This article applies the bits of the relationship between waste disposal problems and the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the community living in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Malaysia. As the rapidness of development in this state, the issue of waste disposal is getting serious day by day. This article discusses a lot on how the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the society affected the waste disposal problems and how does the system of waste disposal running in this area. The aims of this study are to overcome the waste disposal problem and raise awareness in maintaining environmental hygiene. The results of this study show that the knowledge, attitude and practice are closely related to each factor and also affect the waste disposal issues. It is important for the community to increase awareness and knowledge, improve behavior and practice in maintaining the well-being of life while maintaining ecosystems and environment of the nature.
One of the growing mental illnesses experienced in Malaysia is depression. There was once when one stage was among Malaysians at a critical and higher stage until the attempt to commit suicide. This study has observed a survey conducted by the Ministry of Health Malaysia to identify and understand the vulnerability experienced by every state in Malaysia focuses on the effect of demographic on mental patients by state, age, ethnicity and gender. The data was collected from the Malaysian Health and Morbidity Survey. The findings showed that the highest state of mental illness was the state of Selangor. The overall depression of Malaysians was increasing at an all-time high. The action taken by the Ministry of Health to address mental illness is by using a positive action plan instead of negative. In conclusion, depression at the highest level is one of the first causes of Malaysians to experience mental disorders in every state. This study suggested some proposals as follow-up action at the end of this study.
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