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KEPALA BATAS: Ten-year-old Mohammad Fahmi Hafiz Mohammad Fakhruddin, who choked on gummy candy two days ago, was laid to rest at the Masjid Jamek Permatang Binjai Muslim cemetery here on Friday ( Feb 21).
PETALING JAYA: Several online platforms are unlisting the sale of ping-pong ball-sized gummy candies, adhering to a directive from the Health Ministry.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is keeping an eye out for sales of the gummy candy which killed a ten-year-old last week.
LANGKAWI: The Health Ministry has ordered two online shopping platforms to remove advertisements promoting eyeball gummy candies after a boy in Penang allegedly died from choking on the sweets.
BANDAR PERMAISURI: The Terengganu Health Department has seized "eyeball" gummy candies from retail and wholesale outlets in three districts as of Monday (Feb 24).
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry (MOE) has taken appropriate steps to raise awareness among students and parents to buy the right food at the right place, said director-general of Education Azman Adnan.
GEORGE TOWN: The state Health Department has seized a gummy candy product from a premises near Sungai Dua on the mainland, following the tragic death of a 10-year-old boy who allegedly choked on it.
PETALING JAYA: Investigations have found that the gummy candy nearly the size of a ping-pong ball violates the labelling requirements stipulated under the Food Regulations 1985 of the Food Act 1983 [Act 281], says the Health Ministry.
GEORGE TOWN: The 10-year-old boy, who had been in a critical condition at at the Penang Hospital (HPP) Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) after reportedly choking on a gummy candy, died on Thursday (Feb 20) night.
GEORGE TOWN: A Year Four pupil is in critical condition at the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Penang Hospital (HPP) after choking on a "gummy" candy he bought outside the school area on Tuesday (Feb 18).
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry's investigation into the gummy candy case found that it violated labelling requirements set under the Food Act 1983.
KEPALA BATAS: Ten-year-old Mohamad Fahmi Hafiz Mohamad Fakhruddin, who passed away after choking on a gummy candy nearly the size of a ping-pong ball, had never eaten that type of candy before.
KEPALA BATAS: This Ramadan will be a sombre affair for the family of 10-year-old Mohammad Fahmi Hafiz Mohammad Fakhruddin who are still battling to come to grips with his death last month.
GEORGE TOWN: Parents should monitor their children's food choices and teach them about the danger certain types of food pose to prevent cases of choking on food, say experts and relevant organisations.
IPOH: Strict action will be taken against local traders at Ramadan bazaar who hire foreigners to work at their stalls, says Perak housing and local government committee chairman Sandrea Ng.
PETALING JAYA: All school staff, students and parents should be trained in the basics of performing first aid including choking response techniques, say interest groups.
GEORGE TOWN: The Education Ministry has reiterated its directive to all State Education Departments (JPN) to collaborate with local authorities (PBT) in monitoring and regulating food and beverage sales outside school premises.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (Feb 27, 2025)
FROM PROF DR CHAN YEE KIT Honorary secretary-general St John Ambulance of Malaysia
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Feb 23, 2025).
