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Drug Dependants Bill

Yasin’s life sentence over cannabis offences reveals flaw in drug dependence decriminalisation: experts

Legal and health experts opine imprisonment does not help drug dependants, call for improvements to amendment introduced earlier this year

No plans to decriminalise possession, self-administration of drugs: Saifuddin

Despite passing of a new drugs bill today, Malaysia will not be changing course on how it handles illegal drug use

Health expert endorses parliamentary review of Drug Dependants Act amendments

Expert agrees with Home Ministry’s decision to refer proposed amendments to special select committees for more streamlined regulations

[UPDATED] Home Ministry sends contentious amendments to Drug Dependants Act to parliamentary special committees

Recommendations from MPs during debates welcomed, additional views from all stakeholders to be sought, says minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail

Halt Drug Dependants Amendment Bill, anti-drug agency officers are not doctors – Azizan Abdul Aziz

Malaysian Medical Association president also says Home Ministry has not consulted it with regards to the bill

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Worrying number of youth spending 18 hours on social media daily: MCMC 

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has drawn attention to the substantial number of young individuals who spend extended periods online, expressing concerns about harmful aspects of specific social media platforms. 

Penang’s shores in peril: a deadly mix of climate change and coastal development”

Rising sea levels, erratic weather, and unchecked development are driving coastal erosion to alarming new heights in Penang, threatening both nature and livelihoods.

PayNet confirms DuitNow QR code transaction fee for merchants starting Oct 1

In a statement on the matter, PayNet, the operator of DuitNow QR, clarified that the fee follows the lifting of a waiver on the merchant discount rate, which is charged based on a percentage of the payment transaction value.