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Day: 19 April 2023

Extending Pharmaniaga contract deals health reforms a major blow

THE decision to extend the concession agreement with Pharmaniaga Bhd for another 10 years represents a major blow to much needed healthcare reforms, Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy said.  Its chief executive officer Azrul Mohd Khalib stated that while the decision represented a big win for the company and good news for its […]

Muhyiddin files to strike out abuse of power charges

PERIKATAN Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin has filed an application to quash four abuse of power charges he faces, his lawyers said today. The former prime minister’s counsel Chetan Jethwani confirmed to news portal Malaysiakini that that the application was filed at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur recently.

Myanmar ethnic rebels welcome pro-democracy fighters

AT DUSK in northern Myanmar, fighters from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army patrol their frontlines and mark the positions of junta troops, their decades-long conflict with the military fraught with new risks since the coup. The TNLA is one of around a dozen ethnic rebel groups in Myanmar’s borderlands that have long battled the military […]

Drive safely during balik kampung, says Wan Azizah

DR Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, wife of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, has advised people travelling back to their hometowns for Hari Raya to prioritise safety. Wan Azizah, the Bandar Tun Razak MP, said she wanted everyone to ensure a safe journey to their hometowns and then return back to work.

US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill ban

THE US Supreme Court will step into the divisive and emotional battle over the abortion drug mifepristone today, when it is expected to rule on tough new court-ordered restrictions on the widely used pill. It sets up the conservative-leaning bench for its most significant intervention on reproductive rights since a seismic ruling 10 months ago […]