Greetings from MASO. As many of you are aware, MALAYSIA will host the 12th ICO 2014 in Kuala Lumpur. As the host of the next World Congress, it will be great if Malaysians could make their presence felt in the forthcoming 11th ICO 2010 to be held in Stockholm in July next year. More
Siapa yang tidak kenal dua personaliti ini, Syanie dan Enot. Kedua-duanya memang terkenal dengan saiz badannya yang agak besar tetapi sentiasa menyenangkan orang sekeliling dengan sifat ramah mereka. Oleh kerana saiz badan mereka juga, Syanie dan Enot kelihatan begitu comel setiap kali muncul di kaca televisyen. Namun baru-baru ini, Syanie terpaksa menjalani pembedahan yang dinamakan gastric bypass. Baca Seterusnya
MASO has submitted a bidding document to organize ICO 2014 in Kuala Lumpur to IASO in December 2007. MASO’s bid was supported by three Ministries, namely Ministry of Health, Youth and Sports as well as MOSTI. MASO also received support from various Professional Organizations locally and internationally to help organise Satellite Symposia in conjunction with ICO 2014. International bodies include ILSI, SNDA and QUT, Australia. More
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