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Maintain healthy healthcare: insurance premium hike could strain system, MPs warn

Health PSSC cautions that without proper management, healthcare system could struggle to stay sustainable, comprehensive and impact patients

Higher charges for insured patients a ‘common misconception’: APHM on premium hike furore

Association president says private hospitals follow standardised charges regardless of payment method, highlighting rising healthcare costs as a global trend

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Malaysia eyes next-generation combat aircraft in 2030s, FA-50s arrive by year-end: Khaled

Defence Minister says phased delivery of 18 FA-50 jets will strengthen air force capabilities

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.

Short-lived La Niña expected in early 2026, but stable weather to follow

MetMalaysia forecasts cool conditions and brief shifts in rainfall patterns before returning to normal