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Youths Urged to Become Blood Donors

Jun 23, 2024

The Health Ministry wants more youths to come forward and give blood.  

It says their donations are needed, because just over 2 percent of the population are current blood donors, and this number is expected to drop due to ageing and other factors.  

The ministry also announced plans to digitise the blood donation book

It sats having digital records will make it easier for donors to access their donation details and know about upcoming donation campaigns.  

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The Alliance for a Safe Community has urged all relevant parties to do more to improve digital literacy, especially among senior citizens, to protect them from scammers.  

This, as Bukit Aman reported a rise in commercial crimes including scams this year, with losses already exceeding RM1 billion.  

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PTPTN has launched a loan restructuring campaign until the end of next month, to encourage borrowers to pay their arrears.  

During the campaign, those with overdue payments can make a minimum payment of RM300 and negotiate repayment options, as well as loan consolidations and rescheduling. 

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