess, implement and organize a plan. Well that‟s practically the same criteria that an entrepreneur uses.

How about doctors?

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Doctors also can be entrepreneurs. Any physician who thinks of making the change need not forget any of the skills that made him a good doctor. The skills that made patients love you and diseases fear you - effective interviewing, rapid decision making, pattern recognition are all essential skills for the entrepreneur. And just like a good doctor, good entrepreneurs make referrals, get consultations and ask for help. Due to this reason, many countries have begun to address entrepreneurship education in schools and universities. Kuratko (2006) cited that there are 550 schools offering majors in entrepreneurship, an additional 350 with concentrations in entrepreneurship and at least one course in entrepreneurship taught in over 1600 universities worldwide. Malaysian higher education institutions also attempt to impart essential entrepreneurial knowledge through the syllabus to equip future entrepreneurs with necessary skills. Universities and colleges in Malaysia have started to offer entrepreneurship as a major or as a subject in most programmes since the mid-1990s, both at the first degree as well as master levels where the students took up courses on entrepreneurship or related subjects. As noted, serious attention was paid to entrepreneurial studies in the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010) by virtue of its focus in supporting the economic drive of the national economy as well as in narrowing wealth differentials among the population. Entrepreneurship is often thought to be a core subject for business students but not for technical and science students. Enterprising elements of entrepreneurship such as evaluating opportunity, developing new products and handling start-ups are part and parcel of most business management curriculum. The importance given to entrepreneurship education in Malaysia is derived from the importance of the entrepreneurs to the economic system. This is in line with the Malaysian government‟s concern on the development of entrepreneurship in Malaysia especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) since the implementation of the New Economic Policy in 1971. The 2012 Budget has highlighted the government‟s continued focus on the development of local entrepreneurs, strengthening SMEs and driving the nation towards a high income economy. In Japan for example, more than 99% of all businesses are SMEs which employ majority of the working population and account for a large proportion of the economic output. While most of these companies are not as well known as Japan‟s giant (Keiretsus members) they form the backbone of the service sector and are a crucial part of the manufacturing and export supply chain. In Malaysia, SMEs assist Proton Holdings Bhd to produce 80% of the total 20,000 to 30,000 parts and components that are required to make a Proton Car. So why do we need entrepreneurs? The obvious reason is that the expanding SMEs in Malaysia are dependent on the number of entrepreneurs that Malaysia can produce. Through the National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs), healthcare industry was identified as a sector that has the potential to directly and materially contribute to the growth of the Malaysian economy. The healthcare industry has become a powerful engine of economic growth, due to demographic shifts such as extended longevity and a rise in lifestyle diseases such as hypertension and cardiovascular ailments and diabetes. Malaysia's spending on healthcare, at 5 percent of GDP, is above our regional peers, and public spending is a disproportionate contributor to healthcare costs. Currently, the sector contributes RM15 billion to the GNI.

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Malaysian entrepreneurs can grab these opportunities by involving in healthcare industry in the way that Sime Darby Healthcare Sdn Bhd provides medical centres and educational institutions, and trains nurses and allied healthcare personnel. Sime Darby‟s revenue from the medical segment has been increasing steadily, from RM192.1 million in FY2007 ended June 30 to RM318.7 million in FY2011. The implementation of Healthcare – Entry Point Projects (EPPs) 9 have facilitated the ease of business for medical devices entrepreneurs since Malaysia has identified the orthopaedics industry as one of the jump-start platforms to build a medical device contract manufacturing hub. EPP 9 aims to promote Malaysia as an ideal manufacturing hub for global medical devices and move Malaysia from a nominal player to a Medical Device Hub in the Asia Pacific region by leveraging on our existing strengths. As conclusion, to ensure that Vision 2020 is accomplished, the government needs to monitor and adapt to the continuous changes taking place in the business environment especially by re-evaluating the programs offered in higher learning institutions. There was a certain barrier in implementing entrepreneurship courses in Higher Education Institutions. One of the barriers is the internal priorities among technical and science programmes, such as the reluctance among technical and science academicians to redesign the curriculum because of the accreditation issues from professional bodies. The negative mindset towards the adoption of entrepreneurship in the curriculum needs to be changed to ensure that Malaysia is able to expand its human resource capital in entrepreneurship. Hopefully with better understanding of the need for entrepreneurship skills among future graduates and Malaysian citizens in general, the nation would be able to move forward in the economic field. This hopefully would help us to achieve our ambition of becoming a nation of entrepreneurs in accordance with the aspirations contained in Vision 2020.

