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A good government will act now to arrest our national diabetes crisis – J.D Lovrenciear

The success of any government is dependent on its bandwagon of politicians holding commanding posts as well as captains of civil service employed on tax payers' contributions

Malaysia’s diabetes surge now a national crisis, calls for mandatory 20–30% sugar cut – MMA

With one in five Malaysians now living with diabetes, the MMA is calling for aggressive sugar cuts, stronger regulations and coordinated national action to halt the worsening crisis

GLICs, retirement funds should invest more in healthcare system: govt MP

With ageing population and rise in non-communicable diseases, Howard Lee suggests more investments in auxiliary healthcare services to relieve bottlenecks at government facilities

War on sugar: one in six M’sians diagnosed with diabetes, says health minister

Ministry adopts several approaches to curb high sugar intake as nation has highest prevalence of the disease in Southeast Asia

Silent killers: over half a million M’sian adults suffer from diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity

Health Ministry’s survey also highlights 54.5% have abdominal obesity, a rising trend since 2011, and 84% do not participate in active lifestyle
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Petronas staff to be shown the door to make up losses from Petros deal?

Source claims national O&G firm is expected to see 30% revenue loss once agreed formula for natural gas distribution in Sarawak is implemented

InDrive faces termination for flouting guidelines

It is the second Russian e-hailing app after Maxim to face ban by Land Public Transport Agency

Cleared for layoffs? AirAsia to retrench 20% of workforce in major cost-cutting move

This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source

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