Introduction: Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, an infectious disease endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Cases have been reported in Pahang, Johor Bahru and Kedah. The disease is difficult to combat as B. pseudomallei has shown resistance to various antibiotics and much is still not understood about its

This paper discusses the unlawful occupation of State land in Malaysia and its implications. This paper identifies the types and the nature of unlawful occupation of State land or Government land. The study is to provide an overview and descriptive analysis of the situation and the efforts done by the local authorities in addressing the issues. It

Malaysia has a (64%) majority Muslim population. It is imperative that Islamic schools be provided because vernacular schools have limited curriculum capacity to accommodate the Islamic teachings on daily basis. Hence, examining the provision of Islamic schools, their physical conditions and educational facilities, including laboratories and librar

Housing serves one of basic human needs. Hence housing quality positively relates to human well-being. This paper explores factors influencing housing demand in Perak. Issue: In Perak, the housing supply has yet to respond to the increasing housing demand with regards to the rising population. Aim: The aims of this research is to assess the current

The Malaysian property market has been facing significant changes in terms of housing price since a decade ago and these changes are different between states.The changes in housing prices are being supported by the economic theories of demand and supply as well as the regional economic and demographic factors such as income level, housing supply st

Housing Affordability is one of the major concerns for the State Government of Perak. Affordable housing is important as it has become an absolute necessity of residents, especially for B40 income households’ population in Perak. In Perak, the soaring house prices have made it almost impossible for the middle-income group to afford a home. The dr

The concept of quality of life is much wider than the standard of living material living condition. It correspondingly includes working condition, the degree of social integration, health and education whether people are particularly fragile economically or not (Al bouy et.al, 2010). But, the effects of quality of life in every places or city may v

Homeownership has been the ultimate goal of every human being worldwide. The needs of the housing can be considered a necessity to the human being, to shelter and safeguard themselves for privacy as well as any dangers that can affect their life beings. Therefore the housing ownership issue has become one of the major problems that are faced by all

Housing is a basic need to man. It provides shelter and comfort from the elements and improve quality of life of the residents. Hence, housing should be affordable to all. This paper assesses the housing affordability for the districts in Melaka. This was achieved by calculating the median multiple of the price income ratio and comparing the score

Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) is a gram-positive diplococci belonging to the genus Streptococcus and it is a well-studied pathogenic bacterium. Pneumococcal diseases such as otitis media, pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis caused by pathogenic strains of S. pneumoniae still brought significant mortality and morbidity worldwid