Author: Bernama

Two cosmetic products found to contain scheduled poisons banned

PUTRAJAYA: The product notification for Airee Beautycare Night Cream and BL Ledehh Day Cream 1 has been revoked as they were found to contain scheduled poisons and no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia. Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan in a statement today said Airee Beautycare

KDN, AADK given three months to coordinate efforts to curb drug woes  

PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry (KDN) and the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) have been given three months to coordinate efforts to devise effective initiatives or programmes to curb drug problems, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said that several related agencies also need to join hands

US firms keen to explore greenfield entries into Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Companies from the United States (US) have shown significant interest in exploring greenfield entries into Malaysia, said Deputy Finance Minister II Steven Sim Chee Keong. In sharing the outcome of a recent meeting with the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), Sim said US business communities who have

Vietnam requests removing Chinese film with nine-dash line scenes from Netflix

HANOI: Vietnam’s Cinema Department has requested Netflix Vietnam and FPT Telecom JSC to remove the Chinese film “Flight To You” as it contains scenes of the nine-dash line that violates Vietnam’s sovereignty. In a dispatch Sunday, the watchdog said that it has reviewed all 39 episodes of the series and

RM10 mln for legal aid foundation to assist unfortunate ones 

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced an allocation of RM10 million to the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) to assist those who cannot afford legal services. Anwar said that since the beginning of the YBGK operations in 2012, this model has seen hundreds of thousands of

Police detain trio over viral video of dog tortured to death

BALIK PULAU: Police detained three men, believed to have tortured a dog to death at Kampung Teluk Tempoyak, Batu Maung here after a video of the incident went viral yesterday. Penang police chief Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said the men, aged between 40 and 53, were picked up at about

PM urges legal fraternity to continue supporting good governance

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on members of the legal fraternity to continue supporting the government’s initiatives to institutionalise good governance. Anwar said the initiatives can be bolstered by advocating transparency and reinforcing the government’s current efforts to hold to account the gross abuses of

Cabinet to finalise policy on cyber security ecosystem on July 19

KUALA LUMPUR: Policy decisions on the streamlining of the national cyber security ecosystem will be discussed and finalised in the Cabinet meeting this July 19, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said this demonstrated the seriousness and firm commitment of the government in addressing cyber security challenges. “I