[ad_1] The Dewan Rakyat is expected to vote on the 2021 budget on November 25 (photo by Bernama). KUALA LUMPUR: Observers are calling for MPs to put aside their differences and reach consensus to approve the proposed budget for 2021 during the parliamentary voting session, which is expected to take …
Read More »Using the budget to threaten public officials ‘in bad taste’, Anwar tells Zafrul
[ad_1] Anwar reminds Tengku Zafrul that the emoluments of public officials and the expenses of the front-line, including medical and health equipment, will not be affected by the acceptance of proposals to improve the budget. PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim criticized Tengku Zafrul Aziz for saying that Putrajaya will …
Read More »Diabetes on the rise among Malaysians
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Without undergoing a screening test, it is estimated that one in two Malaysians do not know they are diabetic. Citing the results of last year’s National Health and Morbidity Survey, Health Director General Tan Sri, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, said that around 18% of Malaysians over the …
Read More »Covid-19 Suspect Rescued After Sixth Floor Hospital Fall
[ad_1] The patient (lying face down) on the third floor roof of the Likas Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Kota Kinabalu on Saturday night. KOTA KINABALU: A man under observation for Covid-19 was rescued after he allegedly jumped from the sixth floor of a hospital here on Saturday night. The …
Read More »Daily Covid-19 Cases in Malaysia’s Densely Populated Klang Valley Exceed Those in Sabah, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – New daily cases of Covid-19 infections in Malaysia’s Klang Valley surpassed the total in Sabah on Friday (Nov 13), and the number of active cases rose to a new record, the Health Ministry said. . There were 1,304 new cases on Friday, with one new death, …
Read More »More than 18% of young people over 18 have diabetes, according to a national survey
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: One in two diabetic patients in Malaysia is likely not to know they have the disease until they have a blood sugar level test, according to the 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS). The survey estimated that 18.3% of Malaysians (3.9 million people) aged 18 and …
Read More »Tiong urges his critics not to jump to conclusions
[ad_1] Tiong king sing SIBU: The Chairman of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, yesterday urged his critics not to rush to a conclusion without looking at the big picture he posed during his speech while debating the Supply Bill in Parliament on Wednesday. He reiterated …
Read More »Two deaths, 1,114 new cases
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported a total of 1,114 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours with two deaths in Sabah today. This brings the national count to 46,209 with 12,131 active cases and the death toll increased to 306. Tan Sri Health Director …
Read More »4 New Covid-19 Clusters Detected in Sabah, Penang, Kedah
[ad_1] Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah also says that the Bah Lunas group in Kedah and the Bemban group in Terengganu have officially ended. PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health has detected four new Covid-19 clusters in the country during the last 24 hours. Health Director General Dr. …
Read More »Tiong only spoke for the people, says SAPP chief
[ad_1] Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing personally attacked Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah on Wednesday. KOTA KINABALU: Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing raised some valid points in his now-infamous speech attacking the chief health officer in Dewan Rakyat recently, SAPP chairman Yong Teck Lee said today. He said …
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