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As Breast Cancer Awareness Month puts the spotlight on early detection and prevention, it's also a reminder of the growing cancer burden in Malaysia and the broader challenges we face in cancer care. How far have we come, and what more needs to be done? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Murallitharan Munisamy, Managing Director of the National Cancer Society Malaysia. In 2022 he was one of three winners of the Global Best Cancer CEO award by the Union for International Cancer Control.

Absolute poverty increased from 2019 to 2022, especially among urban households, rising to 4.5 per cent in 2022 from 3.8 per cent in 2019, according to a Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) report.

DoSM said the services sector led with 936,793 establishments, followed by construction with 69,015 and manufacturing with 51,481.

Abdul Razak Baginda failed to pay over RM9.24 mln in damages, including interest, to the family as ordered by the High Court in 2022.

Growth moderated to 1.6 per cent from the double-digit 15.9 per cent in 2022.

The government aims to decrease annual borrowing to RM86 billion in 2024 from RM93 billion in 2023 and RM100 billion in 2022.

Malaysia's fertility landscape has undergone significant changes with a decline of 4.9 children in 1970 to 1.6 children in 2022.

The total value of cash stood at 8.9 per cent of gross domestic product in 2023 versus 9.1 per cent in 2022.

The world is still behind in the goal of reducing preventable deaths of children who died before their fifth birthday.

Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said, the ministry's survey also found that of the total number of doctors who left, 45 pct are currently working abroad.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak requested a royal pardon shortly after beginning his sentence in 2022 and after exhausting all other appeals.

They have been charged alongside Indonesian terror suspect Encep Nurjaman, also known as Hambali.

Elon Musk owns around 13% of Tesla stock after selling billions of dollars of shares in 2022 partly to help finance his purchase of Twitter.

The 71-year-old former cricket star has been at the centre of a political crisis since he was ousted from office in 2022.

The number of flood incidents decreased to 983 in 2022 compared to 1,057 in the preceding year.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.