“The entrepreneurial mystique? It’s not magic, it’s not mysterious and it has nothing to do

with the genes. It is a discipline. And like any discipline, it can be learned.”

…Peter Drucker

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UniKL RCMP WORKSHOP ON „MINUTES WRITING FOR ORGANIZATIONS 2011‟ Oleh : Nor Hayati Ahmad Mustafa, General Studies Unit “Perhatian kepada semua Pensyarah, mesyuarat akan diadakan pada minggu hada-pan”,…. apabila Ketua Unit memberi arahan untuk mengadakan mesyuarat , apa yang terbayang pada fikiran saya pada masa itu adalah MINIT MESYUARAT. Suatu kerja yang bagi saya amat membebankan, apabila mengenangkan saya terpaksa mengambil butiran-butiran penting dengan kadar segera semasa mesyuarat itu di-jalankan. Perkara yang paling membimbangkan dan merisaukan saya sekiranya ada perkara-perkara penting yang saya ketinggalan. Sehinggalah saya berpeluang menghadiri kursus “Minutes Writing for Organization” yang telah diadakan pada 24 & 25 November 2011 di Hillcity Hotel, Ipoh. Kursus ini telah dihadiri oleh 20 orang kakitangan UniKL RCMP yang mewakili setiap jabatan. Penceramah yang bertugas adalah En. Vincent Hor, Pengarah Hor Consulting Group of Companies & Chartered Secretary. Kursus selama dua hari ini bukan sahaja memberi maklumat yang lengkap mengenai penyediaan minit mesyuarat, malah ianya juga memberi informasi bagaimana untuk mengatur sesuatu mensyuarat yang mana melibatkan proses penyediaan sebelum, semasa & selepas mesyuarat dijalankan. Penceramah juga banyak berkongsi pengalaman beliau sebagai pencatat minit & penasihat kepada beberapa syarikat besar dan bagaimana cara mereka bekerja. Beliau juga memberikan panduan dan cara yang paling berkesan untuk mengambil maklumat-maklumat penting semasa mesyuarat & bagaimana menyediakan minit mesyuarat dengan lebih berkesan.

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Para peserta yang hadir juga telah diberikan sijil penyertaan. Saya amat berbesar hati dan berterima kasih kepada pihak pengurusan kerana menganjurkan kursus yang mana dapat meningkatkan kualiti kerja saya dan rakan kerja yang lain. Ucapan terima kasih saya juga kepada Ketua Unit Pengajian Am, Pn. Siti Noraihan Sheikh Ahmad kerana memberi pelepasan kepada saya, Farah Ayuni Ramlan & Nuruliza Raslan untuk menghadiri kursus ini. Tidak ketinggalan juga En. Ahmadil Ekhwan dari IT department dan Cik Nor Azrin dan Cik Salbina dari Jabatan Modal Insan. Nama – nama peserta yang hadir : 1. Suhailie Bt. Yaacob 11. Noor Aini Bt. Abu Bakar 2. Sarinah Bt. Hambali 12. Siti Rohanum Bt. Engku Mohd Yusof 3.Nur Azlina Bt. Mohd Said 13. Siti Nursyazmimi Bt. Mohd Shafiaie 4. Rabiatul‟ Adawiyah Bt. Ibrahim 14. Nur Arbaayah Bt. Mohamed Hanib 5. Mahasanah Bt. Mahamad 15. Farah Ayuni Bt. Ramlan 6. Zahariah Bt. Mohd Khalil 16. Norariza Bt. Ariffin 7. Nor Hayati Bt. Ahmad Mustafa 17. Nur Syafiqah Aziati Bt. Md. Radzi 8. Nuruliza Bt. Raslan 18. Durrafarida Bt. Abdul Aziz 9. Salwa Bt. Tajuddin 19. Rafizah Bt. Abd. Rahim 10. Khodijah Bt. Ramli 20. Nurrul Ain Bt. Mohd Haris

