Mississippi hit by 900 pct increase in newborns treated for syphilis

NEW YORK: The number of babies in the southeastern US state of Mississippi being treated for congenital syphilis has jumped by more than 900 per cent over five years, uprooting the progress the nation’s poorest state had made in nearly quashing what experts say is an avoidable public health crisis, reported Xinhua quoting an NBC […]

GST reintroduction: YAY or NAY?

KUALA LUMPUR: Three years after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was abolished in Malaysia, the country is now back at the juncture of organisations asking for the tax to be reintroduced. Are we going on the merry-go-round of endless debates on whether it is yay or nay for the tax, or is it just […]

Faizal to focus on health, economic matters

SHAH ALAM: Special Advisor to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said his appointment was to assist the prime minister to provide special focus on managing the health crisis and economic woes faced by the people. Ahmad Faizal said among the issues he will focus on is community affairs, especially […]