PETALING JAYA: The King has proclaimed a state of emergency nationwide from Tuesday (Jan 12) until Aug 1 as a proactive measure to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah agreed to the decision after a meeting with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday (Jan 11). Al-Sultan Abdullah is of the opinion that the transmission of Covid-19 is at a critical stage and there is a need for a declaration of the Proclamation of a State of Emergency under Article 150 of the Federal Constitution, said Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin.
Thursday, 31 Dec 2020 02:20 PM MYT
BY MILAD HASSANDARVISH
Kind-hearted Malaysians come together to help the underserved community during the tough times of 2020. Malay Mail collage
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 The Covid-19 pandemic brought about a wide range of health, social and economic implications to the world, including Malaysia.
Despite its challenges, it helped form a remarkable bond among Malaysians – regardless of their race, religion and social background.
Various independent groups, non-governmental organisations, corporations and individuals joined hands to help the marginalised community to survive the pandemic and the movement control order (MCO).
Thursday, 17 Dec 2020 12:27 PM MYT
BY MELANIE CHALIL AND SYLVIA LOOI
A general view of Christmas decorations at Pavilion shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. Picture by Firdaus Latif
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PETALING JAYA, Dec 16 Shopping malls throughout the country are putting their best foot forward to transport visitors to a winter wonderland for Christmas.
Some have gone all out to recreate Europe’s charming holiday markets while others are doing their part to help Malaysians give back to the community by lending a helping hand to those in need.
A child’s height should be between the 3rd percentile to the 97th percentile of the WHO growth chart – anywhere below the 3rd percentile is considered as short.
When it comes to children’s growth, it is a general perception that each child grows at his own pace and time.
What most people do not realise is that stunted growth is a major issue that affects a large proportion of the Malaysian population. In fact, it has been found that 2 out of 10 Malaysian children below the age of five are stunted. This figure is equivalent to a rate of stunting of about 21.8%. This, according to the 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS), was three times higher than the overall 7% prevalence in upper middle-income countries.
Spearheading breast cancer research among Asian women Meera Murugesan
CANCER Research Malaysia and the Clinical Investigation Centre (CIC) of University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) have launched a clinical trial called AUROR , in a study with the National University Hospital Singapore, to test if checkpoint immunotherapy is effective in treating breast cancer in Asian patients.
Cancer cells produce invisibility cloaks to hide from our immune system s checkpoints , allowing them to grow and spread.
Checkpoint immunotherapy activates the immune system to recognise cancer cells as cells that should be killed, and this approach has already resulted in long-term remission for melanoma, lung, and other cancers, but its effect on breast cancer is still understudied.