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FOUR DIFFERENT SITUATIONS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH – ASSESSING A STUDENT‟S ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEEDS By : Raj Dronamraju General Studies Unit As a teacher of English to non-native speakers, I‟ve experienced different classroom situations in which learning transfer takes place. Specifically, having lived in Malaysia and taught English for ten years, I have experienced four different teaching/learning environments. When I moved to Malaysia from the USA and took up teaching as a career, my first exposure to English language instruction was as a trainer for different staff in large companies such as Proton, Hewlett Packard, Samsung etc. I was also familiarizing myself with the role of needs assessment (that is identifying areas of weakness that needed improvement) for those who attend a course in English. In this case, needs assessment was largely determined by what level of English was required for the individual employees‟ positions. While their writing skills, in particular their use of tenses, plural/singular forms, and sentence structure, were weak, their job requirements (most of my students were customer service and sales representatives) meant there was a more immediate demand for them to improve their Spoken English. My second full-time experience (aside from part-time positions teaching English in several different situations including home tuition and local colleges) was at a language school in Kuala Lumpur. Our students were mostly from outside Malaysia with the three biggest groups being Chinese nationals, Arabs (primarily from Yemen and Saudi Arabia), and Koreans. Their goal and the basis for the curriculum of the schools was the taking of the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam with at least a Band 5 score. All needs assessment stemmed from this with the first step being a placement test to ensure the student was placed in proper level (There were nine levels with one being elementary and nine being the highest). With someone who doesn‟t English at all, speaking is the most immediate concern. Development of writing skills in English can only take place once there is a basic comprehension of English language. Each corresponding level of the nine part programme introduced more writing and finally serious grammar lessons were introduced in the fifth level. Again, grammar can only be truly learned once a student understands enough English to understand how grammatical rules are applied. Otherwise it‟s just memorizing a series of rules that a student is not fluent enough yet to apply or even understand correctly. My third full-time position was teaching at an international high school in Ipoh. There the English language learning was academic and geared for two Cambridge examinations – The Checkpoint examination in Year 9 and the IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) in Year 11. The situation was almost the exact reverse from my prior teaching environment. Here most of the students spoke near fluent English as they were either the children of expats, lived abroad, or had grown up in a home where English was the primary language.

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Writing was their biggest concern as there is no oral component to Checkpoint and the IGCSE oral portion is a small percentage of the overall total score. However, the trick was not to just give them repetitious assignments to build up their knowledge of an exam, that is to “game” the exam through knowing the format and gearing the writing for that, but also to build understanding and critical thinking skills in writing. The other goal was to try and build up speaking skills (using drama as the method of delivery). For the adolescent, speaking is also important because it builds self-confidence not just in English but in general for social interactions. Now I have been with UNIKL RCMP for two years and am faced with a different set of challenges. Here both the diploma and degree students are required to take three semesters of English. While the first semester of English in both programmes does have a number of grammar modules built in, the second and third semester focus more on English for Specific Purposes taught through topics such as managing meetings and resume writing. In some respects, this is the most challenging environment for teaching English as these students have received education in English language in the Malaysian school system but still have problems with both speaking and writing. In some cases, the English they have used is the Malaysian variation (“Manglish”) and it is very hard for them to “unlearn” this in order to learn correct English forms for both speech and writing. Team based activities reinforce proper grammar structure and also allow the students practice in utilizing what they are learning. Learning transfer occurs as a result of this. What I can say is the university student has certain advantages due to their level of achievement so far in their academic careers that the students I have described in the other three situations do not. For them, using English is not just a classroom exercise in order to achieve a grade but will result in the inculcation of English language skills which will allow them to succeed in their chosen medical and health related careers.

