China looks to spur births, aid families in fight on shrinking population
The birth rate hit a record low last year in China, which has a population of 1.4 billion, as fellow Asian giant India outpaced it to become the world's most populous nation.
Mon Oct 28 2024
India has ignored infertility for too long
India has a history of coercive family planning which ignored infertility.
Sat Nov 04 2023
LPPKN provides 1,000 free contraceptive quotas for B40 women
This is provided for eligible women from the B40 and high-risk groups in an effort to promote family planning practices in the country.
Tue Sep 26 2023
MOH urged to reinstate import license for family planning associations in Sarawak
The Sarawak government is requesting the federal government to allow local family planning associations in the state to import contraceptive commodities.
Tue Jul 04 2023
Family planning in India: A woman's burden
The focus has shifted to women in India, with tubal ligation the preferred method of birth control.
Fri Apr 21 2023
No baby boom in China as births fall further in 2020
China introduced the one-child policy in the late 1970s in a dramatic effort to slow rapid population growth, before reversing it in 2016.
Wed Feb 10 2021
A bonus to boost the birth rate in Tokyo?
100,000 yen that's the amount of a potential bonus that couples could soon be awarded for the birth of a child in Tokyo.
Sat Jan 23 2021
Housing as both a 'human right' and policy priority
Its almost as if that healthcare is implicitly and by default treated like a basic human right but housing isn't.
Tue Dec 22 2020
Rohani: Family planning important for gender equality, women empowerment
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim says access to reproductive health was among the Sustainable Development Goals for the period 2015 to 2030.
Mon Jul 10 2017
Marina Mahathir's heartfelt note to Dr Siti Hasmah
Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali believes in sound public health policies, in family planning and in the rights of women and girls, said her daughter Marina Mahathir.
Tue Jul 12 2016
Family planning not for Muslims, says Turkey's Erdogan
The Turkish President says it is the responsibility of mothers to ensure the continued growth of Turkey's population.
Mon May 30 2016
Three killed, nine injured in attack on Colorado abortion clinic
The dead included one police officer and two civilians, Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey told reporters about an hour after the suspect had been captured.
Sat Nov 28 2015
Easing of China one-child policy too late for those who lost only child
Easing of China's one-child policy is said to be too late for parents who have lost their only child.
Fri Nov 27 2015
Chinese people getting taller and fatter: govt
Adult obesity rates reached 9.6 percent in 2012, more than doubling over a decade, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a report on national nutrition and chronic diseases.
Wed Jul 01 2015
China's one-child policy change starts first quarter of 2014
China is expected to relax its decades-long one-child policy in the first quarter of 2014, said the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
Tue Dec 24 2013
UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots
A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.
Fri Nov 22 2024
How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled
The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children
Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws
Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Ringgit extends uptrend against greenback in early trade
At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Lebanon's only burn unit treats toddlers after Israeli strikes
The hospital hallways echo with the screams of children as anxious parents await news from doctors.
Fri Nov 22 2024
AI revolutionising sports to develop world-class athletes
Can a young Orang Asli child from Gua Musang, Kelantan be turned into an Olympic champion in 2036?
Fri Nov 22 2024
Selangor records 1,354 out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies from 2023 to Sept 2024
Anfaal Saari emphasises the seriousness of the issue, especially involving children and teenagers under 18 years old.
Thu Nov 21 2024
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Thu Nov 21 2024
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
The study aims to assess the safety and initial functionality of its implant which enables people with quadriplegia.
Thu Nov 21 2024