32 gerai penjaja di Batu Ferringhi musnah dalam kebakaran

GEORGE TOWN: Sebanyak 32 gerai penjaja di Kompleks Huma House di Jalan Batu Ferringhi, dekat sini musnah dalam kebakaran hari ini.

Jurucakap Pusat Gerakan Operasi Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Pulau Pinang berkata bagaimanapun, kebakaran pada 1.58 tengah hari itu tidak melibatkan sebarang kecederaan atau kehilangan nyawa.

"Sebaik menerima panggilan kecemasan, jentera Balai Bomba Penyelamat Bagan Jermal dan Teluk Bahang terus ke lokasi kejadian dan mendapati kebakaran melibatkan 32 gerai penjaja berkeluasan kira-kira 9.29 meter persegi setiap unit (100 kaki persegi).

"Kebakaran turut memusnahkan barang jualan serta beberapa kenderaan termasuk motosikal," katanya dalam kenyataan.

Kebakaran berjaya dipadamkan sepenuhnya pada 5.55 petang manakala punca serta jumlah kerugian sedang disiasat.

-- 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.