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Tips for Improving Your English (5) Understanding the Past Perfect Tense By : Pakirisamy Saminathan General Studies Unit Recently, an acquaintance who happens to be a member of the academic staff of the college raised an interesting question about an aspect of English tenses and wanted me to explain. He was particularly intrigued by the Past Perfect tense which he felt was quite complex and difficult to comprehend in certain situations. Well, I had to agree with him on that score. The Past Perfect tense is indeed quite a difficult concept to grasp even for fluent speakers of English and even more difficult to form sentences using the tense. Though I managed to give him some examples to clarify the concept, I don‟t think I was able to convince him completely or clarify the issue to his or for that matter even to my satisfaction. So for his sake as well as for those who may be in the same situation, I feel obliged to try and throw some light into the usage of the Past Perfect tense as it is used in everyday situations. To understand the Past Perfect, one has to start from the Present Perfect.

Present Perfect tense is formed with either the auxiliary Has or Have + Past Participle

Let‟s look at some examples of the Present Perfect Tense:-

A. I have completed the report; I can send it to you anytime you want it. B. He has spoken to the dean about his financial difficulties and expects to get a favorable

response soon.

C. The students have chosen the topics for their research and will soon submit their proposals. All the underlined verbs above are in the Present Perfect tense. They tell us that an action has just been completed and the effect of the action is still being felt and it is still relevant to the present time. On the other hand,

The Past Perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary Had + Past Participle It tells about two actions in the past where one action took place before the other. In other words, there are two past actions, one preceding the other.

Let‟s look at the examples below:

1. When we arrived at the bus station, the bus had already left. 2. The boys had eaten their dinner by the time I reached the camp. 3. The rain had stopped before we arrived at the camp site. 4. When we reached the school, the class had already begun. 5. I felt as if I had known her all my life.

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One unique aspect of the Past Perfect tense is the use of the verb „had‟ as auxiliary as well as the finite verb. This gives the form „had had‟ which may be a little rare in usage but it is good to know the context in which such a form is used. Let‟s look at some examples:

1.She had had a lot to drink and wasn‟t capable of walking home herself. 2.If she had had children later in life, she would have been a better mother. 3.If he had had a good sleep the previous night he would have performed better in the game. 4.Rajah had had the headache for some months before he decided to consult a specialist.

In all the above sentences, the verbs „had had‟ indicate actions that take place much earlier or are the cause of the effect described in the second part of each sentence. But note that in each case, both actions are in the past. I hope I have shed some light into the usage of the past perfect tense. For better understanding of English grammar, I suggest you read more extensively. Remember! Reading is the key to improving your general proficiency in the language. So, keep reading in English. Thank you.

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MAINTENANCE OR NAFAQAH FOR THE WIFE DURING THE ‘IDDAH PERIOD By: Latifah General Studies Unit Maintenance or nafaqah of a wife is an important obligation of the husband. The Quran puts the entire burden of maintenance of the wife on the husband whatever her own wealth and income may be. However, she is not obliged to give her husband anything from her income even if the husband is poor and she is wealthy. But the husband has to give her maintenance according to his means or capacity. The Quran does provide in Surah At-Talaq verse 6:

Let the man of means spend according to his means: and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allah has given him. Allah puts no bur-den on any person beyond what He has given him. After a difficulty, Allah will soon grant relief.

In general, a husband must provide for maintenance of the basic needs of his wife for food, clothing and shelter. However, there are other views to suit contemporary needs not only of the three things above, but extended to other requirements in accordance with other social necessities such as health, education and worship.

