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Govt sets up joint committee to tackle rising private healthcare costs

Finance, Health Ministries to lead reforms under the Reset framework aimed at curbing medical inflation and easing household burden

Rising medical costs, insurance premiums: PAC to continue proceedings from June 17-19

Witnesses include Bank Negara, Health Ministry, insurers and Medical Council 

Insurance, private hospital rate hike: PAC to call up BNM for second time, MMC

Sim Tze Tzin says five more closed proceedings will be held this month before presenting report in Parliament in June

Display of medicine costs meant to inform public, not control prices: minister

Rule starting May 1 applies to all private healthcare facilities and is mostly supported except for concerns by private general practitioners

Insurers must justify soaring premiums with full transparency: consumer expert

Former consumer law association president Datuk Sothi Rachagan urges public PAC hearing, regulators to publish key industry data amid 70% price hikes
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Over 23.6 million to benefit as new electricity tariff kicks in July 1

The Energy Commission has set a new average base tariff of 45.40 sen/kWh for RP4, slightly lower than before, bringing overall electricity costs down by up to 19% compared to the previous regulatory period

Apad confirms inDrive licence revoked effective July 24, but company can appeal

Russian-based company can file appeal through the agency for the Transport Ministry's consideration

Schools may close if air quality worsens, five areas hit unhealthy levels: DOE

The department said the areas recorded unhealthy API readings, warns of RM1mil fine for open burning offenders

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