The Health Ministry announced it had temporarily suspended access to its official portal to strengthen cybersecurity controls.
It is conducting investigations and remedial measures in collaboration with relevant agencies following issues in accessing the site, and the ministry will provide updates periodically, Bernama reported.
“To date, there is no indication that the incident has affected critical systems or resulted in any breach of sensitive ministry data.
“Health Ministry healthcare delivery systems continue to operate as normal and are protected through a separate infrastructure with strict cybersecurity controls,” the ministry said in a statement today.
It also clarified that the portal is used solely for the dissemination of corporate and public information and does not store patients’ medical records or data.
Following a decline in average international market prices last week, the retail prices for unsubsidised petrol and diesel have all been reduced by 10 sen this week, in line with the Automatic Pricing Mechanism.
In a statement today, the Finance Ministry announced that for July 1 to 8, the retail prices of RON97, RON95, and diesel are RM4.00, RM3.37, and RM3.97 per litre, respectively.
Retail prices for petrol and diesel for this week were announced today to align the new pricing period with the implementation of Budi Madani Diesel starting tomorrow.
- ADS
Association for the Protection of the Natural Heritage of Malaysia (Peka) and Hak Asasi Hidupan Liar (Hidup) have lodged a police report after a viral video showed two Asian elephants used as entertainment at a wedding.
In a statement today, Peka president Rajesh Nagarajan said that the Asian elephant is classified as totally protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Act 716) and should not be treated as a commodity for private parties, weddings, or commercial exploitation.
He said that the police report was lodged to demand a full investigation into who approved the elephants’ use at the wedding, under what legal authority, whether any permit was issued under Act 716, and whether welfare standards governing protected wildlife were followed.
Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan Rajesh also called on the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) to explain how this was allowed to happen.
The United States Civil-Military Support Element in Malaysia has donated medical equipment to the Perak Health Department and the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) to improve healthcare access for remote communities in the state.
Bernama reported that the equipment - an ultrasound machine, medical kits, power stations and other diagnostic tools valued at about US$30,000 (RM124,000) - will support the FDS in delivering more effective medical services to remote communities.
Civil-Military Support Element Malaysia team leader James Adam was reported as saying that the contribution was made through the US Defense Department Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programme, in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of US independence.
Sabah and Sarawak will also receive medical aid at the end of July, he added.
A group of Universiti Malaya staff failed in their attempt to obtain leave from the Federal Court to appeal the dismissal of their challenge against a government circular mandating compulsory Covid-19 vaccination.
Bernama reported that a three-judge panel rejected the application after finding that the applicants did not meet the threshold requirement under Section 96 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964.
They were ordered to pay RM25,000 in costs each to the government and the UM registrar. - Mkini
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