Monday, June 2, 2014

Need foreigners to open our mind. I brought professors graduated from Harvard to collaborate ad telling basic sciences to students and staff in Malaysia. We still do not respect our local!

Pollution in Kelang River is not a new story. It is and old talk and still continue. Even though government is very concern and taking actions on it BUT a lot more need to do. Education is very important.

Culture, status, food demand cause high demand of water supply. Fighting for water anf filfill the culture and life style increase water bills and derected towards corruption and mis managing the country. Water is life and for life demand more research in all aspects of science to maintain harmonious life of the society.

Water guzzler: The stimulant plant qat is craved by Yemenis. – AFP
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Environment/2014/05/26/Qat-habit-drains-Yemens-precious-groundwater/
In the mountains around Sanaa, farmers are drilling so many unlicensed boreholes to irrigate the thirsty crop – craved by the capital’s residents – that the water table is falling by as much as 6m a year. Engineers now have to drill 1,500m in some areas before reaching the aquifer.

What sad about our country is too many leaders,panel assessors and decision makers are not the experts to assess the research proposals. Below is the product that the proposal was rejected by the panel experts (?) and they are not confident with the proposal and scientists involve. In fact recently I talked to one of the panels still do not believe that we can export the product. Our panels and many scientists still following the world not leading. If the model of research are accepted by NASA, sadly our panel still dreaming.

Photo: For export only

Since the Prophet Mohamad, Malacca history of Cheng Ho and Hang Li Po, Chinese community in Malaysia, business, academic knowledge, science & technology, industry, people, etc. make Malaysian need to strengthen collaboration with Chinese as a new eastern super power. HOW Malaysia can balance relation strength with other other superpower? We need to look closely on our education system, attitude of our people and unity among Malaysian.

Rhino conservation is an international issues. Not just panda BUT rhino too. All scientists from all over the world mus participate in all aspect of ecology, behaviour, physiology, genetic, diseases and breeding programmes. We cannot wait until too late. How Malaysia and Indonesia can learn from panda experience.

Averting extinction: Iman, trapped in March, is unable to breed naturally owing to tumours in her womb. Her egg cells, however, can be extracted to produce embryos in the lab. —LIM CHIA YING/The Star
Rhinos wallow in the mud to cool off and to obtain vital minerals which help them deworm and heal wounds. - Photo from Yayasan Sime Darby
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Environment/2014/06/02/Raising-hope-for-baby-rhinos/
Mud bath: Male rhino Tam enjoying his moment in a wallow at Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah. In the past, captive rhinos were not given access to wallows, which they need to cool their bodies and obtain various minerals. — Bernama
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Environment/2014/06/02/Our-fatal-blunders/