Half-Way Through Break

It's crazy how fast time flies huh?
Well it's already Tuesday and I just
hope every1 is having a great holiday and
using this one week for what it's worth! :-)

With that said, i shall leave a few updates below
as I have just received.

1. Thanks and Blog

I would like to inform you all of the SRC Blog, which has been put up and is now in full use so please do encourage all your batchmates to visit the site! It will be the best place to get to know what the SRC is working on and on finding out the happenings of IMU!

- Zia

So please do promote http://imusrc.blogspot.com!

How the blog works is that main announcements will go on the main page, with specific announcements going on the the respective council members page.

If you are having trouble accessing the student lounge with your Student ID, please go to Administration on the 2nd floor.

2. Sri Emas

SRC is pleased to say that Sri Emas has commenced operation as the 2nd Operator since Monday, May 4th. They will focus on Chicken rice and noodles with drinks.

Here are the prices:

RESTORAN SRI EMAS

OUR NOODLES SPECIALS

FISHBALL NOODLE SOUP RM4.00

PENANG CURRY NOODLE RM4.00

WAN TAN MEE RM4.00

PRAWN NOODLE RM4.00

MEE JAWA RM4.00

ASSAM LAKSA RM4.00

THAI LAKSA RM4.00

CLAYPOT NOODLE RM4.00

TOM YAM NOODLE RM4.00

CLAYPOT LOH SHIH FUN RM4.00

Fried Noodles

Penang Fried Kuey Teow RM4.00

Cantonese Style Fried RM4.00

Hokkien Style Fried RM4.00

Man Yee Mee RM4.00

Fried Loh Shih Fun RM4.00

Singapore Fried Bihun RM4.00

Claypot Loh Shih Fun RM4.00

PASTA

ALL TYPES PASTA (Bolognese & Carbonara) RM4.00

CHICKEN RICE

CHICKEN RICE RM4.00

CHICKEN RICE (DRUMSTICK) RM4.50

3. Swine Flu and Hand Hygiene

Dear All,

On the 5th May 2009 WHO will announce SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands
Vision 2020. WHO will also launch the revised hand hygiene toolkit and
the revised WHO Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Health Care.

The date 5th May links the ‘fives’ together of the 5th day of the
5th month with the WHO 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene. The aim, as outlined
on the website, is to be able to officially promote hand hygiene
globally on an annual basis every year on this day beginning in 2010.

The students of the M2/07 cohort will launch a hand wash campaign at
the IMU on 5th May. The IMU is One of the 5 institutes in Malaysia out
of 4471 institutes worldwide that has declared commitment and registered
for activities for this global programme.

A message from Prof Didier Pittet on the importance of hand hygiene in
preventing Influenza A (H1N1) could be accessed at
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/en/index.html

Regards
Dr. Ranjit

Note: I have attached the poster.

4. Messages from Pei Jin, the PR Liaison

Commonwealth Short Story Competition 2009

This competition is an annual scheme to support new creative writing and promote a wider range of Commonwealth voices. It is open to anyone who is a citizen of a Commonwealth country. Stories should be original, unpublished, written in English and no more than 600 words long. Entry is free. The first prize is 2,000 pounds. The closing date is 11 May 2009.

Full information on this competition can be found at :
www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/shortstory/
or e-mail e.dcosta@commonwealth.int


Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship Programme 2010

The Matsumae International Foundation (MIF) would like to invite interested applicants to apply for the Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship Grant 2010. This grant is open to PhD holders or other equivalent qualifications acknowledged by MIF. Applicants should be 41 years of age or less. Priority is given to studies related to natural sciences, engineering and medicine. The deadline for submission is 31 August 2009.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.matsumae-if.org/ or http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~mif/

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All this can also be found on our blog at http://imusrc.blogspot.com!

Ciao~