Malaysian schools serving healthier meals
School canteen operators have been complying for several years with the prohibition on 12 categories of food and drinks in schools as part of efforts to promote healthier eating…
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Special gathering will be held to celebrate return of Malaysian activists from Turkiye, says PM Anwar
“They are a symbol of Malaysian courage in upholding human values without knowing borders. I look forward to their arrival in Kuala Lumpur soon,” wrote PM Anwar in a Facebook…
Malaysia: Down a digital path of destruction
A teacher said that secondary school girls selling photos and videos of themselves in sexy and revealing outfits is rampant.
Most Malaysian women still unaware of risks of cervical cancer, HPV
The National Cancer Society Malaysia's managing director said many women wrongly believe they are not at risk because they feel healthy.
Malaysian ministry comes up with platform to discuss domestic violence, better protect victims
On what victims can do to protect themselves, the ministry advised that if the police open an investigation paper, the victim can make an application to obtain an Interim…
Loansharks in Malaysia hold ‘funerals’ for debtors
They hold mock wakes in new intimidation tactic for defaulters and post their actions on social media, reveals an official.
Constant pressure to succeed, outdo peers cause Malaysian university students to suffer from stress, burnout
Some of them also cited a more intense job market and financial constraints, particularly those in private institutions having to take out loans for tertiary education.
Feeling the heat: Eateries, hawker stalls in Malaysia barred from using household subsidised gas cylinders
They have to use the new purple 14kg commercial gas cylinders, which cost RM70 – almost three times the price of household subsidised gas cylinders, which are sold at just RM26.
Higher general practitioner fees get green light in Malaysia
At present, the fees ranged from RM10 to RM35 but the Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Associations Malaysia had sought for it to range from RM50 to RM150.
Regulation key to curbing underage vape use, says Malaysian industry group
Malaysian Organisation of Vape Entities president Samsul Kamal Ariffin said since the exemption of nicotine as a controlled substance under the Poisons Act in March 2023, the…