1. „iddah period refers to the waiting period imposed on a wife who is divorced by her husband, or whose husband is passed

away. The waiting period normally last for three months or three menstrual cycles in the case of „iddah after divorce. Where

the husband has passed away the „iddah last for four months and ten days. If the marriage between a man and a woman has

not been consummated, the wife need not observe the „iddah. If there is a pregnancy, the „iddah of a wife lasts for the dura-

tion of the pregnancy. The rationale behind the requirement of a waiting period is to enable establishment of whether or not

the woman has conceived.

2. Ibn Nujaym. 1310H. Al-Bahr Al-Ra‟iq, Jilid IV, Mesir: Matba‟ah Al-„Ilmiyyah, h. 194.

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According to section 59 of the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984, the court may, subject to Hukum Syara‟, order a man to pay maintenance to his present or former wife. For instance, in the case of Rokiah v Mohamad Idris, the plaintiff who was divorced by her husband (defendant) made a claim for „iddah maintenance before the court. The Judge decided that the defendant shall pay the arrears of „iddah maintenance of a total of RM 630 which was equivalent to seven Ringgit per day. The right of a Wife for maintenance will continue until she is divorced and she is also entitled to maintenance during the period of 'iddah as Allah says in Surah At-Talaq verse 1:

O Prophet! When ye do divorce women, divorce them at their prescribed periods, and count (accurately), their prescribed periods: And fear Allah your Lord: and turn them not out of their houses, nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case they are guilty of some open lewdness, those are limits set by Allah. and any who transgresses the limits of Allah, does verily wrong his (own) soul: thou knowest not if perchance Al-lah will bring about thereafter some new situation.

This verse explains that when a husband divorces his wife, she is entitled to stay in the home during the 'iddah period and her husband is also required to provide proper food and clothing while the maintenance should be in accordance with the rates given during the marriage. It is also stated in section 71 of the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984 that a woman is entitled to stay in the home where she used to live when she was married, for so long as the husband is unable to get other suitable accommodation for her. This right of accommodation however ceases:

if the period of „iddah has expired; or if the period of guardianship of the children has expired; or if the woman has remarried; or if the woman has been guilty of open lewdness or fahisyah.

A wife is entitled to maintenance during the period of „iddah following a divorce, and if she ceases to menstruate before the completion of this „iddah period, the wife is entitled to maintenance until she completes three menstrual cycles. This is intended to protect women who may be pregnant.

However a wife shall not be entitled to maintenance when she is nusyuz, or unreasonably refuses to obey the lawful wishes or commands of her husband without any valid reason according to hukum syara‟ such as in the case of Piah v Che Lah. The wife as the plaintiff in this case claimed for „iddah maintenance but it was rejected by the court on the grounds of nusyuz. Nusyuz is manifested by the wife‟s aversion to the husband, hatred towards him, disinterest in his companionship, or attraction to another person. Be that as it may, if her disobedience is caused by nonpayment of prompt dower or mahr or necessity of leaving her husband‟s house because of his cruelty, maintenance must still be paid.

3. Muhammad Uqlah. 1990. Nizam Al-Usrah, Juzuk 2, Jordan: Maktabah Al-Risalah Al-Hadithah, h. 319.

4. (1986) 6 JH 272

5. Raihanah Abdullah. 2007. “Hak Nafkah dan hadanah”, dalam Ahmad Hidayat Buang, Undang-Undang Islam di Malaysia Prinsip dan Amalan, Malaysia: Universiti Malaya, h. 83.

