PUTRAJAYA, May 3 ― Reported dengue fever cases dropped to 2,237 in the 17th Epidemiological Week (ME17), from April 21 to 27, compared with 2,321 cases recorded in the previous week. Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said no deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported in ME17. He said the cumulative … Read more
KUCHING, April 10 ― A total of 11,470 arrests including 48 secondary school students were made between January to December last year for drugs and substance abuse offences. In revealing this, the One-Stop Committee (OSC) to Tackle Drug and Substance Issues in Sarawak said 7,841 enforcement actions were carried out by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation … Read more
KOTA KINABALU, March 28 — The Sabah Domestic Trade and Costs of Living Ministry (KPDN) received 67 cases involving controlled items from various enforcement agencies worth RM2.01 million from January to March 28. Its director, Georgie Abas, said the agencies are Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), Marine Police, General Operations Force (GOF), Malaysian Armed Forces and … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today said he will clear off a backlog of 14,000 pending applications for Malaysian citizenship by the end of this year. In his speech while tabling a Bill at the Dewan Rakyat this evening, Saifuddin Nasution — who became Malaysia’s home minister in … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — A total of 509 cases of baby dumping were reported between 2018 and February this year, with investigation papers opened by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), said Women, Family, and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said three states recorded the highest cumulative number of cases during that … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 ― A total of 27 cases of heat-related illnesses were reported nationwide as of Wednesday (March 20) during the current hot spell, with nine being heat strokes and the remaining 18 cases being heat exhaustion. The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), in its brief report on the hot weather status dated … Read more
SHAH ALAM, March 17 — Calls have intensified for sexual crimes involving children to be taken seriously and for the whole community to work together in helping young victims to overcome such traumatic incidents. Section 19 of the Act states that it is an offence for someone to not inform the authorities if they come … Read more
JOHOR BARU, March 16 — Police have detained a local man believed to be involved in incidents of splashing red paint and posting threatening notes in the Johor Baru area early yesterday morning. Johor Baru Selatan (JBS) police chief, ACP Raub Selamat said the 37-year-old man was detained by a team from the JBS Headquarters … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 15 — A total of 23 cases of heat stroke were reported in Health Ministry (MOH) facilities from January until last Monday, Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said. Speaking at a press conference after the launch of the Food Cleanliness and Safety Operation for Ramadan Bazaars 2024 here today, he … Read more
KOTA KINABALU, March 13 — The Fire and Rescue Department in Sabah recorded 961 cases of open fires since January, involving bushes, fields, plantations, forests and peatlands across the state. Its director Abdul Razak Muda said Tuaran had the highest number of open fire incidents, totalling 207 cases, followed by Kota Kinabalu (165 cases), Kota … Read more
