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KUALA LUMPUR, Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City (SMC), the largest private quaternary hospital in Malaysia, has pledged incentives worth RM75,000 via its partnership with the Rotary Club Shah Alam (RCSA) for the Save the Heart campaign. In its statement, SMC announced that 25 underserved individuals will be offered the complimentary heart screening package, while up to 100 selected recipients will be offered the subsidised heart screening package to mark its 25th anniversary. ‘The initiative was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with RCSA to support the club’s efforts to improve community health. ‘With heart-related ailments continuing to

PUTRAJAYA, The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has made its way into the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) after setting three new records during the Malaysia Clean Day 2024: Mega Cleaning Programme in conjunction with World Cleanup Day last Saturday. Its minister Nga Kor Ming accepted the three MBOR certificates from its chief executive officer Christopher Wong here today. The cleaning programme took place at Central Market in Kuala Lumpur and 649 other locations across the country. The new records set were for the Largest Simultaneous Participation in a ‘Gotong Royong’ (community cleanup), the Heaviest Solid Waste Collected in

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today extended his congratulations to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on its 57th anniversary. In a Facebook post, Anwar expressed hope that the Commission will continue its unwavering efforts and commitment to eradicating corruption in the country. The MACC marks its founding anniversary today. The Commission was established to replace the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA), which was formed on Oct 1, 1967. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on concerned government agencies to fast-track the rehabilitation of the war-torn Marawi City – especially its reported housing and water woes. In a sectoral meeting at the Malacañan Palace, Marcos ordered Presidential Adviser for Marawi Rehabilitation Secretary Nasser Pangandaman Sr. to double down on the rehabilitation efforts and focus on restoring electricity, water, and housing. ‘You seem to have solutions to most of the issues. ‘Yun na lang, ‘yung installation of the power, and I think, more importantly, ‘yung tubig (the water supply). We have to get that done as quickly

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) received a total of 236,442 voter applications on the last day of sign-up activities on Monday. The poll body’s data as of 7 a.m. Tuesday showed Calabarzon has the highest number of registrants who beat the deadline at 33,749, followed by the National Capital Region with 30,686 and Central Luzon with 27,196. Bicol has recorded 15,287 registrants; Central Visayas, 14,172; Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), 12,800; Ilocos Region, 12,730; Western Visayas, 12,115; Davao, 11,671; Soccsksargen, 11,115. Meanwhile, Northern Mindanao logged 10,687 registrants; Mimaropa, 9,939; Negros Island Region, 8,998; Caraga, 8,146; Zamboanga Peninsula,