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Another ground in which a wife will not get any „iddah maintenance is when a husband divorces her before sexual intercourse between them. It is because in this case there is no 'waiting period‟ or „iddah, and it means there is no „iddah maintenance. A widow also does not receive maintenance during „iddah following her husband‟s death since her maintenance is considered inconsistent with her position as an heir. Differences of opinion occur among scholars in cases where the wife is divorced by talaq ba'in. According to the Hanafi School, the wife is entitled to maintenance for food, clothing and shelter. While the view of Syafi'e and Maliki School is that, the wife is entitled to a place to stay provided by her husband. However, according to the Hanbali School, the wife will lose her right to get maintenance in terms of food, clothing and shelter. These three opinions are based on Surah At-Talaq verse 6:

Let the women live (in 'iddat) in the same style as ye live, according to your means: Annoy them not, so as to restrict them. And if they carry (life in their wombs), then spend (your substance) on them until they deliver their burden: and if they suckle your (offspring), give them their recompense: and take mutual counsel together, according to what is just and reasonable. And if ye find yourselves in difficulties, let another woman suckle (the child) on the (father's) behalf.

6. Ibid.

7. (1983) 3 JH 220.

8. John L Esposito, 1982, Women in Muslim Family Law. Syracuse University Press, New York. 26.

9. There are two types of talaq ba‟in. The first one is called by talaq ba‟in sughra and the second one is talaq ba‟in kubra.

Talaq ba‟in sughra dissolves mariiage instantly at the time of pronouncement. The rights of the wife cease as soon as the

talaq is pronounced and should the husband wish to reconcile with his ex-wife, he has to marry her again with a new

mahr or dowry. Talaq of this kind covers the talaq through khulu‟. Talaq ba‟in kubra refers to the pronouncement of three

talaq upon which the relationship between husband and wife is severed. The husband cannot marry his ex-wife, except

after she has married another man, consummated that marriage, divorced him, and observed her waiting period or „iddah.

Another form of talaq ba‟in kubra is the talaq through li‟an.

10. Al-Sarakhsi. t.t. Kitab Al-Mabsut, Jilid: 20, Beirut: Dar Al-Kutub, h 1324-1331.

11. Hawting, G.R. 1989. “The Role of Qur‟an and Hadith in the Legal Controversy about the Rights of a Divorced Woman during her waiting Period(Idda)” dalam Bulletin of School of Oriental and African Studies, Jilid: 52, No. 3, h. 430-445.

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Library Week 2011 By : Suhaila Ishak

Library Unit

The Library Week, an annual event organized by the Library Unit of UNIKL.RCMP, is aimed at highlighting the roles and functions of the Library. This is the third year this event is organized by the library. The event held in July the past two years, was postponed to October this year due to numerous other activities i.e. Staff Sport Carnival and Student‟s Sport Carnival during the months of June and July 2011. The event began on 3 October 2011. This year, we decided to hold most of the activities at the Library. On the first day indoor games such as Dam Haji, Congkak and Carom were held simultaneously at the lobby just outside the Library. At the same time, mind games such as teka silang kata, crack your head quiz, guess the coins (RM) and create your own quotation were held in the Library. A book supplier, IBS Buku, held their book exhibition in the Library. In conjunction with the Library Week a special fifty percent (50%) discount on book-fines for late returns was also given. This year the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) was invited to hold an exhibition in the Library for three days. On 3 October 2011, the Criminal Investigation Unit held its exhibition. ASP Kamariah from the unit explained the unit‟s role in curbing crime in the Kinta Valley and the whole of Perak. She also touched on ways to elude snatch thieves, as well as child abuse and rape cases. Evidence obtained from crimes, pictures of crime scenes, arms and weapons from police raids and newspaper cuttings from the unit were exhibited in the Library. The audience got a lot of information regarding the unit‟s roles and functions. On 4 October 2011 the indoor games continued. The Narcotic Unit of RMP held its exhibition on the same day. Detective Roslan from the unit gave a talk on the unit‟s roles and functions. Samples of drugs were also exhibited in the Library. He shared his experiences in spying and mingling with the smugglers and his duties had taken him to countries like Germany, Yugoslavia, Timor Leste and the borders of Malaysia and Thailand. He narrated his experience when once he had to go undercover as a fisherman in Penang just to get information on the drug-smuggling activities. Besides that, the Library held a quotation writing contest in search of the best quotations to be displayed in the Library. On the third day (5

