The official says Malaysia is developing its own framework for the use of cannabis for medical purposes.

However, law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar says further discussions need to be held as there are sensitive issues that cannot be made public.

The Malaysian Employers Federation says businesses are still struggling to recover from the impact of Covid-19, and need more time to implement all of the changes scheduled to take effect this year.

It also says that the majority of respondents in a survey on the healthcare work culture in the health ministry describe it as positive.

The most common excuse is that they are old contractors whose tenders were issued before the minimum wage was gazetted.

Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was conferred with the Turkish Order of the State, making him the first Asean head of state to be given the honour.

Dr Chen Man Hin, who was born in China and studied medicine in Singapore before embarking on his political career, was 97.

Millions of viewers on social media platforms are participating in what is known as the 'mukbang' trend.

Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says it is his responsibility to do so.

This is just under half of the 8,672 initial applications for permanent positions involving contract medical and dental officers and pharmacists for this year.

New applications will be processed from Aug 19 onwards while earlier applications will proceed before the end of the month.

There are now 40,741 active cases, of which 39,062 or 95.9% are undergoing home quarantine.