THE EFFECTS OF FOREIGN WORKERS TO THE MALAYSIANS ECONOMY

Malaysia is developing rapidly and striving towards becoming a developed country by the Year 2020. In the process of doing so, the need to hire foreign workers is inevitable. Consequently, their arrival will have effects on the Malaysian’s economy. Some of the major effects are the transferring of technology, skills and knowledge to our country, growth of economic activities and competition of jobs opening to the locals too.

First and foremost, highly skilled workers are crucial towards developing Malaysia. The government has engaged the highly skilled educated expatriates in the manufacturing, technology, education and other fields. By doing so, the foreign workers will be transferring their skills and knowledge to the Malaysians. For example, the Japanese transfer their manufacturing technology in automotive industries. As a result, we are now producing our own cars as we have the knowledge and expertise to do so. Economically, Malaysia also managed to monetarily save as Malaysians are trained locally instead of being sent overseas.

Apart from that, the foreign workers contributed to the economic growth as their presence put demands on the growth of public amenities and services. Malaysians economy will be more alive as new housing areas are being construct, transportations projects to be improved and even more entertainment and shopping centers are being open to cater for their needs. There will also be demands for other necessities such as food, health, educations and clothing. Thereby, these will further spur the economic activities.

On the other hand, when we hire the foreign workers, jobs opening for the locals are diminishing as they have to compete with the foreigners. In fact, some companies prefer to hire foreign workers as they are willing to accept lower pay from the locals especially in the lower skilled jobs. Consequently, more locals will be jobless and unable to contribute economically to the country. Furthermore, the burden will be put on the government as social welfare expenses will be higher.

In conclusion, there are positive and negative effects of foreign workers to Malaysian’s economy. Thus, the government plays an important role on balancing the situation so that the policy of having foreign workers in Malaysia will have maximum benefit to the country.

SITI NABILAH BT MOHD. AMINUDDIN

THE EFFECT OF GOOD MEDICAL SUPPORTS FOR THE PEOPLE

Economic recessions have paradoxical effects on the mortality trends of populations in rich countries. Contrary to what might have been expected, economic downturns during the 20th century were associated with declines in mortality rates. Non-trivial expenditures are warranted because medical knowledge, once produced, is a public good whose benefits can be enjoyed by all. Yet even with the substantial public expenditures indicated above, the social benefits from greater investment in medical knowledge may far outstrip costs, so that current investment is too low whether in fact it is too low is the empirical issue that we take up.

The first is how the income generated by economic growth is used, particularly whether it is used to expand public services appropriately and to reduce the burden of poverty. What is the economic value of improvements in health and life expectancy? Armed with a suitable economic framework for this problem, we are able to estimate the economic value of the changes in life expectancy observed over the past several decades. Our results imply that the economic value of these gains has been enormous.

Besides, the economic gains from increasing life expectancy are rising over time. We show that the economic return to improvements in health are greater, the larger is the population, the higher are average lifetime incomes, the greater the existing level of health and the closer the ages of the population to the age of onset of disease. We find that the growth and aging of the population alone will raise the economic returns to advances against many diseases. Projected increases in increases in real incomes and life expectancy will add at least that much again.

Apart from that, we also show that improvements in health are complimentary with one another, for example, improvements in life expectancy increase the economic value of further improvements by raising the value of remaining life. This means that advances against one disease, say heart disease, raise the economic value of progress against other diseases, such as cancer. This is of significant empirical relevance, as it implies that the well-documented historical progress against heart disease, has increased the economic returns to research on cancer and other diseases.

 In a nutshell, with all the benefits that medical supports to public, we hope that they will use them wisely. It is for their own good and the government always tries to give their best to the people to ensure they have good health condition.

By : NUR KHALISAH NADIAH MOHD ZIN

THE CAUSES OF GAMBLING AND ITS EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUALS

  Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period. There are many factors which cause people to gamble.

First and foremost, people gamble because they love challenges. They want to satisfy their adrenaline rush as gambling involves many thrilling situations. Sometimes the gamblers faced problems at their workplace or at home. So, they want to get away from the pressures of life for a while by gambling. The huge alluring chance of easily won money is also one of the cause for people to gamble. Especially for those who have financial problems since the cost of living is raising per year.

