Superbug infections could kill over 80,000 M’sians by 2030, says Dzulkefly

PUTRAJAYA: Over 80,000 Malaysians are expected to die of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) or so-called "superbug" infections by 2030, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said this forecast was made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and steps need to be taken to address this threat. ALSO READ: Study: Superbugs expected to kill 39 million by...

More than 20 Jemaah Islamiah members in Johor, says IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have identified more than 20 Jemaah Islamiah (JI) members in Johor currently, said Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. Malaysian police have started an in-depth investigation into the presence of the JI group following this morning’s attack by one of its members at the Ulu Tiram police station which ended in...

Israel’s threat against WHO neither acceptable nor defensible, says Wisma Putra

PUTRAJAYA: Israel’s recent order for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to remove its supplies from a medical warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours as the regime continues its offensive ground operations is blatantly inhumane and violates international law, says Wisma Putra. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement Wednesday (Dec 6), said threatening a United Nations...

‘Not a threat, rather an inquiry by the US’, says PN lawmaker

KUALA LUMPUR: It is inaccurate to equate the United State’s inquiry on Malaysia’s official stand on the Palestine-Israel conflict as a threat, says Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal (PN-Machang). The Bersatu lawmaker said the move, a demarche, by the US was a normal practice in diplomacy. ALSO READ: US tried to pressure Malaysia on Palestine-Israel conflict, says...

Magistrate ticks off woman for wanting to retract police report against husband

IPOH: An unemployed man's wife informed the Magistrate's Court here of her intention to retract a police report against her husband, who had threatened her earlier this month, for the sake of their young family. S. Premlata, 36, told Magistrate Jesseca Daimis that they still have two young children to care for and she would post...