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Pharmacists call for buffer stock and stronger local production to secure Malaysia’s medicine supply

Pharmacists call for buffer stock and stronger local production to secure Malaysia’s medicine supply

  KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The move to require pharmaceutical companies to report potential medicine supply shortages at least six months in advance, starting July 1, has been described as proactive and capable of strengthening the country’s supply amid global uncertainty. Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) president Prof Amrahi Buang said that the measure must be

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Driver who fatally struck Form One girl in Kota Bharu hit accelerator by mistake, say police

Driver who fatally struck Form One girl in Kota Bharu hit accelerator by mistake, say police

KOTA BHARU, April 12 — A Form One schoolgirl was killed while another was injured after they were hit by a car in their school compound when the driver unintentionally stepped on the accelerator. Kota Bharu district police chief ACP Mohd Azmir Damiri said police received a report on the fatal crash at the girls’

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Perikatan to inform Dewan Rakyat Speaker opposition leader seat now vacant, says Samsuri

Perikatan to inform Dewan Rakyat Speaker opposition leader seat now vacant, says Samsuri

PETALING JAYA, April 12 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) reportedly plans to formally inform the Dewan Rakyat Speaker that the post of opposition leader is now vacant. According to Free Malaysia Today, PN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said coalition secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has been tasked with preparing the letter, which will be

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Penang cuts quit rent to RM50 for non-Muslim worship sites, cemeteries and charities

Penang cuts quit rent to RM50 for non-Muslim worship sites, cemeteries and charities

GEORGE TOWN, April 12 — Non-Muslim houses of worship, cemeteries, charitable bodies and non-profit organisations in Penang will be eligible for a nominal quit rent rate of RM50 per lot following the latest revision. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the initiative is part of improvements made by the state government to the quit rent

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