Year: 2024

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Health (MOH) has revoked the notification of three cosmetic products as they were found to contain scheduled poisons and are no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia. MOH, in a statement today, said the products are GB Night Cream Treatment, which is found to contain hydroquinone and tretinoin, GB Herbal Cream Treatment as it contains mercury and betamethasone 17-Valerate; and Aniqa Night Cream, which is found to contain tretinoin. ‘Mercury is prohibited in cosmetic products as it is harmful to health because it can be absorbed into the body and cause damage to the kidneys

IPOH, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul recently convened a meeting with secretaries-general (KSU) and legal advisors from each ministry to review existing legislation that may be obsolete. Johari stated that this measure is necessary to address outdated laws that are incompatible with the digital age and to ensure they are updated to keep pace with current developments. “I have requested to hold at least two to three meetings per year with the KSU. The response was very good at the first meeting, alhamdulillah. “I anticipate a second meeting, possibly during the upcoming budget session (2025 Budget), which will

KUALA LUMPUR, The Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services Malaysia (Cuepacs) has urged the Ministry of Health (MOH) to strengthen the mobilisation of medical personnel to prevent critical manpower shortages in the healthcare sector in certain locations. Its president Datuk Dr Adnan Mat said this call comes in response to the Hulu Langat district health office’s (PKD) decision to limit the maternity leave of medical officers to 60 days due to staff shortages. He said that the experience from the COVID-19 pandemic, which nearly caused the collapse of the country’s health facilities, should serve as

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia’s independence, secured by its founding father and first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, must always be preserved to ensure that the country remains independent and sovereign, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He said as the citizen of the country, every Malaysian has an obligation to give meaning to the independence and freedom enjoyed over the past 67 years. This is in line with the government’s aspiration to create a MADANI society that always respects each other, celebrates their diversity and helps one another to ensure that the everyone could live in peace and

KOTA BHARU, The National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (LKTN) is setting up a plant for processing non-woven thermobonding kenaf fibre to enhance the value-added of the fibre into semi-finished non-woven products. Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Chan Foong Hin said the plant, located in Saujana, Setiu in Terengganu, covers an area of five acres, with the building itself spanning 2,376 square metres. He said the total cost of the project is RM25 million, which includes the construction of the building and the provision of machinery developed under the 10th and 11th Malaysia Plans. ‘The allocation for the construction