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Government to release Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes to contain dengue

Apr 02, 2019

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The Deputy Prime Minister says the governement will launch an operation to release specially-treated mosquitos at 10 locations in July, to help combat dengue. 

Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail says this is after a successful pioneer programme back in 2017.

The special mosquitoes are infected with a bacteria, which blocks the dengue virus from replicating in the tissues of mosquitoes. 

As a result, the virus cannot replicate, and the insects cannot not transmit dengue to their victims.

Govt wants to make sex offender registry checks for childcare centres and schools mandatory

The government wants to make it compulsory for childcare centres and schools to check the Child Sex Offenders Registry before hiring someone.

It says the move is to prevent children from being sexually assaulted.

The registery, which was launched yesterday, has more than 3,000 names of reported offenders up to February this year.

Meanwhile, you can visit any state Welfare Department office and check if a potential babysitter has a prior record for child sex offences.

Two foreigners arrested after body found in front of a school in Puchong 

Two Bangladeshis have been arrested in connection with the murder of a foreign man, whose body was found dumped in front of a school in Puchong yesterday.

Police say the duo, in their 30s, will be in police custody until next Monday.

The post-mortem revealed that the victim was killed with blunt force trauma to the head.