NEWS LIST

Black, foamy Sungai Kopok worries Kampung Acheh residents

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- Residents in Kampung Acheh in Pasir Gudang, here, expressed their concern as the water in Sungai Kopok, which provides the lifeline for their daily lives, has turned black and emitted a foul stench.

BookDoc, Petron team up to reward users for staying healthy

PETALING JAYA, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Interested in earning additional Petron Miles Point without driving? Now there is an easy and rewarding way to do it. All one needs to do is walk to stay active and healthy. 

Don't take lightly aspects of occupational safety and health, media organisations told

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Media organisations should not take lightly the aspect of occupational safety and health (OSH), especially for their reporters on the ground, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said.

Air quality improves in some Sarawak areas

 The air quality in Kuala Baram had improved as at 3 pm today but remained at the ‘very unhealthy’ level, with the Air Pollutants Index (API) reading at 217 at the monitoring station at the Miri Industrial Training Institute there.

MOH seize 8,000 unregistered products, cosmetics worth RM200,000

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The Perak Health Department’s Pharmacy Enforcement Branch (PEB), have seized 8,000 units of unregistered products and unnotified cosmetics worth almost RM200,000 at three premises in Ipoh, Seri Manjung and Lumut, two weeks ago.

King shares fond memories of building housing Pahang Medical Centre

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, today shared the fond memories he has of a four-storey building which now houses the Pahang Medical Centre (PMC) in Jalan Gambut here.

No change in Miri as API readings remain hazardous

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The air quality in Miri, Sarawak continued to be at hazardous and very unhealthy levels today, recording an Air Pollutant Index reading of 361 and 268 at the Industrial Training Institute (ILP) and Kuala Baram air monitoring stations respectively.

Don't be fooled by unregistered medicine, health product claims - NGO

By Mohamad Harith Mohamad Nizar

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The level of public awareness on the use of unregistered medicines and health products is still poor despite various effort taken by the government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in addressing the issue.

Five areas in Sabah record moderate air quality

Five places in Sabah -- Keningau, Kota Kinabalu, Kimanis, Sandakan and Federal Territory of Labuan -- recorded moderate air quality this afternoon.

Air quality in Miri remains at hazardous level as of noon today

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The air quality in Miri, Sarawak continues to be at hazardous  level as of noon today.