5 maut selepas pesawat kecil terhempas di Hutan Amazon Brazil

SAO PAULO: Lima orang maut pada Khamis apabila sebuah pesawat enjin berkembar terhempas di sebuah ladang di bandar Apiacas, Hutan Amazon di negeri Mato Grosso, barat Brazil.

Mangsa yang terkorban ialah Arni Spiering, pemilik perniagaan tani dan bekas presiden Kelab Sukan Union, dua cucunya, seorang pekerja syarikatnya dan juruterbang pesawat, menurut laporan GloboNews Brazil yang dipetik daripada Polis Militar.

Pesawat King Air berkembar yang mempunyai kapasiti untuk tujuh orang itu sedang dalam perjalanan ke bandar Rondonopolis dari Pousada Amazonia Fishing Lodge yang eksklusif sebelum ia terhempas dan meletup sejurus perlanggaran, menurut agensi berita itu.

Tentera Udara Brazil berkata pakar dari Pusat Penyiasatan dan Pencegahan Kemalangan Aeronautik telah dihantar ke Apiacas untuk menyiasat punca nahas berkenaan.

Nahas berlaku kurang seminggu selepas sebuah pesawat yang dikendalikan oleh syarikat penerbangan Voepass terhempas di bandar Vinhedo, di tenggara Sao Paulo, yang mengorbankan kesemua 62 orang di dalam pesawat itu.

-- BERNAMA

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.