Category: General

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Health (MOH) will not tolerate any form of exclusivity, price collusion, anti-competitive practices, or procurement management issues, which contribute to the increase in the cost of procurement of medicines. The MOH is particularly concerned about instances where pharmaceutical manufacturers and suppliers charge the government higher prices for certain products, compared with those offered in the private sector. ‘Especially single product registration holders, whether for patented or generic products registered with the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA),’ the ministry said in a statement today. In response, the MOH has conducted several engagement sessions with representatives from manufacturing

ALOR SETAR, A single mother was forced to separate from her eldest daughter, aged 7, due to financial constraints after her husband died in 2021 due to COVID-19. Choy Foong Yee, 32, from Taman Mergong Jaya near here said she had to give her daughter, Ch’ng Jie Xi, to be cared for by her mother in Kuala Lumpur while she took care of her other child, a son, Ch’ng Dinn Yang, 5. “After my husband died of COVID-19 in 2021, everything became difficult for me and this included looking after my two children. I had no choice but to leave

KUALA KANGSAR, The water level at Bukit Merah Dam, Bagan Serai, has risen to 33% of its total capacity thanks to natural rainfall induced by cloud seeding operations from July 29 to 31, announced Infrastructure, Energy, Water, and Public Transport Committee chairman, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin. “Before cloud seeding, it was at 12% of the dam’s total capacity. After the operation, it has increased to 33% in less than a week. “I hope this improvement continues, and I extend my gratitude to the National Disaster Management Agency and the other agencies involved in ensuring the water level at the

SEPANG, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan revealed that the 14-year-old girl who was recently detained for impersonating hospital staff has a history of psychiatric treatment. He said that unfortunately, the teenager did not continue her treatment, which was in March, and has also dropped out of school, adding that this information was verified by the girl’s family. ‘We have referred her to the Department of Social Welfare (JKM) for counseling sessions before the investigation file is submitted to the deputy public prosecutor (DPP) for potential charges,’ he said at a press conference today. Hussein added that the teenager

IPOH, The police arrested 29 Indonesians. including a skipper, suspected of being involved in human trafficking activities in Sitiawan yesterday. Manjung district police chief ACP Mohamed Nordin Abdullah said his team received information at about 8.34 pm from the Kampung Acheh marine police, Sitiawan, and detained a wooden ‘pom pom’ type boat about 9.8 nautical miles from Tanjung Hantu Segari in the Manjung waters. “The boat was believed to have been carrying the foreigners via an uncharted route,’ he said in a statement today. “After successfully detaining the boat, the marine police conducted an inspection and arrested the skipper and