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22/12/2025

Protecting our elderly is not merely a welfare consideration; it is fundamentally a human rights obligation.

Protecting our elderly is not merely a welfare consideration; it is fundamentally a human rights obligation.

19/12/2025

The impact of a drowning death destroys families. The guilt of “if only I hadn’t looked away” lasts a lifetime.

The impact of a drowning death destroys families. The guilt of

18/12/2025

If workers do not have the capacity to remain fit and healthy into their 60s, simply raising the retirement age will not deliver the benefits policymakers expect.

If workers do not have the capacity to remain fit and healthy into their 60s, simply raising the retirement age will not deliver the benefits policymakers expect.

17/12/2025

If we are serious about child protection online, we cannot stop at adolescence. We must confront the uncomfortable truth that the first people to breach a child’s privacy are often the adults who love them.

If we are serious about child protection online, we cannot stop at adolescence. We must confront the uncomfortable truth that the first people to breach a child’s privacy are often the adults who love them.

16/12/2025

Facial trauma refers to injuries affecting the face’s skin, soft tissues, or bones. These injuries are often seen as cosmetic, but they can involve serious, sometimes life-threatening complications.

Facial trauma refers to injuries affecting the face’s skin, soft tissues, or bones. These injuries are often seen as cosmetic, but they can involve serious, sometimes life-threatening complications.

15/12/2025

The way forward is clear; to ensure the rights and well-being of every child on Malaysian soil, we must choose compassion over confinement.

12/12/2025

Through thoughtful, strategic reform, Malaysia can strengthen its elder care ecosystem, meet the needs of its ageing population, and position itself as a regional leader in elderly care, ensuring dignity, safety, and quality of life for all seniors.

11/12/2025

United Voice works tirelessly to change hearts and minds, so that society can learn more about how to welcome and include individuals with different needs and abilities.

10/12/2025

Female circumcision, which is categorised as a type of FGM/C by WHO, was not always mainly the domain of Muslim communities. Proponents of the practice may rail against Western influence for denouncing their traditional practice, but women in the UK were also once subjected to clitoridectomies to treat ‘hysteria’, epilepsy, depression, ma********on, and distaste of their spouse, before the practice was completely ceased and is now illegal in the country.

Female circumcision, which is categorised as a type of FGM/C by WHO, was not always mainly the domain of Muslim communities. Proponents of the practice may rail against Western influence for denouncing their traditional practice, but women in the UK were also once subjected to clitoridectomies to tr...

09/12/2025

Malaysians are known for their love of food, but are we actually getting the nutrients we need? Dr Lee Ching Li, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics at the School of Health Sciences, IMU University, explains the common misconceptions surrounding malnutrition, and how we can do better.

Malaysians are known for their love of food, but are we actually getting the nutrients we need? Dr Lee Ching Li, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics at the School of Health Sciences, IMU University, explains the common misconceptions surrounding malnutrition, and how we can do better.

08/12/2025

Using an individual’s HIV status, their medical treatment, or the use of prevention tools such as condoms or PrEP as grounds for insinuation, intimidation, or prosecution is not only unethical but detrimental to public health, says MAC. Such practices discourage people from seeking testing and treatment — placing both individuals and the wider community at greater risk.

Using an individual’s HIV status, their medical treatment, or the use of prevention tools such as condoms or PrEP as grounds for insinuation, intimidation, or prosecution is not only unethical but detrimental to public health, says MAC. Such practices discourage people from seeking testing and tre...

08/12/2025

Public debate on the ban has focused on parenting choices. But the real issue is corporate compliance, technical design, and safe spaces for young people.

Public debate on the ban has focused on parenting choices. But the real issue is corporate compliance, technical design, and safe spaces for young people