EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES, ALIGN WITH CURRENT ADDICTION TRENDS – AADK

PUTRAJAYA, The treatment and rehabilitation programmes offered by the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) are proving effective, aligning with current addiction trends and even attracting referrals from foreign countries.

AADK, in a statement, said that…

CrowdStrike says configuration update caused global IT outage

ISTANBUL: CrowdStrike said Wednesday a content configuration update affected the Falcon Sensor, which protects key risk areas, and the Windows Operating System led to a global IT outage last week.

The American cybersecurity technology firm said it re…

CPO FUTURES CLOSE LOWER, TRACKING WEAKNESS IN SOYBEAN OIL

KUALA LUMPUR, The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower for the third consecutive day on Thursday, tracking weakness in the Chicago soybean oil market and weaker Dalian palm olein prices.

However, palm oil tr…

PBBM wants flood control project designs reexamined amid floods

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday stressed the need to ‘relook’ and ‘reexamine’ the designs of flood control infrastructures as thousands bore the brunt of the southwest monsoon or habagat intensified by Typhoon ‘Carina.’

Marcos m…

MOH SPENDS ALMOST RM250 MLN TO OUTSOURCE HEART PATIENTS TO IJN THIS YEAR

KUALA LUMPUR, The Ministry of Health (MOH) spent RM248.97 million to outsource 93,495 heart patients to Institut Jantung Negara Sdn Bhd (IJNSB) starting from January to May 31 this year alone.

The Ministry of Health, in a written answer in Dewan Nega…

Public warned vs. ‘vishing’ as 9 scammers nabbed in Cavite

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group on Thursday cautioned anew the public, especially the elderly, from falling to fraudulent phone calls from those pretending to be bank employees.

The ACG issued the warning after nine…

HABIB LAUNCHES LIMITED EDITION GOLD WAFER COINS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PARIS OLYMPICS

KUALA LUMPUR, Premier homegrown jeweller HABIB today launched its limited edition 999.9 gold wafer coin Sports collection, in conjunction with the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Its senior general manager, Mohd Zaruddin Mahmud said the 0.2-gramme gold waf…