KANGAR, Oct 14 — The issue of drug abuse and addiction among primary and secondary school students in the country shows a worrying trend based on National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) statistics, recording an increase from 2020 to 2023.

KLUANG, Sept 22 — Collaboration between various quarters, including non-governmental organisations, local leaders and the community, is crucial in reducing drug addiction cases in the country, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 22 — The High Court has sentenced singer and composer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman to life imprisonment and 16 strokes of the cane over three drug offences.

GOMBAK, Aug 6 — The government proposes to amend Section 45A under the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333) for the offence of driving under the influence of drugs even if it does not cause an accident.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SHAH ALAM, July 5 — Special education on the dangers of drug abuse and addiction needs to be included in the school syllabus, suggested Gombak MP Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari. He said this is because education is a major factor in an individual's involvement in drug...

PUTRAJAYA, July 2 — A suspected drug addict was arrested after a three-kilometre chase by the police at Jalan Kita Impian, Cybersouth, in Dengkil yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — The Home Affairs Ministry is in its final stages of amending the Drug Addicts (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 so the prison sentence for drug abuse is changed to rehabilitation instead of imprisonment.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — The negative stigma surrounding drug addiction must be changed to facilitate access to treatment and professional support for recovery, said Bandar Tun Razak MP Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

MELAKA, Feb 24 — The National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) has set a target to change the status of 16 high-risk areas (KBT), where drug addiction is prevalent, to low-risk areas (KBR) this year, said its director-general Sutekno Ahmad Belon.