KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — The government has been asked to change the date of Malaysia Batik Day from December 3 as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (OKU) is also celebrated on that date.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The police have recorded the statements of two men and three women, to facilitate investigations into the case in which people with disabilities (PwD) were being ridiculed and the abuse of facilities for PwD, as viraled on social media recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi has pledged to keep pushing for amendments to the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act 2008 to better protect the rights of the group in this country.

LABUAN, Nov 20 — Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi today reiterated her call to employers nationwide to provide equal job opportunities to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — A senator today called for the setting up of a special task force to carry out a review on the Policy of One Per cent Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Workers in the Public Sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association (Miasa) today launched its crisis helpline, Miasa_YSD-1-800 which connects callers with trained volunteers, caregivers and mental health advocates who can provide empathy and help alleviate times of crisis.

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 19 — Only about 1.8 per cent of the adult population remains to be vaccinated against Covid-19 for Malaysia to achieve the 80 per cent herd immunity for adults, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — People should not be ashamed to seek help and support if they think that they have a mental health condition, said National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMH) patron Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi.

PETALING JAYA, Aug 14 — A total of 106 persons with disabilities (OKU) including para athletes affected by the impact of Covid-19 received donations today in the form of basic necessities and grocery vouchers.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — The relevant authorities have been urged to close down all children, persons with disabilities (OKU) and old folks care centres that are not registered with the Social Welfare Department (JKM) to ensure the safety of the occupants.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — Forty thousand persons with disabilities (OKU) would be able to be vaccinated through the OKU Sentral National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Drive-Through Vaccination Centre (PPV) in the next five months, more than doubling the initial total target recipients of 13,500.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — The number of persons with disabilities (OKUs) who registered for Covid-19 vaccination up to yesterday stood at 195,395 or 33.8 per cent of their total number at 577,352 nationwide.

LABUAN, April 20 — Approximately 600, 000 individuals who are categorised as persons with disabilities (PwD) have registered with the relevant government agencies so far, with the number of children with autism spectrum disorders and with learning disabilities now stood at 204,000, according to Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi has called on the media including social and digital media to use the correct and accurate definition of persons with disabilities (PwDs) or OKU in their official and unofficial matters.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The community of people with disabilities (OKU) is seeking the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to replace the work "cacat" (disabled) in its term "Elaun Pekerja Cacat or EPC" (Allowance for Disabled Workers) with "OKU", for "Orang Kurang Upaya" or OKUs.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Bernama TV has introduced a brand new programme 'Think Differently with Ras Adiba Radzi' aired every Tuesday at 8.30 pm.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — A senior consultant paediatrician believed that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine would reduce the risk of persons with disabilities (PwD) getting infected with Covid-19.

TEMERLOH, Jan 28 — The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development has been asked to create a special hotline for the disabled community to help them cope with the challenging situation of the Covid-19 pandemic and movement control order (MCO).

KLANG, Dec 13 — Only three ministries have employed more than one per cent of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) as stipulated in Service Circular No 16 of 2010, said Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) chairman Senator Ras Adiba Radzi.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Senator Ras Adiba Mohd Radzi, 52, is the new chairman of Bernama, the Malaysian National News Agency, and the first woman to be appointed to the post in the 53-year history of the news organisation.