Traditional Medicine in MalaysiaThe main objection of conventional medicine practitioners about T/CM is that T/CM practitioners probably cannot diagnose patients with health conditions and therefore they cannot distinguish between, whether any particular condition can be dealt with by natural / traditional intervention or not. In order to train TCM practitioners. The need for formal education and training in traditional and complementary medicine was felt since long time. With these aspects in mind, Malacca College of Complementary Medicine was established in 2008, so that a formal, accredited, education and training programs in T/CM can be started to fulfill this objective. More...Aesthetics and antiaging facilities in MelakaThe aesthetic procedures available at few places in Melaka include acne & acne Scars removal, acne laser treatments, pigment Removal, tattoo Removal, laser hair removal, Botox cosmetics, wrinkle reduction, non-surgical facelift, rosacea & flushing, mesotherapy & lipodissolve, non-ablative laser resurfacing,Intense Pulse Light (IPL) therapy, sclerotherapy, laser genesis, laser peel, microdermabrasion & vibraderm, body sculpting, dermal filler therapy, Carboxy therapy, and radio frequency body contouring by thermage, etc. More... |
Hydrotherapy in MelakaTo go into water is a unique experience affording everyone opportunities of widening their knowledge and skills physically, mentally and psychologically", writes Margaret Reid Campion in her book "Hydrotherapy". According to her, "the uniqueness of water lies mainly in its buoyancy, which relieves stress on weight bearing joints and permits movements to take place with reduced gravitational forces, thus non-weight bearing activities commenced before they are possible on land". More... Jonker Walk - A Heritage Street A visit to Malaysia without visiting Melaka would be incomplete for sure and visiting Melaka without visiting its Jonker Street would be totally insane! This article attempts to give idea to the future visitors about the background and ambiance of this living cultural museum! More...
| Articles of Altaf Shaikh Altaf Shaikh is a famous Professor Emeritus, Visiting Professor, Scholar, a travelogue writer and a well known Marine Engineer.Born in 1944, Altaf Shaikh got his early education from Hala, then from Cadet College Petaro. He studied Marine Engineering at Marine Academy Chittagong , East Pakistan (now Bangladesh ) and did post graduation from the World Maritime University , Malmo , Sweden. After sailing as Chief Engineer on various types of ships for some 15 years, he served Malaysian and then Pakistan Marine Academy as Head of Marine Engineering Dept. for some 20 years. He is author of more than 75 books mostly travelogues in Sindhi and in Urdu. He is also a regular columnist of daily newspapers of Pakistan, Malaysia & Japan. Besides other awards, he is recipient of Presidential award T.I (Tumgha e Imtiaz) of Pakistan and PJK (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian) a Malaysian Award. On my request, Altaf Shaikh would be contributing to MelakaReview.Com as well. His articles would be posted here. (- ed. Dr Mir) |


