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HULU LANGAT, Feb 8 — The country now spends RM64.3 billion annually on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), exceeding this year’s total Health Ministry (MOH) allocation of RM46.52 billion. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said Malaysia must move beyond a treatment-focused “sick care” approach to more effective prevention and public empowerment. “The rise in diabetes

Health Minister Dzulkefly reveals annual NCD spending surpasses ministry allocation, urging a shift from treatment to prevention and public empowerment HULU LANGAT: The annual cost of managing non-communicable diseases in Malaysia has reached a staggering RM64.3 billion. This figure exceeds the Health Ministry’s total allocation of RM46.52 billion for the current year. Health Minister Datuk

A 50-year-old man was arrested for allegedly chasing a woman with a knife at a Melaka supermarket, with police confirming the suspect tested positive for drugs MELAKA: Police arrested a 50-year-old man after he allegedly chased a young woman with a knife at a supermarket here. Melaka Tengah police chief ACP Christopher Patit said the

Pentagon ends Harvard fellowships, military programs citing ‘woke’ ideology, affecting education for future officers under Trump WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is to cut all academic ties with Harvard University, ending military education, fellowships and certificate programs, it said in a statement on Friday. The move is the latest in the Trump administration’s battle with Harvard over

SUNGAI SIPUT, 7 Feb — The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT), through the New Chinese Indian Villages Division (BKBCI) under the Local Government Department (JKT), has implemented a total of 2,750 development projects in Kampung Baru nationwide from 2023 to 2025. Minister of Housing and Local Government Nga Kor Ming said the public

EPA under Trump re-approves dicamba for GMO crops, sparking backlash from environmental groups over drift and health concerns WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday re-approved the use of pesticide dicamba for spraying on top of genetically modified cotton and soybean crops, drawing swift backlash from environmental groups and the Make America Healthy Again

KUALA LUMPUR: Integrated engineering solutions provider Oxford Innotech Bhd, through its wholly-owned subsidiary CG Solutions Enterprise Sdn Bhd, has accepted a second letter of award dated February 5, 2026, from the Singapore office of an Australia-based data centre and computer room infrastructure specialist. The contract involves the supply of critical steel infrastructure and precision metal

Reuters uncovers abandoned scam compound near the Cambodia-Thai border, revealing documents showing large-scale cyber fraud operations O’SMACH: In a Cambodian compound with rooms designed to look like Singapore and Australia police offices, papers were strewn across desks and floors: the detritus of a fraud factory abandoned in haste. Among the documents were profiles of a

Lieutenant-General Tengku Muhammad Fauzi takes over as Commander of the Armed Forces Joint Forces, succeeding Zahani Zainal Abidin who now heads MiDAS. KUALA LUMPUR: Lieutenant-General Datuk Tengku Muhammad Fauzi Tengku Ibrahim is the new Commander of the Armed Forces Joint Forces (PAB). He took over from Lieutenant-General Datuk Zahani Zainal Abidin at a handover ceremony