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KUALA LUMPUR, Primary healthcare that seeks to promote early screenings, disease prevention, and healthy lifestyles should be emphasised in Budget 2025, among other things, according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said this is to ensure a more sustainable healthcare system capable of tackling the rising challenges of chronic diseases. ‘I want to shift the approach to real healthcare, not just focusing on treating diseases or sick care. The emphasis should be on prevention and promoting healthcare to reduce the burden of chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, HIV, and cancer. ‘I am confident that this

CHUKAI, Three fishermen are feared missing in Kemaman waters after going out fishing on Sunday (Oct 13). Kemaman Maritime Zone Director Ariffin Ghazali said the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Kemaman Zone received a report related to the incident at 2.15 this afternoon. Ariffin said a Search and Rescue Operation (Op Carilamat) by the Maritime Rescue Sub Center (MRSC) Kuantan was activated and mobilized at 2.50 pm. ‘Around 2.15pm we received a report about a local fishing boat type A that went out to sea on Oct 13 and still hasn’t returned until today. According to reports, the fisherman usually

KUALA LUMPUR, The number of flood victims has increased slightly in Perak and Pahang, while Melaka and Kedah have seen a decrease. As of 4 pm today, 3,950 people are being sheltered at 30 temporary relief centres across six states. In PERAK, the Info Bencana report from the Social Welfare Department (JKM) states that Kampar is the latest district affected by floods, leading to the opening of a relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kota Baharu. As such, the number of flood victims now stands at 1,170, who have been relocated from six districts to 10 relief centres. This is

KUALA LUMPUR, The High Court here today rejected a habeas corpus application filed by six women from China seeking immediate release from detention under the custody and control of the Commandant of the Bukit Jalil Immigration Detention Depot. The six women, who filed the application, are engineer Fu Xiaoling, 40; opera artist Fu Xiaoyan, 37; technical consultant Zhong Li, 27; accounts assistant Ai Xi, 31; model Huang Ting, 33; and visitor pass holder Zhao Jinming, 26. Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid, in delivering the decision, said that after reviewing the affidavits submitted by both parties, the court found that the

IPOH, A lorry driver was fined RM26,000 by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing scheduled controlled goods, namely 4,996 litres of diesel, without a valid licence, last year. Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Perak branch director, Datuk Kamaludin Ismail, in a statement today, said that Lam Wai Muan, 39, could also be jailed for eight months if he failed to pay the fine. He said that Lam was found guilty of violating Regulation 3(1) of the Supply Control Regulations 1974, which covers dealing in controlled goods without a licence,