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Many Malaysians are unaware they have non-communicable disease (NCD)

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Nearly 70% of the 301,650 participants at last year’s free health screenings under the PeKa B40 scheme were found to have at least one non-communicable disease (NCD), highlighting a growing health crisis in Malaysia, FMT reported recently, referring to national news agency Bernama news. In a Bernama report, ProtectHealth Corporation’s Dr Yussni Aris @ Haris said one in four participants was diagnosed with two or more NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and obesity. “This shows a rise in multimorbidity among those in the low-income group, many of whom may not realise they have NCDs,” said the ProtectHealth manager. ProtectHealth, a wholly owned subsidiary of the health ministry, coordinates healthcare financing initiatives such as PeKa B40, the Madani Medical Scheme and the Hospital Services Outsourcing Programme. According to the 2023 National Health and Morbidity Survey, 2.5% of Malaysian adults suffer from all four major NCDs, while 40% of diabetics were unaware o...
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Young boy steals father's CPF money, loans worth more than RM300,000 via internet

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In SINGAPORE, a 16-year-old boy who used to help his father with online banking broke that trust when he withdrew over RM83,000 (S$25,000) from the man’s Central Provident Fund (CPF) account. PICTURES ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSE ONLY  The Star , referring to the news report by Singapore-based  The Straits Times and Asia News Network , said t he teen also took loans of more than RM225,000 (S$68,000) from his father’s insurance policies. After the money was deposited into his father’s bank account, the youngster transferred about RM300,000 (S$91,149) to his own bank account via PayNow. Yesterday, Wednesday 3 September, the now 17-year-old pleaded guilty to a charge under the Computer Misuse Act. As he was 16 when he committed the offences, he cannot be named under the Children and Young Persons Act. Deputy Public Prosecutor Encik Foo Yang Yi said since 2023, the victim would get his son’s help to make premium payments on insurance policies and check the balance in his CPF acco...
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