News about Health

KUANTAN (Dec 17): A win-win solution is being called for by Pahang eatery owners, who are opposed to a total smoking ban at all open-air outlets.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 11): The government’s planned ban of smoking at open-air restaurants will save lives, as non-smokers will have reduced exposure to poisonous second-hand smoke.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): There was a time when dengue cases and deaths in the state of Selangor were quite high but things have since improved.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 6): All open air restaurants nationwide will be gazetted as non-smoking areas, starting in December, announced the Health Ministry.

PETALING JAYA (July 16): Penang has closed 23 premises over an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) over the state which has left 15 people hospitalised, reported Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): The Pearl of the Orient is known all over the globe for its great food but some food vendors there have failed to keep their hygiene standards recently.

PETALING JAYA (July 10): The Johor Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has called on construction companies in the state to be more proactive about the safety conditions of their workers.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): Is it safe to eat out in Kuala Lumpur? Recent reports of restaurants and eateries being closed down owing to poor hygiene in the Klang Valley have made city folk more wary but how bad is the situation, really? According to a report by The Star today, the rate of food contamination in eateries in the city is less than 15%.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): PRG Holdings Bhd is in talks with the relevant parties to extend the deadline for the proposed purchase of healthcare services provider Roopi Medical Centre Sdn Bhd for RM7.

PETALING JAYA (June 14) – Crane heads dropping from the sky, concrete pieces swishing out of nowhere and other unidentified flying objects have become some of the latest destroyers of belongings, limbs and even lives in Malaysia.