Rise in children with special needs
KUCHING: The prevalence of children with special needs in Malaysia is on the rise, according to recent statistics. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri highlighted a significant increase in the number of such children. As per the Ministry of Education (MOE) data, there were 93,951 registered children in 2020, a figure […]
Cancer cases in younger people rising globally: Researchers
LONDON: Factors such as obesity and alcohol consumption are contributing to a worrying rise in global cancer cases among younger people, a study suggests, reported German news agency (dpa). Researchers estimated there had been a 79 per cent hike in new cases of cancer in those under 50 between 1990 and 2019. However, rates in […]
Suicide cases expected to rise
KUCHING: Suicide cases and attempted suicide cases are expected to rise this year, said Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Lukas Aket. He explained that the cases were due to depression, broken hearts, financial difficulties, family issues, mental health issues and other reasons. “From January to June this year, the department recorded a total […]
Rise in fraud cases
KUCHING: Love, non-existent loans and e-commerce fraud cases saw a drastic increase of 68.42 percent during the first three months of this year, registering losses estimated at RM11 million. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said during the period under review, a total of 576 cases were reported as compared to only 342 cases with […]
Illegal gambling, scam cases on the rise this year
KUCHING: Crimes, such as illegal gambling and various forms of scams were on the rise throughout the period under review — January 1 to November 30 this year. In addition to this, there were sensational crime cases that caught the attention of the whole country. Among them was a manhunt in Kuching for an alleged human […]
Property business picking up
MIRI: The property business in this oil town is slowly picking up, assured Miri Division Chinese Associations Sarawak president Datuk David Goh Kien Ping. “Miri’s economy (currently) is generally not bad,” he said when contacted by the New Sarawak Tribune on Thursday. Goh was responding to a message that has been circulating on social media […]
Oil prices jump on world markets
BAKU: Oil prices have increased on the world markets, reported Azerbaijan State News Agency. On London ICE (InterContinental Exchange Futures) cost of the Brent crude oil raised $2.14 to trade at $22.51, while the price of Light crude oil at the NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) increased $1.58 to stand at $15.36.
Cancer cases rise over period of 5 years
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new cancer cases recorded in Malaysia over a period of five years from 2012 to 2016 has increased to 115,238 from 103,507 cases recorded in the corresponding period of 2007 to 2011. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Age Standardised Incidence Rate for cancer stood at 86 […]
