Asia Malaysia The country will introduce a new law to ban smoking and possession of tobacco products, including electronic vaporizers, for people born after 2005 as a "generational end game" for smoking in the country
Asia Malaysia Lee Lyn-Ni, a Unicef child protection expert working in the country, outlined a collaboration with the government to raise awareness of the risks of early marriages, given the large increase recorded due to impoverishment caused by the pandemic
Asia Malaysia The city of Kuala Lumpur is today celebrating its Golden Jubilee (1972-2022) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kuala Lumpur's declaration as Malaysia's first city in 1972
Asia Malaysia The country ranks first in emerging Southeast Asia for foreign investment according to Milken Institute Global Opportunity Index
Asia Malaysia The vaccination rate of the adult population is close to 100%, with a total of 22.878.955 individuals (97,7%) having completed their Covid-19 vaccination; of the adolescent population, 87,8% have completed vaccination
Asia Malaysia The country will invest $335 million in cash and other forms of relief for those hit by the devastating flooding in December, when around 70.000 people were displaced
Asia Malaysia Any plans for Likas lagoons to be reclaimed for commercial development would have a negative impact on flood mitigation in the city, according to Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) chairman, and should be ceased immediately by central Government
Asia Malaysia The second annual Malaysia Women and Girls Forum brought together a range of stakeholders involved in the social and economic advancement of women and girls, focusing on bodily autonomy to ensure that local women have access to this important human right
Asia Malaysia The government will hold regular commodity sales as part of efforts to keep commodity prices affordable for consumers, after prices of vegetables and other fresh produce rose sharply in recent weeks
Asia Malaysia Rice production has been affected by climate change with more than 40.000ha of fields destroyed by flooding and 9.000ha by drought between 2017 and 2021, severely impacting the nutrition of hundreds of thousands of Malaysians
Asia Malaysia The Higher Education Ministry has set up a programme to train budding athletes and implement the "100m Run Under 10 Seconds" project, with the aim of producing 100m sprinters
Asia Malaysia Covid-19-related withdrawals have had a massive impact on the savings of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors; today, only 3% of contributors can afford their retirement, with many members below the age of 55 having critically low EPF savings
Asia Malaysia A severe shortage of foreign labour on Sabah's oil palm plantations has led planters to seek government intervention to reopen the borders to get their workers back; the estimated shortage is 10.000 workers