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  • 1 week ago | malaysiakini.com | Yiswaree Palansamy

    PKR supreme council member Hee Loy Sian has announced his bid for the party vice-presidency today. Taking to Facebook, the former Selangor state tourism, environment, green technology and Orang Asli affairs chairperson listed his years of experience in PKR and his vision, in calling for support for his candidacy...

  • 1 week ago | malaysiakini.com | Yiswaree Palansamy

    In a memorandum to the prime minister today, 11 medical associations protested against the use of commercial regulations on medical practices. The groups say that while they fully support transparency in medicine pricing, they strongly object to the use of the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Price Marking for Drugs) Order 2025, under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 (Act 723). “Many queries were raised as to...

  • 1 week ago | malaysiakini.com | Yiswaree Palansamy

    Kira-kira 30 peratus doktor di Malaysia tergolong dalam kategori B40, bercanggah dengan tanggapan umum bahawa doktor adalah golongan kaya, menurut Persatuan Perubatan Malaysia (MMA). Bakal presiden MMA Dr Thirunavukarasu Rajoo berkata, walaupun masyarakat melihat pengamal perubatan sebagai kaya, hakikatnya sebilangan besar daripada mereka merupakan golongan berpendapatan rendah, berdasarkan kajian yang dijalankan pada 2018 melibatkan 1,800 orang doktor.

  • 1 week ago | malaysiakini.com | Yiswaree Palansamy

    Approximately 30 percent of doctors in Malaysia fall within the B40 category, presenting a stark contrast to the common perception that doctors are wealthy, said the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA). Its president-elect Dr Thirunavukarasu Rajoo said the reality is that a majority of medical practitioners are low-income earners, based on a 2018 study involving 1,800 doctors. "We found that the truly successful ones, economically, are...

  • 1 week ago | malaysiakini.com | Yiswaree Palansamy

    Lebih 700 doktor swasta berhimpun di Pejabat Perdana Menteri hari ini bagi membantah penguatkuasaan Perintah Kawalan Harga dan Anti-Pencatutan (Penandaan Harga Ubat) 2025. Berpakaian serba hitam, mereka pada awalnya merancang untuk berarak dari ibu pejabat Kementerian Kesihatan yang terletak kira-kira 500 meter dari situ, namun Malaysiakini dimaklumkan polis telah menasihatkan mereka agar membatalkan perarakan dan terus berkumpul di lokasi yang ditetapkan.

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