Siblings attempted to flee police inspection, suspected ketum juice found in vehicle.

JERTIH, July 3 — The skipper of a boat which capsized off Pulau Perhentian on Saturday (June 29), killing three of the passengers, pleaded guilty at the Besut Magistrate's Court today to drug abuse.

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.

JERTIH, May 10 — Youths remain the largest group involved in drug abuse in Malaysia, according to the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK).

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — The Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) has introduced five new standard operating procedures (SOP) for concert organisers, especially electronic dance music (EDM) concerts.

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.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Feb 25 — The state government welcomes the police's recommendation to tighten the new permit requirements for organising concerts and entertainment activities, including the placement of ‘Say No to Drugs’ signboards. State executive councillor for local...

SHAH ALAM, Feb 20 — The Selangor police have suggested setting up ‘No To Drugs’ signboards or placards at entry points into concert locations as a condition to apply for organising concerts in the state.

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...

SEPANG, Jan 27 — Actor and comedian Muhammad Nizamuddin Ahmad, better known as Along Cham, performed the ‘sujud syukur’ (prostration of gratitude) after the Sessions Court granted him a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) on a charge of possessing cannabis.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Four individuals who died after attending the Pinkfish concert in Bandar Sunway on December 31 were confirmed to have ingested drugs, as their blood tests showed traces of illicit substances.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The police recorded the statement of an individual, who had been warded at the University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), for suspected drug abuse at a New Year's Eve concert in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Jan 8 — The state government will maintain its current concert standard operating procedures (SOP), with proposed urine tests limited to individuals deemed suspicious. State executive councillor for local government,  tourism, and New Village development...

SHAH ALAM, Jan 4 — The police have recorded statements of 15 individuals, including family members and friends, of the four people who died after attending a concert in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya on Tuesday (December 31).

KLANG, Dec 12 — Department heads and employers have been urged to make it a top priority to address issues of drug and substance abuse in the workplace to help create a safe working environment.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — A 70-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in jail by the Sessions Court today for self-administration of the dangerous drug morphine.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SHAH ALAM, July 5 — Special education on the dangers of drug abuse and addiction needs to be included in the school syllabus, suggested Gombak MP Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari. He said this is because education is a major factor in an individual's involvement in drug...