KOTA BHARU, July 3 — The issue of addiction to Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) is a subject of focus and discussion at the Cabinet level, said Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.

BANGKOK, June 26 — Three years after the widespread legalisation of cannabis in Thailand, the government plans to tighten the rules again and reclassify it as a narcotic, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported.

PUTRAJAYA, May 19 — Drug abuse in Malaysia has reached a critical level and now poses a serious threat to public safety, economic stability and the country’s social structure, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

PUTRAJAYA, May 16 — A study by the Home Ministry’s Data Science Centre has found that individuals involved in drug abuse and trafficking are more likely to be linked to other crimes, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — Malaysia has recorded a significant decline in drug abuse and addiction cases nationwide during the first quarter of this year, reversing a three-year upward trend.

PUTRAJAYA, April 28 — The Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s decision that convicted and sentenced singer and composer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman to life imprisonment over three drug-related offences.

SHAH ALAM, April 18 — The state government is prepared to study the need to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes or vape in Selangor, following a suggestion made by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay yesterday.

ALOR SETAR, April 17 — State governments can take action by banning the sale of electronic cigarettes or vape, which are now increasingly linked to the abuse of new synthetic drugs, said the Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.

ALOR SETAR, Feb 18 — The police seized over RM4 million worth of methamphetamine and MDMA pills after arresting a 46-year-old man near the Zamrud Business Centre in Sungai Petani on Sunday (February 16).

By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, Feb 17 – Selangor has one of the lowest rates of drug users when measured by the number of drug addicts per 100,000 people, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. He argued that a statement ranking Selangor as the state with the highest population of drug...

KUALA SELANGOR, Jan 4 — The state government will review its concert guidelines to prevent drug abuse-related deaths from recurring at such events.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 3 — The police believe the Ecstasy drug, suspected to have killed four party-goers at the Pinkfish Countdown concert in Sunway Lagoon, Subang Jaya, was purchased at the venue.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 3 — The Selangor police have temporarily suspended the approval of permits for concerts in the state until investigations into the deaths of four individuals who attended the Pinkfish Concert in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, are completed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The police are awaiting toxicology analysis reports to confirm suspicions that the deaths of four individuals following a New Year’s Eve concert in Bandar Sunway were drug-related, as all victims exhibited similar symptoms.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — A 26-year-old policewoman was arrested during an Ops Hiburan operation conducted at an entertainment centre along Jalan Tun Razak yesterday after testing positive for drugs.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Alliance for a Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thy has called for a comprehensive review of Malaysia’s approach to combating drugs to identify shortcomings and determine the necessary steps to effectively address the issue.

NARATHIWAT, Nov 9 — The Thai police have confirmed that the arrest of six Malaysians, including a female singer, at a hotel in Sungai Golok on November 1 was based on solid evidence.

KAJANG, 7 Nov — A mechanic caught on camera scolding a toll clerk and kicking the wall of a toll counter at the Batu 9 Toll Plaza 9, which went viral on social media, was slapped with a maximum RM100 fine by the Magistrate's Court today for insulting behaviour.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 — The number of drug addicts nationwide has increased by 31.6 per cent to 169,691 individuals in the first nine months of this year, compared to 128,911 for the same period last year.

SUNGAI PETANI, Oct 29 — Community involvement is crucial in achieving the goal of reducing drug addiction cases and increasing the recovery rate by 80 per cent by 2025, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.