th October 2011), the Traffic Unit from RMP held its exhibition. Inspector Mohd

Shahizan b. Abd. Rahim from the unit briefed the audience on his unit‟s roles and functions. Again the audience was given some basic information about the activities of the unit and they raised a lot of questions during the Q and A session. Thursday (6

th October 2011) was the fourth day of the Library Week, and on this day we held a session

on searching for the e-journals provided by the library and using the OPAC at the IT Lab. Besides that the origami contest was also held in the Library. The book suppliers held their last day of book exhibition in the Library. In the evening we had a session with the once famous Malay horror fiction writer of the eighties that is Mr. Tamar Jalis. The session was called “ Bersama Tetamu Undangan : Tamar Jalis”. He is famous for his series of novels entitled “Bercakap Dengan Jin”. I remember reading those series during my primary school days. His series of novels have been reprinted this year by Nafila Books.

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Tamar Jalis is a soft spoken and shy person. Usually other speakers talk about his books on behalf of him. This session was divided into two. For the first session we had invited Prof Dr. Talib b.Samat (senior lecturer from Faculty of Languages and Communication, UPSI) as the guest speaker to talk about Tamar Jalis‟s style of writing. For the second session we invited Tn Hj. Zabidin b. Ismail as the guest speaker. Tn.Hj. Zabidin is the President of Persatuan Penulis Perak and Prof. Dr. Talib Samat is the Deputy President. Tn. Hj. Zabidin talked more about Mr. Tamar Jalis. The evening session ended with a „meet the author‟ session where he autographed the books that were sold to the audience and this was followed by a high tea with the author and the guest speakers. Friday (7

th October 2011) was the final day of the Library Week. In the morning, the library team

members were busy finalizing the winners for the games and contests. The closing ceremony of the event was held in the evening at the foyer. Dr Ahmat Zamri (Registrar) officiated the closing ceremony. All the winners were announced and given prizes. The lucky ones also got the chance to grab the lucky draw prizes. There was a life performance by a staff band that rendered two songs for the evening. This year, the Library Week was held a little late in the year and we hope we will be able to organize the event much earlier and with more interesting activities next year. I take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make this year‟s Library Week a success.

Photos of the Library Week

Exhibition by the Crime Unit of RMP

ASP Kamariah briefing the audience

Participants of the indoor games

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Samples of Drugs

Detective Roslan of the Narcotic Unit

Inspector Mohd. Shahizan Abd. Rahim

Samples of illegal plates

The Origami Contest

From left to right: Prof. Dr Talib Samat, Tn. Hj. Zabidin Ismail and Tamar Jalis

Dr Ahmat Zamri with Mr Tamar Jalis

And Nafila Books‟ staff

The closing ceremony

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Dr Ahmat Zamri giving his speech

The staff band rendering a song

Miss Ayu Norafida, one of the winners

One of the winners, Miss Masitah

The staff band

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Kelab Sukan & Rekreasi

(KSR) Corner

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KELAB SUKAN DAN REKREASI “UniKL RCMP” IPOH PERAK FAEDAH/SUMBANGAN

BIL. PERKARA SUMBANGAN (RM)

