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KUCHING, Sarawak’s plan to improve its health facilities will not only benefit its people but will also lessen the burden of people in Sabah and neighbouring countries to seek medical treatment, said Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said Sarawak’s health facilities will be further improved over the next five years following plans to expand its hospital bed capacity, as well as investments from two foreign groups. He said the state-owned Normah Medical Centre would have an additional 300 beds through its expansion plan, while a Singapore-based company had committed to building another private hospital with about

KOTA KINABALU, Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jauteh Dikun today described the Kinabatangan Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin’s remark that drugs are sold like ‘pisang goreng’ (banana fritters) in Sabah as outrageous and contrary to the hard work of the police in combating the activity so far. ‘Between January and yesterday, the Sabah Narcotics Crime Investigation Department has arrested 8,993 narcotics offenders and, of the total, 88 per cent were charged in court. ‘During the same period, 367 were charged under Section 39C of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, he told a press conference here today. Jauteh said

KANGAR, For the first time, the Ministry of Education (MOE) organised the national-level Daurah Hadis 40 Imam Nawawi 2024 programme, aiming to uphold Hadis teachings, enhance appreciation among teachers, and provide Muslim students with a reference for cultivating virtuous character. The three-day programme, which began today, is being held in collaboration with various parties, including the Perlis State Mufti Department, the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council, the Perlis State Islamic Religious Affairs Department and the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the programme aims to foster discussions and enhance the implementation of the Imam

KUALA LUMPUR, Popular South East Asian e-commerce platform Lazada has introduced new return and refund policies to enable customers to enjoy a more flexible and worry-free shopping experience. Lazada said in a statement today that customers can enjoy several major benefits, including a 30-day simple return policy for all purchases in LazMall and Choice and the ‘Change of Mind’ policy for a wider range of products and categories on all Lazada platforms. Customers will also benefit from faster refunds as soon as their orders are returned to Lazada’s logistic partners via drop-off or pick-up. ‘With a streamlined process, Lazada is

KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will carry on providing services as usual even though police stations in the country have been instructed to close their gates after 10 pm. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the public could lodge complaints and reports as usual, and that the instruction to all police stations will be implemented after the standard operating procedure (SOP) regarding the matter has been presented to Bukit Aman Management Department director Datuk Seri Azmi Kassim. “As stressed by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, we should balance the role of the police station