08 NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS theSun ON TUESDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2016 478 blood donations over 30 years > He donates blood regularly to promote septicaemia disease,” he said. national Being a frequent donor, save lives and to foster national unity unity as each Hew eats natural foods such as drop of blood is whole grains and follows the BY HAIKAL JALIL fellow countrymen. used to save the food pyramid in order to keep [email protected] For the past 30 years, lives of himself healthy. Hew has donated his Malaysians Hew’s blood donation PETALING JAYA: Hew blood a total of 478 regardless of enthusiasm also influenced his Hock Peng, 49, is an times including in race and religion. wife Wang Mei Fern, to exemplary role model to apheresis donations. His “addiction” to become a regular donor while fellow Malaysians as his “Donating blood gives blood donation started his two children, now aged 14 noble deeds save lives, me a sense of satisfaction. at the age of 19 when his and 15, are waiting to turn 18 irrespective of race, culture I really enjoy doing what I blood was needed to save the years old to start donating or religion. do and will continue doing life of an injured stranger who blood. The MyHero Award 2.0 so as long as my health needed a blood transfusion. Hew is also a registered winner is not an army man permits,” he said. “I never thought that the organ donor and hopes but he has “shed” more The MyHero Award 2.0 winner donating his ‘O’ blood For Hew, donating blood incident would be the start for Malaysians will register to blood than many others in which is compatible with many other blood types. is his way of helping the me continuously donating donate blood and organs as by order to save the lives of his nation and its citizens blood,” said Hew, who believes doing so, they will save lives. that he is destined to save The MyHero Award 2.0, peoples’ lives through blood which is jointly organised by donations due to his “O” blood the Chinese Chamber of type which is compatible with Commerce and Industry of many other blood types. and He began volunteering for and Nanyang Siang Pau, is apheresis donations since 1998 supported by the National – a blood donation which Unity and Integration extracts one particular element Department, The Associated such as platelets and returns Chinese Chambers of the remainder to the donor. Commerce and Industry of “Apheresis donation is with corporate important to patients suffering partner Sunsuria Bhd and from bone marrow disease or sponsor Bank of China.

‘Selangor should return PPR Lembah Subang’ PETALING JAYA:The Selangor On Sunday, Noh also blamed government has been urged to the Selangor government for return the management of the the deplorable conditions of the Lembah Subang 1 Public PPRs in the state. Housing Project (PPR) to the Noh said most of its PPR Urban Wellbeing, Housing and flats are managed by local Local Government Ministry. councils and come under the Its minister, Tan Sri Noh authority of the state Omar, said this needs to be government. done as the Selangor Meanwhile, responding to government has failed to the recent scuffles between the manage the PPR properly. Red Shirts movement and “I was informed that PPR Bersih 2.0 at Sabak Bernam Lembah Subang 1 is owned by recently, Noh, who is also the the federal government, it was Selangor Umno Liaison also built above our land. Committee Chairman said “The Selangor government action must be taken on those only handles the management who commit crime. aspect and there was no formal “I am on the side of the agreement on it,” Noh told police. The police are there to media after a working visit to uphold the law, they know how the PPR Lembah Subang 2 here. to do their jobs. “The Selangor government “In the end, we must respect always brags about their the law. We must respect the success, but in the end, the rules and we must respect the people are the ones who pay the police,” he said. – by Aiezat price,” he said. Fadzell BRIEFS FIRST AID FOR MENTAL ISSUES KUANTAN: The Health Ministry has launched a book titled “Psychological First Aid” (PFA) as a basic psychological guide to give immediate relief to individuals facing a crisis or disaster. “PFA also aims to ensure that any individual who experiences acute pressure due to a crisis or disaster gets early psychological assistance, and also identifies those who require further treatment for a quick reference,” its minister, Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam, said in his speech at World Mental Health Day 2016 here, yesterday. – Bernama REVIEW MARINE LIFE LAWS: SHAH ALAM: Laws regarding marine life need to be reviewed to make it more inclusive, including in the aspect of preserving coral reefs, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. “It has not been reviewed for the past 10 years,” he said after officiating the Management and Science University “Environmental Sustainability Campaign 2016” yesterday. A lack of awareness on the preservation of coral reefs among the public could inhibit fish reproduction, he added. – Bernama