Gambling has a lot of negative effects to individuals. Addiction is the most dangerous effect. If individuals are addicted to gambling, they would do anything just to gamble. The gamblers would steal properties or belongings of others to settle their high debts. There are also people who pay their loss by selling their own family such as their wife and daughter. Later, they would gamble again and again after their debts have been covered.

Apart from that, people who gamble may be declared bankrupt when they could not settle their high debts. Worse than that, they would be threatened by their creditors until the amount owed is paid which then may lead to slavery or murder. The people who are in bankruptcy would feel stressed and depressed and are most likely to attempt suicide.

In a nutshell, we should not involve in gambling as it has a lot of negative effects. Furthermore, gambling is a sin if you are a Muslim. Life without money gambling is better and much happier.

WAN RIZA IZURA WAN RAMLI

The Effects and Causes of Drug Abuse to Malaysia's Economy.

            A drug addict might say, “I am not hurting anybody, I am only hurting myself”. Obviously, this statement is not true due to the problems regarding drug abuse are found everywhere, from rich and privileged to the lost members of society. For over a decade, the government has had its own “war against drugs” but, within that time frame, we have seen an alarming increase in the use of dangerous drugs such as cocaine, heroin, crack, and methamphetamine. Beyond increasing personal health issues, devastating effects on families, and the community crime statistics, drug abuse has a major impact on the Malaysia’s economy.

            Firstly, drug abuse will increase joblessness that has already hits our country even in this global and developed era. These drug addicts will have to go to the rehab center instead of being qualified to be employed. Some of them have already been to the rehabilitation center for more than a couple of times. More depressing, this will not only increase the expenses of our country but, this will also diminish the number of the government’s staff and hence, will reduce the productivity of the country.

            Apart from that, theft cases have been increasing due to the joblessness. Worst, they are willing to kill as a short cut in order to seek for money to buy their drug supplies. Therefore, with the increase of the number of crime cases, investors from other countries will lose their interest to invest in our country.

            Nevertheless, drug abuse will cause a major problem for Malaysia’s tourism sector. This is because, people from other countries will not be eager to visit our country because of the massive amount of drug addicts. In facts, they will look down to Malaysians. Lack of discipline amongst Malaysians will be their point of view.

            In a nutshell, drug abuse must be barricaded to ensure that the economy of our country increases and developed. I hold the view that the government must consider this matter seriously and of course, strict actions must be given to these drug addicts who do not protect our country’s reputation. Punishments will strongly teach someone a good lesson.

NURUL AFIQAH BT ZULKIFLY.

POLAROID INSTANT CAMERA AND DIGITAL CAMERA(PAIR WORK)

The instant camera is a type of camera with self-developing film. The best known are those formerly made by polaroid corporation. A digital camera (also digicam or camera for short) is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor.

The similarities between polaroid instant cameras and digital cameras is both are able to produce instant results, making photography quick and easy. However, the two formats have many important differences. As digital photography continues to increase in popularity, polaroid instant cameras are becoming a rare sight.

The first differences is the image quality. Most consumer-level digital cameras surpassed the clarity and color reproduction of polaroid instant cameras sometime in the early 2000s. While the earliest digital cameras produced low-quality images, the continued advancement of the design of image sensors had led to ever-increasing megapixel resolutions. Digital cameras also allow users to perform a number of adjustments, unlike the simple controls on a polaroid instant camera. Digital photos can be further enhanced by using image-editing software.

The second difference is the cost. Even the most basic digital cameras are likely to cost more than a polaroid instant camera, though digital camera costs are frequently being lowered as new models are made available for sale. Another key difference between the formats is the need to constantly reload film in a polaroid camera, whereas a digital camera with even a modestly sized memory card is capable of storing dozens of images. The cost of film may make a polaroid instant camera more expensive to use than a digital camera over long periods of time, even if you turn digital images into high-quality prints.

Perhaps the biggest difference between polaroid instant cameras and digital cameras today is the availability of media. Polaroid instant film is no longer manufactured by polaroid itself, and finding it can be a difficult and expensive proposition. Meanwhile, the price of SD memory cards has plummeted in recent years, making digital photography more affordable than ever. New printers and digital display solutions make digital photography an even more appealing replacement to Polaroid.

