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KUALA LUMPUR, The Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852), which came into force today, has received positive reaction from the community, especially restaurant traders most of whom have taken steps to display no smoking signs in their premises. However, there is a section of the community who are insensitive to the enforcement of the Act and continue smoking shamelessly in public areas in blatant disregard for no smoking signages displayed. A Bernama survey at several premises, especially restaurants in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and Kota Warisan in Sepang, found groups of recalcitrant customers smoking electronic

KOTA KINABALU, The almost seven-hour journey from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu was the reason for Rafida Zaiddin, 19, a student at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) to use a sack as an alternative baggage to avoid dropped items, which has gone viral on social media recently. The student majoring in Bachelor of Accounting said that the items she was carrying were quite a lot and made it difficult to move, so her father took a sack in the kitchen and put half of the items in it. Additionally, the entry requirement that allocates only two bags only allowed when registering for

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Health (MOH) today launched the Elderly Healthcare Services Action Plan 2023-2030 and the Dementia Action Plan 2023-2030. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said both plans outline the direction of elderly healthcare services up to 2030. He added that the plans include strategies to empower elderly healthcare, ensuring they remain healthy within the community through prevention and self-care programmes, alongside comprehensive, integrated healthcare services based on a ‘Patient-Centred Care’ approach. In addition, Dr Dzulkefly noted that one of the objectives is to expand access to primary healthcare services for the elderly, particularly through rural clinics,

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that Malaysia will forge partnerships with industry leaders and enhance cooperation among stakeholders to position itself as a leading artificial intelligence (AI)-driven nation in ASEAN. He emphasised that digitalisation in ASEAN is one of Malaysia’s priorities as the country prepares to assume the chair of the economic group. ‘The issue of digitalisation and networks is not only for Malaysia but for the entire region… we should be able to listen and engage with the Google team to explore ways we can expedite and accelerate this (digitalisation) process,’ he said during his

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia opened lower today, extending yesterday’s losses amid mild selling in plantation, consumer products and services counters, according to an analyst. At 9.15 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 2.91 points to 1,646.0, down from Monday’s close of 1,648.91. The benchmark index had initially opened 1.49 points lower at 1,647.42. Across the broader market, decliners slightly outpaced advancers, with 221 stocks declining versus 194 advancing. There were 307 counters unchanged, 1,697 untraded, and six suspended. Turnover stood at 229.62 million units, valued at RM115.68 million. In a note, Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd said that