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Came across this website that rate the dirtest hotel in the Asia PAcific region and among the top ten there are 3 as reflected beneath. Real bad advertistment for attracting tourist. URL : http://www.tripadvisor.com/DirtyHotels?nl=MU&pid=1595 Dirtiest Hotels - Asia (Pacific) (based on TripAdvisor traveler reviews) 1.First Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand 2.Hotel Grand Central, Singapore, Singapore 3.The Imperial Hotel, Hong Kong, China 4.Royal Peacock Hotel, Singapore, Singapore 5.Woraburi Sukhumvit Hotel and Resort, Bangkok, Thailand 6.Colmar Tropicale, A French-Themed Resort, Bentung, Malaysia 7.Oxford Hotel, Singapore, Singapore 8.City Gate Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam 9.Royal Parkview Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand 10.Aseania Resort, Langkawi, Malaysia

Dirtiest among seven nations By : Marc Lourdes Email to friend Print article KUALA LUMPUR: Would you cook in your toilet? If hygiene is your primary concern, you might consider doing so. A recent seven-country survey conducted by the Hygiene Council, a global panel of medical experts, found that Malaysian kitchens were more bacteria-infested than bathrooms. With dishcloths and kitchen sinks crawling with germs found in faeces, it is not only great food that's being cooked in our kitchens. Disease and infection are stewing there as well. Overall, Malaysian homes were found to be the dirtiest among all the countries studied, right after India. The cleanest abodes were found in Saudi Arabia. A total of 140 samples were taken from homes of families across the income spectrum in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, India and Malaysia. The results of the survey were based on swabs taken from eight frequently-touched surfaces -- the bathtub, kitchen sink, bathroom and kitchen taps, a plastic toy, fridge handle, dishcloth and kitchen bench. "This survey is a snapshot of what might be happening here. "We need to strengthen the hygiene of our population, especially since there is a risk of an influenza pandemic in the future," said Sungai Buloh Hospital Infectious Diseases Department head Dr Christopher Lee. Hygiene Council consists of experts in microbiology, virology, infectious diseases, immunology and public health. They found almost 70 per cent of Malaysian samples were highly contaminated. Sixty per cent of plastic toys in Malaysian homes were infested with E. coli, a bacteria commonly found in faeces, and 25 per cent with S. aureus, an organism found on the skin, nose and throat. This shows that people do not wash their hands, especially after using the toilet. E. coli can cause gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, and neonatal meningitis, while S. aureus causes skin infections and food poisoning. Dr Lee, a member of the Hygiene Council, said kitchens showed a higher incidence of contamination because table tops were not properly disinfected and dishcloths, which were used to wipe everything, were not properly cleaned. "It's often not visible dirt, but microbes. Hygiene is taught in schools, but is it something we practise?" Dr Lee said simple things could be done to ensure greater hygiene in kitchens. These include cutting vegetables before meat and disinfecting chopping boards regularly. Above all, he said, wash your hands every time after using the toilet. "We assume people do that. But in our first survey a few years ago, we found that some people did not." Fridge handles were found to be the cleanest sample in almost every country, followed by plastic toys. Half the bathtubs in Saudi Arabia were found to be uncontaminated. The Hygiene Council, headed by virology professor Dr John Oxford from St Bartholomew's & The Royal London Hospital, believes such a survey is important because "in 1900, microorganisms were the number one killer of men worldwide". "In 2006, this remains a significant threat," it said. http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Mon...icle/index_html No pun intended or disrespect to fellow Malaysians. [/color] Just a reflection on ourselves, living in a country that promotes hygiene to the highest standard - have we done our part at home and practise what we preach/claim? We can take que from the above article of where we should improve on... Of the 140 countries, I am sure Singapore is equally included. Wonder how it rates.

Nw my turn to comprain... This kopi shop place blk 18 Toh Yi Drive opp the tyre shop. Went there for lunch ytd. From look machiam normal any kopishop, ask for economy rice. Then i sit down taking my food, i do notice pigeons gg abt. I was like damned. I do hate tat. Then this stoopid kid start chasing the birds and they were running and flying abt in the shop. Anyone who is a hygiene freak like me know how dirty it is when a pigeon start flapping it's wing and the lift time is when use the most energy to fly. so plenty of micro feather, dirt, bacteria flying abt. The worst was when this pigeon flew over my food... damned. I cud not take it any more. Not tat it pooed or anything but can u imagine the amt of dirt and bacteria over the food... I stopped taking the food and walked off. then as i passed the neighboring shops like provision store and bakery, i notice the pigeons neber go there even if there were food ard. My fear was confirm. the kopi shop pple were simply throwing some scraps to the floor and attracting pigeons. So blardee disgusting. will neber step in tat place anymore. Pui!