In Malaysia, a heat wave is described when the daily maximum temperature is higher than 37 degrees celsius for 3 consecutive days by the Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM).
With the heavy rainfall climatic nature of Malaysia especially between April - September (Southwest) and October- March (Northeast), floods have become an annual occurrence usually by the end of the year. With that said, as we are entering November soon, water-borne diseases are expected to be on the rise. Hence it is of utmost importance that the public is aware of these diseases and start taking actions to prevent or treat them should they happen.
But what exactly is Stiff Person Syndrome? Read on to learn more!
Affecting only a small amount of the population (1-2 per million), SPS is a rare condition that not many know about.
Daily Express is the sister paper of Overseas Chinese Daily News (OCDN). It was founded by the late Tan Sri Yeh Pao Tzu and the first issue hit the streets on March 1, 1963. Published in trilingual ie English, Bahasa Malaysia and Kadazan, it is by far the largest circulation daily newspaper in Sabah.