[COLUMNIST] Addressing the escalating crisis of youth violence in Malaysia
Exposure to violence can impact a young person's life and potential, hindering their ability to thrive as productive members of society.
Wed Apr 24 2024
Analisis data projek rintis ubat rawat HIV menunjukan penurunan
Analisis awal projek perintis penggunaan ubat Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) yang digunakan untuk pencegahan HIV menunjukkan penurunan drastik.
Menurut Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, dapatan itu berdasarkan 3,451 individu yang menerima PrEP sejak projek perintis dimulakan pada Januari 2023 hingga 11 Januari lalu.
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Menurut Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, dapatan itu berdasarkan 3,451 individu yang menerima PrEP sejak projek perintis dimulakan pada Januari 2023 hingga 11 Januari lalu.
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Parlimen: Analisis data projek rintis ubat rawat HIV menunjukkan penurunan
Analisis awal projek perintis penggunaan ubat Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) yang digunakan untuk pencegahan HIV menunjukkan penurunan drastik.
Wed Mar 20 2024
Consider This: Children (Part 3) - Mitigating Risks of Social Media Exposure
Calls for stricter enforcement to keep children off social media comes after the US Congress started hearings over how children have been harmed or died from the abuse they encountered on these platforms. To what extent does this warrant regulatory intervention in Malaysia? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Benjamin Loh, senior lecturer at Taylor’s University School of Media and Communication, and director of the Impact Lab for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Tue Feb 27 2024
Consider This: Children (Part 2) - When Kids Are Content Creators & Consumers
Children below 13 have been found to have accounts on social media platforms, despite guidelines explicitly stating that users must be 13 years and older to have an account. What are the implications of children's increasing engagement with influencers on social media or exposure to inappropriate content? Is there a need for policymakers to address this? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Mediha Mahmood, CEO of the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Content Forum (CMCF).
Tue Feb 27 2024
Consider This: Children (Part 1) - Effects of Excessive Screen Time on Kids
Children and adolescents in Malaysia today are spending more time than ever using screens and social media, with the number of hours spent online having risen sharply since the pandemic. What are the potential health impacts of early exposure and excessive usage of screen-based media among young children? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Catherine Thamarai Arumugam, Public Health Medicine Specialist and Medical Lecturer with the Department of Social & Preventive Medicine at Universiti Malaya’s Faculty of Medicine.
Tue Feb 27 2024
Smog blankets Bangkok, prompting work from home
Agencies under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) would operate from home on Thursday and Friday to reduce traffic and potential exposure for city employees.
Wed Feb 14 2024
Why work-based learning exposure is vital to graduates?
GRADUATES with technical skills by current industry standards are easier to position themselves in a sector of the workforce that is now seeing fierce competition, human resources experts say.
Tue Nov 07 2023
Pencegahan HIV: 2,714 terima ubat PrEP, jangkitan siflis menurun
Seramai 2,714 individu telah menerima ubat PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) setakat 30 Sept lepas, kata Menteri Kesihatan Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
Tue Nov 07 2023
Perdana Fellow Programme enhances understanding of gov't policies, work culture - PM
This exposure gives space (for fellows) to understand govt policies and gain experience on its workings, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Wed Aug 23 2023
Teenage sisters with albinism must take extra care in Rome heatwave
Those with albinism are vulnerable to exposure of sunlight, which, can increase visual impairment and susceptibility to skin cancer.
Sun Jul 30 2023
Why we should not reuse plastic water bottles
Whether microplastic particles cause long-term damage is uncertain but reducing our exposure to them will be wise.
Sat Jun 17 2023
Turkey's lira slides, dollar bonds tumble as presidential runoff looms
The lira held near a two-month low, its sovereign dollar bonds tumbled and the cost of insuring exposure to the country's debt spiked as the presidential election appeared headed for a runoff.
Mon May 15 2023
China records world's first human death from H3N8 bird flu - WHO
The patient had multiple underlying conditions, said the WHO, and a history of exposure to live poultry.
Thu Apr 13 2023
Sperm count is declining at accelerating rate worldwide: Study
Exposure to pollution, plastics, smoking, drugs, prescribed medication, including poor diet lifestyle, suggested to be contributory factors.
Wed Nov 16 2022
Penganggur didakwa tipu pembelian saham lebih RM17 juta
Seorang penganggur mengaku tidak bersalah atas pertuduhan menipu sebuah syarikat pembekal elektrik berhubung pembelian saham lebih RM17 juta.
Thu May 09 2024
Kes Faisal Halim: Polis nafi tangkap suspek ketiga
Polis menafikan dakwaan ada tangkapan suspek ketiga membabitkan kes simbah asid terhadap tonggak pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan, Faisal Halim.
Thu May 09 2024
PM Anwar, MB Terengganu adakan perjumpaan tertutup
Perdana Menteri hari ini mengadakan perjumpaan tertutup bersama Menteri Besar Terengganu Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.
Thu May 09 2024
Hasil sektor perkhidmatan naik 6.1 peratus kepada RM594.5 bilion pada suku pertama 2024 - Perangkaan
Sektor perkhidmatan Malaysia mencatatkan pertumbuhan 6.1 peratus tahun ke tahun bagi suku pertama 2024 kepada RM594.5 bilion.
Thu May 09 2024
Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan tidak pinggir DUN diwakili pembangkang - MB
Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan tidak meminggirkan kawasan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) yang diwakili pembangkang di negeri ini.
Thu May 09 2024
Persatuan Bola Sepak Singapura doakan Faisal Halim segera sembuh
FAS bersolidariti dengan Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (FAM) dan mengecam sebarang bentuk keganasan terhadap pemain dan pegawai
Thu May 09 2024
Kira-kira 80,000 warga Palestin melarikan diri dari Rafah berikutan serangan Israel
UNRWA berkata penduduk Gaza menghadapi satu lagi pengusiran secara paksa di Semenanjung Gaza.
Thu May 09 2024
VGM rancang jadikan Malaysia sebagai hab eksport jenama Volkswagen - Tengku Zafrul
Menerusi hantaran di laman X pada Khamis, Tengku Zafrul memaklumkan bahawa dalam pertemuan bersama pihak VGM, mereka telah berkongsi perancangan berkenaan
Thu May 09 2024
Jualan borong, runcit catat rekod RM145.7 bilion pada Mac
Perdagangan borong dan runcit Malaysia merekodkan nilai jualan bulanan tertinggi berjumlah RM145.7 bilion pada Mac dengan suku tahun pertama 2024 mencatatkan RM429.2 bilion.
Thu May 09 2024
Gabungan Dewan Perniagaan mahu GST diperkenal semula
Dewan Perniagaan dan Perindustrian Kebangsaan Malaysia (NCCIM) menyarankan supaya Cukai Barang dan Perkhidmatan (GST) diperkenalkan semula sebagai langkah terbaik meningkatkan hasil kerajaan.
Thu May 09 2024