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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will introduce a rotation system to improve the placement of medical officers, particularly in rural and urban areas, to address the shortage of workers in the sector.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 18 — The Public Service Department (PSD) has denied it ever issued a directive for civil servants to maintain a balanced body mass index (BMI).

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 18 — Malaysia today donated US$5 million (RM22.3 million) to Palestinians through a Jordanian government initiative to alleviate the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam SHAH ALAM, Dec 18 — The Selangor government has proposed that the Health Ministry (MOH) establish an emergency fund to help underprivileged families claim their loved ones’ remains from hospitals. This comes amid uproar over a private hospital in Klang “holding” an...

NEW YORK, Dec 18 — Luigi Mangione sought to “sow terror” by shooting dead UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, a New York prosecutor said yesterday in announcing Mangione had been indicted for murder.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — Malaysia's total trade in November increased 2.9 per cent to RM237.8 billion versus RM231.1 billion a year ago, driven by growth in exports and imports, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

TOKYO, Dec 18 — Honda and Nissan are in talks to deepen ties, two people said on Wednesday, including a possible merger, the clearest sign yet of how Japan's once seemingly unbeatable auto industry is being reshaped by challenges from Tesla and Chinese rivals.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — Only 1.6 per cent of approved investment projects from 2021 to March 2024 have not been implemented, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

TUMPAT, Dec 18 — Vegetable prices are expected to stabilise by March next year after the northeast monsoon season ends, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

MELAKA, Dec 18 — A 46-year-old woman, a private company owner in Selangor, has been remanded for six days starting today by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to facilitate a corruption investigation linked to obtaining the "Datuk Seri" title from a state two years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow will visit Malaysia from December 18 to 19, marking his first official visit since assuming office in March 2022.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Dec 18 — Selangor’s Ihsan Madani Squad cleared some 97 tonnes of waste on their first day of post-flood relief operations in Kelantan yesterday, following the recent massive flooding in the state.  According to a mission report released by the State...

QUTAYFAH, Syria — Dec 18 — An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run "machinery of death" under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were tortured and murdered since 2013.

LONDON, Dec 18 — The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on Tuesday that it has fined tech-giant Meta 251 million euros (US$263.7 million) for a personal data breach affecting 29 million Facebook accounts globally, reported Xinhua.

JOHOR BAHRU, Dec 18 — A private orphanage in Kulai, near here, that went viral after its chairman was allegedly involved in rape and abuse cases involving the residents, has been ordered to temporarily close.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Wednesday ahead of an expected interest rate cut later today in the United States.

By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, Dec 18 — Replacing Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari mid-term could severely impact the stability of the current state government, political analysts warned amid speculations of a leadership change. The experts believe such a significant move — which would...

LONDON, Dec 17 — A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis and Putrajaya have reported zero hardcore poverty, based on eKasih data as of November 30, the Dewan Negara was told today.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam SHAH ALAM, Dec 17 — The state government is looking to build a multicourt next year to attract rural youth to the sport of pickleball. State executive councillor for youth, sports and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi said the proposed court involves cooperation between...