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The 2009 flu outbreak in Malaysia was part of a larger flu pandemic involving a new type of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (A (H1N1)) virus. As of 11 August 2009, the country had over 2,253 cases, beginning with imported cases from affected countries, including the United States and Australia from 15 May 2009 onwards, and the first identified local transmission on 17 June 2009.
The first two cases in the Dominican Republic were confirmed on 27 May. [329] By 7 June 93 cases had been confirmed, primarily mild infections. [330] As of 7 July 2009, 33 cases were confirmed in Jamaica. Health Minister Ruddy Spencer told Parliament that the country had been placed on high alert.
The Star ( MYX: 6084) is an English-language newspaper in Malaysia. Based in Petaling Jaya, it was established in 1971 as a regional newspaper in Penang. It is the largest paid English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia, [3] according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. [4] It has a daily circulation of about 250,000 (As of January ...
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2009, together with the deaths of notable Malaysians. Malaysia hosted the 2009 ASEAN Para Games between 15 and 19 August. Malaysia recorded more than 2,000 confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) ("swine flu") and 76 deaths during a world pandemic of the ...
Kosmo! – Malaysia's nationwide Malaysia-language tabloid newspaper. Majoriti 7. Sinar Harian – Malaysia's nationwide Malaysia-language tabloid community newspaper. Utusan Borneo – Malay daily in Sarawak and Sabah, published by The Borneo Post. Utusan Malaysia – Malaysia's nationwide Malaysia-language tabloid newspaper.
The first HIV/AIDS case in Malaysia made its debut in 1986. Since then, HIV/AIDS has become one of the country's most serious health and development challenges. As of 2020, the Ministry of Health estimated that 87 per cent of an estimated 92,063 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Malaysia were aware of their status, 58 per cent of reported PLHIV received antiretroviral therapy, and 85 per cent ...
Censorship is a long term issue in Malaysia which has become more apparent as it attempts to adapt to a modern knowledge-based economy. Despite having in its Federal Constitution that subject to certain conditions, "every citizen has the right to freedom of speech and expression" (), Malaysia has consistently sat low on global indexes related to press and media freedom.
t. e. The 2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet was a campaign by the government of Malaysia where several citizens were arrested and charged for allegedly making seditious statements in contravention of Section 4 of the Sedition Act 1948. The term "sedition dragnet" is widely used by the Malaysian media to describe the campaign.