Press Statement
MAY 2026 – PRESS STATEMENT
21 May 2026 – High court halts enforcement of medicine price display order, MMA welcomes decision
KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has welcomed today’s High Court decision to grant a stay on the enforcement of the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Price Marking for Drug) Order 2025.
21 May 2026 – High Court Stays Enforcement Of Drug Price Display
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — The High Court here granted today a stay of enforcement of a medicine price display order until the disposal of a judicial review application.
21 May 2026 – High Court Stays Enforcement Of Drug Price Display
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — The High Court here granted today a stay of enforcement of a medicine price display order until the disposal of a judicial review application.
21 May 2026 – MMC Bans Doctor Fee-Splitting By Hospitals, Insurers, TPAs
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) has prohibited fee-splitting practices involving doctors by private hospitals and payers like insurance and takaful operators (ITOs) and third-party administrators (TPAs).
21 May 2026 – [UPDATED] MMA hails High Court stay on medicine price display order
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has hailed the High Court’s decision to grant a stay of enforcement on the Medicine Price Display Order 2025.
21 May 2026 – [UPDATED] MMA hails High Court stay on medicine price display order
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has hailed the High Court’s decision to grant a stay of enforcement on the Medicine Price Display Order 2025.
19 May 2026 – MMA calls for immediate liquid nicotine relisting under Poisons Act following court ruling
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called for the immediate relisting of liquid nicotine under the Poisons Act 1952 following a recent landmark High Court ruling.
19 May 2026 – MMA urges immediate relisting of nicotine under Poisons Act after High Court ruling
THE Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) urged the government to immediately relist liquid nicotine under the Poisons Act 1952 following the High Court’s ruling that the 2023 removal of nicotine from the Poisons List was unlawful.
19 May 2026 – MMA urges Putrajaya to drop nicotine appeal, warns youth addiction crisis could worsen
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has intensified pressure on the government to refrain from appealing the High Court’s decision to nullify a ministerial order that removed liquid and gel nicotine from the poisons list.
19 May 2026 – Clarify If Nicotine Vapes Now Illegal After Court Ruling: MMA
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the government to clarify if liquid nicotine remains on the Poisons List and if nicotine vapes are now banned.
19 May 2026 – MMA joins calls for govt not to appeal nicotine ruling
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has joined calls for the government not to appeal a High Court ruling that struck down a ministerial order exempting liquid and gel nicotine from the poisons list.
10 May 2026 – Contract doctor system a failed policy, says MMA
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has described the country’s contract doctor system, introduced in 2016, as a failed government policy.
9 May 2026 – Long working hours among doctors require wider healthcare reforms, says MMA
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s healthcare system must undergo broader reforms to address excessive working hours and improve conditions for doctors and healthcare workers, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said.
9 May 2026 – Hold hospital heads accountable for overworked housemen, says Malaysian Medical Association
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called for hospital directors to be held accountable if the weekly limit of 60 to 62 work hours for housemen is not enforced.
4 May 2026 – Malaysia Needs A Health Service Commission Authorised With Manpower, Funding Powers — MMA
Malaysia needs a Health Service Commission — with full independence over manpower and funding. Health care workforce planning cannot operate effectively within a one-size-fits-all civil service framework.