Akta baharu larang aktiviti merokok akan diperkenalkan: Khairy
PUTRAJAYA – Akta baharu akan diperkenalkan bagi melarang aktiviti merokok dan pemilikan sebarang produk merokok termasuk rokok elektronik (vape) terhadap generasi muda yang lahir selepas 2005 atau dikenali sebagai Generational End Game, kata Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar. Beliau berkata, pengenalan akta baharu tersebut akan dapat mengurangkan keterdedahan generasi akan datang terhadap rokok dan […]
Gelembung pelancongan Langkawi dilanjutkan sehingga sempadan negara dibuka
KUALA LUMPUR: Gelembung Pelancongan Antarabangsa Langkawi (LITB) dilanjutkan sehingga sempadan negara dibuka dengan prosedur operasi standard (SOP) yang dikemas kini, berkuat kuasa 16 Februari. Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya dalam kenyataan hari ini memaklumkan keputusan itu dicapai hasil Mesyuarat Kuartet Menteri COVID-19 pada 8 Februari lalu. “SOP kemasukan pengembara asing ke Malaysia melalui LITB telah […]
Sydney beaches close after first fatal shark attack in 60 years
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Several beaches in Sydney, including the iconic Bondi and Bronte, were shut down on Thursday after a swimmer was killed in a shark attack, the first such fatality at the city’s beaches in nearly 60 years. Drum lines, which are used to bait sharks, have been set up near the attack site […]
No sign of Russia pullback, say US, NATO and Ukraine
KYIV: The United States and NATO joined Ukraine on Wednesday saying there was no sign of Russian troops withdrawing, after military movements in occupied Crimea fuelled reports that the crisis could be abating. President Volodymyr Zelensky watched Ukrainian soldiers training with new Western-supplied anti-tank weapons near Rivne, west of the capital Kyiv. He also visited […]
Bali welcomes back tourists with first international flight
DENPASAR, Feb 16 — Bali began a tentative re-opening to foreign tourists today with the first international passenger flight to the Indonesian holiday island in nearly two years. The resumption of flights comes as the Southeast Asian archipelago loosens quarantine rules even as it battles a surge in Covid cases fuelled by the Omicron variant. […]
More women accepted into Japanese medical schools
MORE women were accepted into Japan’s medical schools last year, signalling an improvement over gender-based discrimination in entrance examinations that came to light several years ago. An Education Ministry survey showed that the average exam pass rate for women at the country’s 81 universities with a medical faculty stood at 13.60 per cent against men’s […]
1 daripada 9 wanita hidap kanser
KUALA LUMPUR: Dianggarkan satu daripada 10 lelaki, manakala satu daripada sembilan wanita di negara ini berkemungkinan menghidap penyakit kanser, kata Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaluddin. Beliau berkata, unjuran itu berdasarkan statistik Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) yang melaporkan peningkatan sebanyak 11 peratus atau 115,238 kes kanser bagi tempoh 2012 hingga 2016 berbanding 103,507 kes pada 2007 hingga 2011. […]
UiTM tangguh istiadat konvokesyen
SHAH ALAM: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) menangguhkan Istiadat Konvokesyen ke-93 universiti itu yang dijadualkan bermula pada 2 hingga 23 Mac ini susulan peningkatan kes jangkitan harian COVID-19. UiTM dalam kenyataan memaklumkan, keputusan penangguhan berkenaan dibuat selepas Mesyuarat Majlis Eksekutif Universiti (MEU) yang diadakan semalam. “Melalui Mesyuarat Majlis Eksekutif Universiti (MEU) semalam, pihak universiti bersetuju untuk […]
