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MOH To Release Vaccine Data

May 07, 2024

The Health Ministry will release data about cases of adverse reactions among those who received Covid-19 vaccines.

However, the ministry did not give a timeframe for making the information public.

This comes after drug manufacture Astra Zeneca recently admitted to rare cases of side-effects among those who received its Covid vaccine.

The Health Ministry has already contacted the drugmaker for an explanation, but has yet to receive an official reply.

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Easy access to pornography is a contributing factor behind rising rape cases carried out by underaged kids.

Bukit Aman’s CID director says kids as young as five are now exposed to, and influenced by the explicit content they come across online.

Meanwhile, a cybersecurity expert from USM says this highlights the need for both cybersecurity awareness and sex education to be taught from a young age.

He told the NST that until this happens…it is parents and guardians who will have to be responsible for monitoring kids’ online activities.

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The Housing and Local Government Ministry has identified 18 locations nationwide to build solid Waste-to-Energy plants… as part of efforts to phase out the use of landfills.

In a related development…the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry has come up with an initiative, to make it more affordable for people to install solar panels in their homes.

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Pasir Mas in Kelantan remains under a level-two heatwave alert…while nine other areas in Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Sabah are under the less severe level-one advisory.

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The EPF has announced that its online services for contributors and employers will be down on Friday and Saturday for system maintenance.

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And Hamas says it has accepted a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, paving the way for a possible pause in fighting in the besieged Palestinian territory.

Israel, however, says more negotiations are needed…claiming the proposal falls short of its basic requirements.