The limited availability of polaroid instant film makes digital photography a far more convenient, inexpensive solution to picture taking for the vast majority of photographers. Polaroid photography has developed a dedicated Internet following, producing numerous petitions aimed at getting polaroid to reinstate its instant film production. Meanwhile, third-party manufacturers have made plans to produce the film but none have done so on a mass scale able to supply photographers sufficiently. New digital cameras with instant printing capability, including one from Polaroid itself, may be the near-future replacement that sees digital photography take on yet another new task.

In a nutshell, the difference between polaroid instant camera and digital camera are the image quality, cost and the availability of media.


SITI NABILAH
WAN RIZA IZURA

compare and contrast between quill pen and ballpoint pen

                A quill pen is a writing implement made from a flight feather of a large bird such as goose, swan, crow, eagle, owl, hawk and turkey. Quills were used for writing inks before the inventions of modern pens. Ballpoint pen is a modern writing instrument. A ballpoint pen has an internal chamber filled with a viscous ink that is dispense at tip during use by the rolling action of a small metal sphere of brass, steel, or tungsten carbide.

            Ballpoint pen is easier to be used because it does not have to be dipped into ink in order to write. This is due to the internal chamber filled with a viscous ink that is dispense at tip during use by the rolling action of a small metal sphere of brass, steel, or tungsten carbide. Therefore, all a person has to do is to get a piece of paper and get ready to write. Different thing goes to the quill pen where quill pen requires us to dip the tip of the quill to write and keep repeating the same thing each time the ink dry.  Moreover, the diameter of quill pen is small thus, it is unstable to be hold while writing. The diameter of ballpoint is bigger. Therefore, the stability is higher.

            Ballpoint pen is multifunctional due to the inventions of many types of colored ink. Hence, it is easy for us to write in colors especially for mind-mapping. This multicolor attracted many people compared with the quill pen. The ink for quill pen only exists in black. Black ink has bored many people nowadays. Nevertheless, ballpoint pen is handy because we can always carry them in a handbag or pocket wherever we go. Ballpoint pen has a cap to cover its tip to make it safer while then quill pen is hard to be carried around. This is due to the separated ink. If we want to carry the quill pen, we will also have to bring the ink along.

            In a nutshell, I hold the view that the ballpoint pen is easier and multifunctional compared with the quill pen. That is why, people nowadays choose better invention to ease their way of life. However, the creation of a new will not be available without long creation. This new innovation indicates people’s ability to create better product.




NURUL AFIQAH
NUR KHALISAH NADIAH
SITHI ZAIMAH

Compare and contrast life before and after the invention of fast food.

Fast food is any food that is quick, convenient, and usually inexpensive. You can buy fast food just about anywhere that sells food and snacks. Vending machines, drive-thru restaurants, and 24 hour convenience stores are probably the most common places to find fast food. It's so popular because for under $5.00 you can usually get a filling meal. However, fast food is inexpensive because it is usually made with cheaper ingredients such as high fat meat, refined grains, and added sugar and fats, instead of nutritious foods such as lean meats, fresh fruits, and vegetables.


 A proper homemade food consists of less fat which is very important for health. Homemade food are more nutritious than fast food. People do love  to eat homemade food before the invention of fast food. They also have plenty of time to cook and make delicious dishes for their family. They also can save their family budget. 

Nowadays, people get busy with their works. Life after the invention of fast food is that it saves time. In today's fast-paced life, there is nothing better than getting a ready meal. No matter how much the chefs praise the benefits of fresh food, at the end of a hard working day, when one returns home all tired and hungry, a pizza or a burger can be godsend. Besides the time an individual has to spend in the kitchen, cooking a meal also requires one to make a trip to the supermarket to buy the ingredients for the dish. Then there is the added effort and time consumed in washing and peeling the vegetables. All this makes eating fast food score more preferably over cooking a meal for a busy individual.

Besides time, cost saving gives fast food an edge over the meal prepared in the kitchen. If one lives alone, then it is cheaper to buy a meal at the supermarket instead of cooking it at home. Also certain fast foods like fries and burgers come pretty cheap.

Fast food does raise health concerns. However, if careful, you can find some options on the menu of a fast food restaurant that could be healthier. Salads are a smart choice. Go for bread products that are made from wheat bread. Opt for lean meat. If you could choose between the fried and boiled options, order the boiled preparation. Avoid ordering carbonic drinks when you are thirsty. Go for fruit juices, low-fat milk, diet soda. Is there anything better than plain water to quench your thirst? You could always resort to the 'make to order' option that certain fast food outlets offer, where you could restrict the use of ingredients that are not healthy.

