PUTRAJAYA, March 17 — The existing ePlacement selection system, which uses the first-come, first-served approach, will be replaced with a more transparent, fairer, and merit-based system that meets both supply and demand.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 24 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has emphasised that a shorter housemanship training period is not intended to tackle the shortage of medical officers but to enhance productivity through more focused and efficient training.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has never set a new policy or amended the guidelines in the Medical Act 1971 (Act 50) regarding the verification period of specialist doctors, as reported by an online portal on February 10, through an article titled 'Protest New Policy to Confirm Expert Doctors'.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 27 — The number of dengue cases nationwide rose to 1,407 in Epidemiological Week 51 (ME51) from December 15 to December 21, up from 1,384 reported the previous week.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 — The number of dengue cases recorded a slight decrease to 1,624 in Epidemiological Week 41 (ME41), covering the period from October 6 to October 12, compared to 1,639 cases the previous week, with one death reported due to dengue complications.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 17 — The Health Ministry (MOH) detected one positive case of the mpox clade II variant yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — The number of dengue fever cases reported in Epidemiological Week (EW) 36, covering the September 1 to September 7 period, increased to 1,870 compared to 1,765 in the previous week, with one death recorded due to complications, according to the Health Ministry.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 — The number of dengue fever cases fell to 1,765 in the 35th Epidemiological Week (ME35) from August 25 to August 31, compared to 1,980 cases the previous week.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 24 — The number of dengue fever cases increased slightly to 2,294 in the 33rd Epidemiological Week (ME33) from August 11 to August 17, compared to 2,278 cases the previous week, with three deaths reported.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 3 — The number of dengue fever cases decreased to 2,609 in Epidemiology Week 30 (EW30) for the July 21-27 period, compared to 2,690 the previous week, with four deaths reported due to complications, according to the Health Ministry.

PUTRAJAYA, July 20 — The Health Ministry (MOH) issued 5,951 fines worth RM1.47 million for smoking offences in June, said Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan.

PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — The reported number of dengue fever cases dropped to 2,426 in the 21st Epidemiological Week (ME21) from May 19 to May 25, compared with 2,461 cases the previous week.

PUTRAJAYA, May 28 — Reported dengue fever cases increased to 2,461 in the 20th Epidemiological Week (ME20) from May 12 to May 18, compared with 2,338 cases reported in the previous week.

PUTRAJAYA, May 15 — The Health Ministry issued 4,133 compounds at RM1.02 million for smoking offences last month, said Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan.

PUTRAJAYA, April 29 — Reported dengue fever cases increased to 2,321 in the 16th Epidemiological Week (ME16), from April 14 to April 20, compared with 1,698 cases recorded in the previous week, with four deaths due to dengue fever complications.

PUTRAJAYA, April 14 — A total of 45 heat-related illness cases were reported nationwide until yesterday, involving 33 heat exhaustion cases, 11 heatstroke cases, and one heat cramp case.

PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — The number of Covid-19 cases dropped by 97.1 per cent to 493 cases in the 14th Epidemiological Week (EW 14/2024) from March 31 to April 6 compared to 17,256 cases in EW 1/2024.

PUTRAJAYA, April 1 — The number of dengue fever cases in the 12th Epidemiology Week from March 17 to March 23 increased to 3,041, compared to 2,905 in the previous week.

PUTRAJAYA, March 26 — A total of 28 heat-related illnesses were recorded as of yesterday, said Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan.

PUTRAJAYA, March 23 Mac — Schools at locations with level one hot weather status or recording temperatures exceeding 35°C are advised to suspend all activities outside the classroom temporarily.