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What Was Malaysia's No.1 Killer in 2023?

Oct 29, 2024

Pneumonia was the number one killer in Malaysia last year.  

This is according to the Statistics Dept, which said that pneumonia was behind 15% of medically certified deaths in 2023.  

Heart disease was the second most common cause of death, ahead of cerebrovascular diseases like stroke or brain aneurisms.  

It says the pneumonia deaths were due to infections, especially among those with pre-existing health conditions, and people whose immune systems were weakened by Covid-19.  

For the record this is only the second time in two decades that heart disease did not top the list, with the other being Covid in 2021.  

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So far, 700 Malaysians have been rescued from overseas job scams.  

According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, authorities are also trying to track down another 200 victims.  

Meanwhile its deputy minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin urged victims to do their due diligence to make sure they don’t fall victim to such syndicates.

This includes verifying such job offers with the HR Ministry and Malaysia’s diplomatic missions overseas.  

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PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says the govt may raise the minimum threshold to be classed under the T15 group.  

He says the Rm13,000 figure suggested by the Statistics Department may be considered too low.  

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Meanwhile Datuk Seri Anwar has questioned why some people are so quick to defend the ultra-rich, amid criticism of the new shareholder dividend tax.  

He adds that the government initially wanted to set a rate of 5%, but decided to reduce it to 2% amid appeals from micro and small businesses.  

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Bukit Aman says cops have yet to identify what caused the recent tremors and blast that were heard in Ipoh earlier this month.  

So far authorities have already ruled out things like rock blasting, military drills and the sonic boom of a jet breaking the sound barrier.