In a nutshell, fast food is an invention of the modern times. Ready-made food being served fast and right in front of us is like a blessing after a hard day's work. However, like everything, it has its own pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages of fast food also exist. However, by making some smart choices while placing the order and also resorting to an active lifestyle, we can definitely minimize the drawbacks of fast food.

an Advice for Everyone

A MOTHERS LOVE

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said: 

For cutting the grass: RM5 
For cleaning up my room this week: RM1 
For going to the store for you: RM0.50 
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: RM0.50 
Taking out the garbage: RM1 
For getting a good report card: RM10 
For cleaning up and raking the yard: RM2 
Total owed: RM20

Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote: 

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me: 
No Charge 

For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: 
No Charge 

For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years: 
No Charge 

For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead: 
No Charge 

For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose: 
No Charge 

Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: 
No Charge. 

When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL". 
 
Lessons:

·         You will never know how much your parents worth till you become a parent

·         Be a giver not an asker, especially with your parents. There is a lot to give, besides money.

Advice: IF your mom is alive and close to you, give her a big kiss and ask her for forgiveness. If she is far away, call her. If she passed away, pray for her.

Impact of Tsunami to Human and Non-human Life

Impact to human life:The areas of South Asia that were hardest hit consist mainly of poor countries. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were the most affected areas in this terrible disaster. These countries had neither the proper disaster warning systems nor any type of acceptable emergency shelters. Additionally, they did not have an ample number of hospitals, medicines, supplies of food and enough shelters to care for the survivors of the tsunami. Therefore the wounded died suffering infections, hunger and depression and left thousands possibly missing. The tsunami washed parts of countries away leaving the inhabitants in total devastation.

Though, the worst is yet to come. It has been found that people are now drinking from tainted water supplies, since the fact that many resources or cargoes were unable to reach the people in a timely manner. The need for clean water is pressing. Health officials say that cases of diarrhea illness were reported across the areas of South Asia. The World Health Organization predicated that about five million survivors of the calamity are at the risk of getting infections from the disease (Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, 2005). Volunteers attempting to treat the survivors are still struggling to provide the necessary help across all the nations affected.

In addition to the diarrhea illnesses, there are major concerns about other illnesses such as cholera and typhoid. People can become infected very easily with the consumption of tainted food and water. Once infected, the individual can suffer form diarrhea, dehydration, and eventually death. Other illnesses such as respiratory malfunction including pneumonia are prone to occur among adolescents as well as seniors. In the mean time, medical relief agencies distributed some water purification tablets that sanitize the seawater. Already, the World Health Organization is sending engineers to fix the sewage and contaminated wells.

Others are attempting to educate the people about the need for proper hygiene. With the amazing assistance from around the globe, those who survived have a great chance of surviving this catastrophe. The unforgiving tsunami that stretched across numerous Asian countries not only destroyed the human life in its path, but additionally has left its mark on the environment as well. The saltwater that has flooded thousands of the countries' farms has contaminated the soil to the point that is totally useless for the production of crops. Authorities warn that rice paddies, fruit plantations, and other farms may take 10 years to be productive again (Michael VanRooyen, Jennifer Leaning, 2005). International aid agencies have, for the past 20 years, been digging wells throughout these countries in an effort to stop the spread of diseases, such as cholera, that are transmitted by contaminated water.

These wells are now flooded with salt water rendering them totally useless for human consumption. Experts estimate that it may take as long as two to three years to flush these wells thoroughly enough to produce safe drinking water (Anonymous, 2005). Impact to Non-human life:The impact of the December tsunamis in South Asia on animals, marine life, and their ecosystems was tremendous as well. Coastal ecosystems (coral reefs, mangroves, sea grasses, and estuarine mudflats) took significant damage to their structure and function which affects to the habitat in which marine animals and even land animals live. The force of the wave itself has most likely damaged physical structures, as indicated by early assessments of the tsunami (www.oceanatlas.org).

These habitats will take several months to several years to recover from the damage (www.noaa.gov). Chemical changes have included saltwater intrusion, eutrophication of the water resulting from increased runoff, raw sewage, and decomposition of animal and plant life including un-recovered bodies. Leftover timber from buildings, mangroves, and fishing boats that have washed into the ocean will also produce chemical change in the water. Additionally, numerous non-biodegradable wastes, such as plastics that have been dragged in and out of the water, have added to the marine debris (www.oceanatlas.org).Sea life was as well destroyed by the tsunamis. Many fish and sea mammals including dolphins and sharks were washed up on land and displaced from their habitat whether it being on land or to another part of the sea.

Many species use the coral reef off the coast of the Indian Ocean to survive every day and it is now uprooted and destroyed. Mangroves, which protect the shore from erosion and serve as nurseries for young fish have also been uprooted. Although little research has been done on the impact of tsunamis on the reefs, experts in marine ecology find it hard to believe that anything could be still be intact after the force of wind and water that the December tsunami brought. Experts also believe that the coral reefs in the Indian Ocean were just recovering from the damage caused by the changing water temperatures brought by El Nino several years ago. This recent turn of events will now push the recovery process to decades, or maybe centuries depending on the volume of damage (animal.discovery.com). The most obvious marine casualties, of the tsunami waves, were washed up in their wake. In Thailand, for instance, dolphins were swept 500 yards (500 meters) inland.

Many dead and injured sea turtles were left high and dry, and a three-foot (one-meter) shark ended up in a hotel swimming pool. Beaches were littered with dead fish as well as human bodies. And while there are fears for some marine species-such as threatened dugongs and saltwater crocodiles in the Andaman Islands-scientists are most concerned about the habitats these animals depend on, as mentioned earlier (news.nationalgeographic.com).Wildlife on land had a bit more luck when it came to surviving the tsunamis due to much more acute sensory abilities than humans have. Ravi Corea, the president and founder of the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society reported that as early as the morning of December 26 that elephants were seen running away from the shore up the hills of Sri Lanka and Thailand. Unless many were washed into the ocean, two weeks after the tsunami hit Corea also stated that, "there were still no reports of dead carcasses of any animals you would expect such as elephant, deer, leopards, cows, or goats (foxnews.com)." Some call it a sixth sense but experts in animal behavior such as Herve Fritz, a research in animal behavior at France's National Center for Scientific Research says that, "In anything to do with vibrations, seismic shocks or sound waves, animals have capabilities which we do not." Animal experts also believe that four-footed creatures are able to sense early danger through the soil or an airborne noise produced by the advancing tsunami that is inaudible to humans (animal.discovery.com).On the other side of the coin, animal activists societies have reported stories of dogs being left behind starving after their owners were washed away and now wandering into morgues and eating dead human corpses to survive.

Cows, goats, ponies, and dogs now have no clean water to use so they are now being contaminated with all sorts of bacteria including causing deaths indirectly from the tsunami. Animal refugee camps have been setup to take in surviving animals in need of care and mobile veterinary clinics are already operational in the region. In Sri Lanka, hundreds of dogs, including those in refugee camps, have already been vaccinated against diseases that can spread in the aftermath of disasters (http://www.prijatelji-zivotinja.hr/indexen.php?u= htmlen/tsunami.html). So while wildlife has been more indirectly affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami, it seems that so far, marine life has been directly and more long-term affected.Impact to the Environment:In the wake of the tsunami, numerous environmental issues were identified.

Among these issues were salinization and contamination of soil and ground water, destruction of mangrove and other forests, and stripping of soil. One of the things that were discovered was that intact ecosystems helped mitigate the damage of the tsunami. Healthy mangrove forests, sea grass beds, and coral reefs absorbed the blow of the wave and protected the environment (and people) from worse damage. Sea grass beds protected coastlines from erosion. Mangrove forests filter sediments before they get to coral reefs.

Mangrove forests also protected coastlines as well as human and animal habitation by preventing serious damage from the wave (Rinne, 2005). On the coast of India, Pichavaram and Muthupet, which have their mangrove forests mostly intact, suffered less damage than the surrounding coastline (MOHAMMED MESBAHI, 2005). Malaysia and Sri Lanka made similar observations but it was also observed that where mangrove forests were small (no more than a thin strips along the coast) that the trees were uprooted and swept inland to cause more damage. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization suggested that mangrove forests be restored to help protect against future disasters. This would include replanting damaged forests as well as protecting the existing ones from logging in the wake of the disaster and from the sediment and salt washed into the forests that could threaten the trees (M2 Presswire, 2005). The salt may prove to be too much for the mangroves and other opportunistic species that can better handle .