New Zealand announces payouts for children and teens abused in care
An inquiry finds 362 children without mental illness subjected to unmodified electroconvulsive therapy or paraldehyde injections.
Wed Dec 18 2024
Fire at Russian hospital kills 23: ministry
A fire at a psychiatric hospital in southern Russia killed 23 people, the country's emergencies ministry said on Sunday.
Sun Dec 13 2015
World's oldest psychiatric hospital opens new museum
The Bethlem Royal Hospital this week opened a new museum and art gallery charting the evolution in the treatment of mental disorders.
Sun Feb 22 2015
Pistorius to be admitted to 'psychiatric hospital indefinitely', says expert
The star sprinter has argued that a "generalised anxiety disorder" contributed to him shooting dead his 29-year-old model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013.
Mon Jun 30 2014
Pistorius sent for 30 days of psychiatric tests
Oscar Pistorius to start psychiatric evaluation on Monday, murder trial postponed to June 30.
Tue May 20 2014
EPF for Migrant Workers: Malaysia seeks to align with global labour standards, boost investment competitiveness
Malaysia's proposal to extend EPF contributions to migrant workers is being hailed as a strategic move to align with global labour practices
Wed Dec 18 2024
Victims aged 50 and above suffer highest losses in online fraud cases - CCID
Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf says throughout 2022 until last year, 59,974 individuals had fallen victim to online fraud and scams.
Wed Dec 18 2024
As bitcoin soars, luxury brands consider accepting crypto payments
Regulators have long warned that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are high-risk assets, with limited uses in the real world.
Wed Dec 18 2024
Malaysia donates US$5 million to the people of Palestine
The US$5 million was cumulative donations from Malaysians under the Humanitarian Trust Fund for the People of Palestine.
Wed Dec 18 2024
Palestinian families sue State Department over US support for Israeli military
Washington faces criticism from human rights groups for maintaining its support for Israel with no major policy changes.
Wed Dec 18 2024
'Tens of thousands' may be dead, Mayotte hospital worker says
Doctors are also bracing for a surge in disease, a dental surgeon at the islands' only hospital says.
Wed Dec 18 2024
Philippine death-row prisoner in Indonesia arrives home
Mary Jane Veloso receives a last-minute reprieve from execution by firing squad for drug trafficking in Indonesia in 2015.
Wed Dec 18 2024
New Zealand announces payouts for children and teens abused in care
An inquiry finds 362 children without mental illness subjected to unmodified electroconvulsive therapy or paraldehyde injections.
Wed Dec 18 2024
US repatriates two Malaysian Guantanamo detainees
The two men pled guilty to multiple offenses before a military commission.
Wed Dec 18 2024
Wisconsin police search for answers in rare case of female school shooter
Investigators are examining the girl's cell phone, computer, online posts, and a possible manifesto the shooter may have left behind.
Wed Dec 18 2024