India finds string of deficiencies among drugmakers after risk tests
In recent months after some cough syrups made in the country were linked to the deaths of at least 95 children overseas.
Thu Aug 03 2023
China races to make COVID drugs as Xi fears rural outbreaks
Drugmakers rushed to triple capacity for key medicines.
Thu Jan 19 2023
Dozens of firms to make cheap version of Merck COVID pill for poorer nations
Nearly 30 generic drugmakers in Asia, Africa and the Middle East will make cheap versions of Merck & Co's COVID-19 pill.
Fri Jan 21 2022
Refugees lack COVID shots because drugmakers fear lawsuits - Documents
The pandemic has already killed more than 5 million people, only about 7 per cent of people in low-income countries have received a dose.
Thu Dec 16 2021
Analysis: India shifts from mass vaccine exporter to importer, worrying the world
India abruptly changed the rules to allow it to fast-track vaccine imports, having earlier rebuffed foreign drugmakers like Pfizer.
Fri Apr 16 2021
Indonesia secures vaccine deals with Pfizer, AstraZeneca
Indonesia is finalising deals to secure 50 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from the drugmakers.
Tue Dec 29 2020
As globe gallops into vaccine trials, insurers remain unfazed
Drugmakers around the world are competing to shatter the fastest time in history for developing a vaccine, which stands at around four years.
Mon Oct 12 2020
Weed and snail venom may replace addictive opioid painkillers
In the wake of mounting overdoses and deaths from the opioid-addiction crisis sweeping across the US, drugmakers are racing to come up with safer painkillers.
Mon Jul 03 2017
New male contraceptive is safe, effective, inexpensive but can't find a company to sell it
Results so far show it's safe, effective and easy to use-but gaining little traction with drugmakers.
Sun Apr 02 2017
China's missing vaccines keep patients and drugmakers struggling
Stifling regulations are preventing China's 1.4 billion people from accessing several common vaccines available in much of the rest of the world, raising public health risks.
Mon Apr 18 2016
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024