Penang Culled 24% More Birds in June as New Law Lets Courts Punish Feeders

Penang island bird culls jumped 24% in June as the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) ramped up enforcement days before new laws gave courts...

Penang Looks to the Middle East as New Medical Tourism Frontier

Penang is turning its attention to the Middle East as a fresh source of medical tourists, seeking to broaden its international patient base beyond...

Youths Make Up 84 Per Cent of Synthetic Drug Addicts in Malaysia

Youths aged between 15 and 39 account for 84 per cent of synthetic drug addicts in Malaysia, according to the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK). AADK...

Penang Orders Closure Of 177 Food Premises Over Hygiene Violations

Penang has ordered the temporary closure of 177 food premises across the state after a four-month inspection campaign uncovered widespread hygiene violations. The Penang Health...

Malaysia Targets 81% of Patients Treated Within an Hour by 2027

The Ministry of Health is targeting 81 per cent of patients to receive treatment within an hour through the PERSADA programme, with full implementation...

Penang clinic picked for AI-powered lung screening under national initiative

BUTTERWORTH: Seberang Jaya Health Clinic has been selected as one of the facilities for the first phase of the National Lung Health Initiative, using...

Cockroaches and Rat Droppings Force Closure of Penang Hospital Cafeteria and Legendary Steak House

Penang's health authorities have shut down a private hospital cafeteria and a beloved steak restaurant after inspectors uncovered serious hygiene violations. State health committee chairman...

Penang’s Golden Five Years: Why PICC Is at the Centre of It All

Penang is entering what many consider its Golden Five Years, a defining period of transformation driven by major infrastructure upgrades, economic expansion, and the...

Breakout of African Swine Fever at Penang Farms: 50 Pigs Dead in Crisis for Local Pork Industry

The Penang Veterinary Services Department (JPVPP) has confirmed that three pig farms in Kampung Selamat have been affected by African Swine Fever (ASF), following...

Penang Boosts Senior Health with 4000 Flu Vaccines Across 24 Clinics

Penang has received 4,000 doses of influenza vaccine for the first phase of the free influenza vaccination programme targeted at senior citizens. This initiative...

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