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Stern action if ‘Ghost Smoke’ is found to contain nicotine
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry warned that stern action will be taken against anyone found selling ‘Ghost Smoke’ candies if they are found to contain nicotine. Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said it was an offence to sell
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Rania stays as CCM member, Dzulkefly tells Umno-PAS
SUNGKAI: The Health Ministry will stick by its decision in appointing transgender Rania Zara Medina as a member of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) Malaysia for the 2019-2021 session despite criticism from Umno, PAS and zealots on the social media.
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Rania’s appointment is not unprecedented or endorsement of LBGT
KUALA LUMPUR: Rania Zara Medina is not the first transgender appointed to the Health Ministry’s Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) committee, said Malaysia Public Health Experts Association president Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar today. In a statement, Zainal said representatives from
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PAS: Revoke Rania’s appointment, get ‘ex-transgender’ instead
KUALA LUMPUR: Revoke transgender Rania Zara Medina’s appointment under the Health Ministry and replace her with an ‘ex-transgender’, a PAS leader demanded. In a statement, PAS Muslimat chief Nuridah Mohd Salleh said Rania has no business being in the committee
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Dr M on Rania’s appointment: I don’t know her gender
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was not aware of the gender of the person recently appointed into a committee under the Health Ministry. “What transgender? Have you checked her? Is she really a transgender? “I
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Batek deaths: Gov’t agencies failed the community
PETALING JAYA: The Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) director general Dr Juli Edo blamed the death of the 15 Batek tribe members in Kampung Kuala Koh to various factors, including the failure of government agencies. “When my wife and I
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Batek community: Three more cases of breathing difficulty
KUALA LUMPUR: Three more new cases of respiratory illness were reported among the Batek tribe in Kampung Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said two of the victims, an 11-year-old girl and 24-year-old woman
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Health Ministry to locate Orang Asli graves in Kampung Kuala Koh
GUA MUSANG: The Ministry of Health, along with other relevant agencies, will try to locate the graves of 12 Orang Asli from the Batek tribe who were said to have died of pneumonia in Kampung Kuala Koh here over the past
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Probe into Proosothaman’s death commenced by Health Ministry
PETALING JAYA:The Health Ministry has commenced investigations into the death of a prison inmate allegedly denied timely and proper medical treatment. An aide to the minister said the ministry would jointly probe the case with the Sungai Buloh Prison, following
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Mymedex soft launch for medical devices
PUTRAJAYA: The soft launch of Malaysia Medical Device Expo (Mymedex) was held at the Health Ministry this morning. The event is scheduled to be held on Oct 15 to 17 this year at Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC),
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