1. Khairat kematian i. Ahli RM100.00 ii. Suami/isteri/ibubapa/anak ahli RM50.00 2. Masuk wad bagi ahli yang sakit atau kemalangan (selama 3 hari ataulebih di dalam wad) RM30.00 3. Perkahwinan ahli (yang pertama sahaja) RM100.00 4. Kelahiran bayi ahli RM50.00 5. Menunaikan fardhu haji (sekali sahaja) RM100.00 6. Ahli yang mewakili UniKL RCMP dalam Sukan staf UniKL. (Bagi mana-mana ahli yang menyertai Sukan staf UniKL sahaja). RM50.00 7. Sumbangan ikhlas kepada anak ahli yang cemerlang dalam peperiksaan seperti berikut: i. UPSR 5A RM50.00 ii. PMR 8A RM70.00 iii. SPM 8A RM90.00 iv. STPM 4P RM100.00 * Semua yang di atas sah setelah mendaftar 6 bulan sebagai ahli KSR 8. Bersara atau berhenti kerja dari UniKL RCMP 100.00 * Perkara di atas sah setelah mendaftar 2 tahun sebagai ahli KSR 9. Ahli yang mengharumkan nama KSR dan UniKL RCMP dalam pelbagai bidang Cenderahati 10. Hari lahir ahli Cenderahati * Perkara di atas sah setelah menjadi ahli KSR Tuntutan tersebut boleh dibuat daripada: 1. Encik Hasni Bin Hassan, Unit Pentadbiran (samb. 111) 2. Encik Abd. Hadi Faruq Bin Ab. Wahab, Jabatan Teknologi Maklumat (samb. 140) 3. Puan Nadzrotannaim Binti Mohd. Razi, Jabatan Jaminan Kualiti (samb. 237) Nota: Sila bawa bersama bukti seperti sijil peperiksaan, sjil kelahiran/kematian dan lain-lain untuk pengesahan.

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Human Capital Announcement

We wish You a Happy Birthday

No Name Date Department

1 Nur Syafiqah Aziati Md Radzi 01-Dec Faculty of Medicine

2 Noorul Hilwana Ali 03-Dec Nursing Programme

3 Mariadass s/o Saminathan 04-Dec Laboratory Unit

4 Dasuki Wahab 04-Dec Student Affairs Department

5 San San Thwin 06-Dec Faculty of Medicine

6 Sofian Yahaya 07-Dec Faculty of Pharmacy

7 Myint Myint Soe 08-Dec Faculty of Medicine

8 Raj Gopal Dronamraju 08-Dec General Studies Unit

9 Wong Jee Mei 08-Dec Faculty of Pharmacy

10 Ye Nyunt 08-Dec Faculty of Medicine

11 Khodijah Ramli 08-Dec Nursing Programme

12 Faridah Hanim Ramli 09-Dec Finance And Procurement Department

13 Mohamad Badrul Zainal 12-Dec Administration Unit

14 Muhammad Rusyduddin Ramli 12-Dec Administration Unit

15 Norul Aini Zakariya 14-Dec Faculty of Pharmacy

16 Manjit Singh Sidhu 17-Dec Faculty of Medicine

17 Osman Fahmi Zaini 20-Dec Academic Service Department

18 Sarjeet Singh s/o Ujagar Singh 21-Dec Faculty of Medicine

19 Nor Hayati Ahmad Mustafa 21-Dec General Studies Unit

20 Lee Kiam Fong 23-Dec Faculty of Pharmacy

21 Rosshasni Yasim 23-Dec Radiography Programme

22 Theeba Malar d/o Balan 24-Dec Faculty of Pharmacy

23 Pakirisamy s/o Saminathan 25-Dec General Studies Unit

24 Shazalyana Azman 28-Dec Faculty of Pharmacy

25 Noor Aini Abu Bakar 29-Dec Finance And Procurement Department

26 Ong Gaik Bei 29-Dec Laboratory Unit

27 Saw Ohn Mar 31-Dec Faculty of Medicine

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No Name Date Remarks

1 Zuraida Ramli 19-Dec Bayi Perempuan

2 Norazman Ahmad Shaari 18-Dec Bayi Perempuan

3 Faridah Hanim 5-Dec Bayi Perempuan

4 Mazmira Ahmad Zainuddin 5-Dec Bayi Lelaki

Human Capital Announcement

New Born Baby

May the new born baby, bring loads of joy, love and smiles in

your lives. Congratulations.

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