Farmers Organisation Authority (LPP) chairman Mahfuz Omar defends KPKM's reverse investment strategy for GLCs/GLICs to invest in foreign farming, saying Malaysia's food sovereignty can't be measured solely by output or self-sufficiency ratios.

Indonesia is ramping up animal checks to curb entry of the deadly PPR virus, which was detected in Vietnam and Thailand, that can devastate goat and sheep populations. Malaysia has a problem with ruminant smuggling, especially cattle, from Thailand.

Dr Dzul says he expects Malaysia's private health care spending to surpass public spending soon due to private investments and public fiscal constraints. In 2023, total health expenditure was 53% public, 47% private. Household OOP: 76% of private spending.

The AGC says the court lacks the authority to interfere with the drug price display policy as the government has the "exclusive right" to decide what kind of consumer policy should be implemented, unless the policy is unconstitutional or violates a law.