Thai laborers to be screened tougher before working in Korea The Provincial Employment Office in Nakhon Phanom province imposes more stringent measures in screening Thai laborers before sending them to work in Korea following reports of inappropriate behavior among Thai laborers there. Chief of Empl... Read more
Eight African drug smugglers sentenced death with reprieves in S China GUANGZHOU, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Eight African drug smugglers were convicted and sentenced to death with two-year reprieves on Tuesday in south China’s Guangdong Province, local official said. Another African was jailed ... Read more
Two Taiwan drug dealers sentenced to death in east China FUZHOU, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — Taiwan drug dealers Chien Chih-Cheng and Chen Ming-Hsiung were sentenced to death in the eastern province of Fujian last week, a local official said on Monday. Thirteen people, including eight from Taiwan, were... Read more
Prices Of Goods To Be Listed On Ministry’s Website For Consumers’ Benefit JOHOR BAHARU, Nov 23 (Bernama) — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will monitor the price of goods at all hypermarkets and supermarkets in major towns in an effort to bring down the price. Its ... Read more
Govt.committed to formulation of National Pharmaceutical Policy The Government is firmly committed to formulating a “National Pharmaceutical Policy” and measures have been taken in this regard, Leader of the House and Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition, Nimal Siripala De Silva said in ... Read more
Malaysia-Bound RM20-Million Worth Of Ketamine Hidden In Onion Baskets Seized By P.Vijian CHENNAI, Nov 19 (Bernama) — Indian officials seized a consignment of 197 kg of ketamine estimated at about RM20 million in value and declared as onions bound for export to Malaysia via Chennai Port on Mond... Read more
Malaysian Sentenced To Death For Drug Trafficking In Singapore SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Bernama) — A 20-year-old Malaysian was sentenced to death by a Singapore court for a drug trafficking offence, the local media reported today. Yong Vui Kong, an odd-job labourer, was found guilty yesterday of tra... Read more
Beijing pharmacies restrict cold medicine purchase to curb illegal drug processing BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — Drugstores in Beijing on Monday began to restrict the purchase of cold medicines containing ephedrine to prevent illegal abstracting of the element to make drugs. The regulation was a... Read more
FDD finds tainted Chinese milk power in Vientiane LAOS, Oct 2 (KPL) - Food and Drugs Department (FDD) found two kinds of tainted Chinese milk powers of Yili (Nestle’s Dairy Farm) and Mengniu Dairy, which contained industrial chemical melamine at Lao-China Shang Chieng market in Vientiane Capital. ... Read more
