Author: malaysiang

The Health Ministry has revoked the notification of Armila Beauty Kak ELL Pigment Booster, found to contain a scheduled poison and is no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said the cosmetic product was detected to contain Betamethasone 17-Valerate, a type of drug that needed to be registered with the Drug Control Authority and could only be used with the advice of health professionals.

In a statement today, he said the use of products containing the substance without the supervision of health professionals could lead to unwanted side effects.

“Betamethasone 17-Valerate can cause the skin to become thin and prone to irritation, acne, changes in skin pigmentation and increase the risk of being absorbed into the blood circulation system, which can have harmful effects,” he said.

Dr Muhammad Radzi said sellers and distributors should stop selling and distributing the cosmetic product immediately as it violates the Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984.

Any individual who commits the offence can be fined not more than RM25,000 or imprisoned not more than three years or both for the first offence and fined not more than RM50,000 or jailed not more than five years or both for subsequent offences.

A company found guilty can be fined up to RM50,000 for the first offence and up to RM100,000 for subsequent offences.

“Consumers are advised to stop using the products immediately and seek the advice of healthcare professionals if they experience any discomfort or adverse effects,” he said.

The public is encouraged to check the notification status of a cosmetic product at the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) official website at www.npra.gov.my or through the ‘NPRA Product Status’ application that can be downloaded from Google Play Store.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

Johor has been selected to host the Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW) 2023 which will take place this November.

Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi In a post on his Facebook said that the matter was informed to him in a meeting with the Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad in Putrajaya yesterday.

.He said the convention involving 2,000 delegates from 150 countries would certainly put Johor and Malaysia in the eyes of the world.

“Malaysia’s planning and preparation in dealing with pollution, flood disasters and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues will be among the hot topics at the convention.

“Therefore, the state government is ready to explore all forms of cooperation with the federal government, so that the organisation of this international level event will run well and smoothly,” he said.

Through the meeting as well, the Menteri Besar said the Federal government also approved several allocations for the state for long and short term solutions in preparation for the northeast monsoon period.

He said the allocations included RM10.4 million for the procurement of 24 mobile pumps and RM6.88 million for drainage infrastructure maintenance works such as repairing river bank damage and deepening rivers.

While for long-term solutions, he said, RM 1.6 billion has been allocated for Flood Mitigation Plan (RTB) projects in the Muar River Basin involving Segamat, Bandar Batu Pahat and the Johor River Basin, Kota Tinggi.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

BOTANEE Group introduced its four brands WINONA, WINONA Baby, AOXMED and Beforteen for the first time, showing the professional strength of China’s leading dermatology enterprises at the 2023 International Skin Health Summit, held concurrently with the WCD World Dermatology Conference in Singapore.

“In 2015, we made our first appearance in Vancouver WCD with the main brand WINONA. After eight years, WINONA has now become the leading brand of functional skin care products in China.

“Invited to participate in WCD three times this year, we brought four core brands. I hope that after four years, it will bring new impacts to WCD in terms of academic, technical, clinical and social impact,” said BOTANEE Group chairman and president, Guo Zhenyu in a statement.

According to the existing epidemiology, the prevalence rate of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children aged one to seven years in China is 12.94 per cent, and in infants aged one to 12 months is 30.48 per cent.

Director of dermatology department of Beijing Children’s Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Professor Ma Lin pointed out that WINONA Baby Cream can be used as a routine emollient to protect children’s AD in remission, which can significantly reduce the risk of recurrence of children’s AD in maintaining the therapeutic effect.

With the continuous iteration of the efficacy skin care market and consumer demand, BOTANEE has also been committed to promoting brand building. Thereinto, AOXMED is the ingenious research and development (R&D) of BOTANEE for more than 10 years.

It insists on exploring cutting-edge technology and evidence-based science for the two major consumption scenarios of medical beauty and daily life, and provides skin rejuvenation solutions connecting medical beauty and home beauty in series.

As a brand-new acne brand launched by BOTANEE, Beforteen and the team of experts have conducted case studies on more than one million cases, and combined with the artificial intelligence (AI) consultation session, they can provide users with personalised “food+medicine+makeup” according to different types of acne.

According to BOTANEE’s 2022 annual report, the company invested about 255 million yuan in R&D expenses, up 124.96 per cent year-on-year, and the R&D rate reached 5.08 per cent. (100 Chinese yuan = RM64.68)

This year, its new central factory, which cost nearly 500 million yuan, has also been officially put into operation, further escorting the company’s brand product quality and sustainable development.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

The Air Unit of the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) conducted a medical evacuation flight (Medevac) to take an eight-month-old baby boy, suffering from pneumonia, from Pos Simpor, near here, to receive treatment at Gua Musang Hospital, yesterday.

JBPM Subang air base public relations officer, Mohd Hasrizal Kamaruzzaman, said that the patient, Andrian Teley, and his mother, Sebey Alang, 22, were ferried on board the Agusta Westland AW189 aircraft.

“The aircraft departed from Bachok Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) at 12.30 in the afternoon, with the first stop at BBP Gua Musang to pick up two Ministry of Health (MOH) staff, and then landed at Pos Simpor at 1.40 pm.

“The patient was taken to the hospital with an ambulance as soon as he arrived at BBP Gua Musang at 2.05 pm,” he said in a statement today.

He said that the operation took two hours and 36 minutes, and concluded at 3.10 pm.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

The Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim visited the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Commandos Headquarters at the Pasir Ris Camp, in Singapore today.

A post on the official HRH Crown Prince of Johor Facebook page today stated that Tunku Ismail in his capacity as the Commanding Officer of the Johor Military Force (JMF), who was accompanied by Singapore’s Senior Minister for Defence Zaqy Mohamad, observed a Close Quarters Battle (CQB) demonstration at the camp.

“His Majesty was also invited to demonstrate his marksmanship during a routine firearms training.

“There was also an Airborne demonstration and a drive around the camp in SAF’s Combat Jeep,” read the post

Tunku Ismail’s official three-day visit, which started on Monday, was on the invitation of Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency