AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEbola Preparedness: Malaysia’s Health Ministry is stepping up monitoring after WHO declared Ebola (Bundibugyo virus) a PHEIC on May 17—no cases reported yet, but travellers from Uganda and the DRC (including via hubs like Dubai, Doha and Singapore) are being screened more intensively. Online Safety Push: Malaysia’s Online Safety Act (ONSA) 2025 is set to restrict under-16s from making social media accounts, joining a growing global wave after mounting concerns over youth mental health and platform accountability. Health Cooperation: Malaysia and Singapore are aligning food labelling and medical device access, and expanding cross-border health tourism via referrals and Medisave coverage. Market Mood: Wall Street slid as tech led a broad risk-off selloff, with the Nasdaq down 220 points. Malaysia Tech Business: TDK is buying Malaysia’s Linergy Power for about $241m, betting on rechargeable batteries as it ramps its energy solutions push.
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