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Five teenage girls will be charged at the Kota Kinabalu Juvenile Court in Sabah this Wednesday over allegations of bullying Zara Qairina by issuing threats through communication.

The legal team representing Noraidah Lamat, mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, has requested for Wednesday’s scheduled prosecution to be postponed to allow reconsideration of charging five teenagers under Section 507D(2) of the Penal Code, instead of Section 507C(1).

Zara Qairina was reported to have fallen from the third floor of a religious school dormitory building in Papar on July 16, before being pronounced dead the following day at Queen Elizabeth I Hospital.

The Federal Court has fixed three days from Nov 10 to hear the prosecution’s appeal against the acquittal of Samirah Muzaffar and two teenagers who were charged with the murder of former Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan.

A 2015 study published in the Medical Journal of Malaysia, titled "A Review of Teenage Pregnancy Research in Malaysia”, identified limited access to comprehensive reproductive health education as a major factor, leaving many teenagers unaware of how to protect themselves from unplanned pregnancies. - 123RF photo for illustration purpose only

The now-deleted clip, which has been widely circulated online, shows the trio enjoying fried chicken before stuffing the stripped bones into a packet of rice. - Photo: Social media

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Addressing childhood obesity is not merely a matter of making changes to diets and lifestyles but requires a comprehensive, cross-sectoral approach, ranging from public health policies to community-level enforcement and awareness. Photo: Edited via Canva

Childhood obesity is far from harmless. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

According to a press release dated May 2019 by the United Nations Children’s Fund Malaysia, Malaysians’ consumption of sugary drinks has increased dramatically over the past 15 years, in tandem with rising incomes. - Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily