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Forest City lodges police report on store’s over-the-counter sale of antibiotic

Johor’s Forest City has lodged a police report regarding the over-the-counter sale of an antibiotic with potentially adverse effects without a prescription, at a grocery store operating in its development.

Potentially harmful antibiotic spotted being sold over-the-counter in Johor grocery store

Azithromycin, an antibiotic with potentially adverse side effects, is allegedly being sold off-the-shelf in a grocery store in Johor. 

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Red flags ignored, govt money down the drain? A recap of the LCS saga

The eye-watering RM9 billion littoral combat ships project courted controversy last year when multiple government and corporate reports outlined discrepancies behind the deal with main contractor Boustead Naval Shipyard and other companies.

Lower assessment rates for PJ properties, but up to 25% higher quantum due to property value

MBPJ set to review real estate taxes for 2025, 33 years after last revision

What will we call for next? A ban on cheap cigarettes, tuak and kapcais? – Rocky Bru

While concerns over drug-laced vapes grow, a blanket ban could backfire by wiping out businesses, threatening jobs, pushing trade underground amid weak enforcement and open tank loopholes