Hokkaido digegar gempa bumi kuat sekali lagi

Satu gempa bumi kuat berukuran 5.3 magnitud mengegarkan pulau Hokkaido awal pagi Jumaat.

Bagaimanapun, tiada amaran tsunami dikeluarkan pasca gempa yang berlaku jam 8.58 pagi waktu tempatan itu.

Menurut media tempatan, gegaran itu diklasifikasikan sebagai ‘weak 5’ dalam skala kekuatan gempa Jepun.

Skala itu mengukur kekuatan gempa dari 1 hingga 7, dengan 7 adalah paling kuat.

Pusat Kajian Geologi Amerika Syarikar (USGS) berkata, gempa itu yang diukur pada 5.2 magnitud berada pada kedalaman 42 kilometer dan berpusat di pantai selatan Hokkaido.

Ia siri gempa terbaru selepas Hokkaido digegarkan gempa berukuran 6.7 magnitud pada 6 September lalu, sekali gus melumpuhkan bandar itu serta menyaksikan beratus korban nyawa dan tanah runtuh.

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.