Bekas personaliti TV, Ishak Nengah meninggal dunia

Bekas personaliti televisyen, Ishak Nengah meninggal dunia selepas bertarung dengan barah hidung atau nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) sejak lima tahun lalu, di Hospital Universiti, Petaling Jaya sekitar jam 12.35 tengah hari tadi.

Menurut adik ipar Allahyarham, Saleha Ali ketika dihubungi Astro AWANI sebentar tadi, Ishak, 65 tahun, dikejarkan ke wad kecemasan Hospital Universiti sekitar jam 3 pagi tadi selepas mengalami kesukaran bernafas.

"Allahyarham menghidap barah (tahap empat) dan barahnya sudah mula merebak termasuk ke tulangnya," kata Saleha.

Allahyarham akan disembahyangkan di Masjid Darul Ehsan di Subang Jaya, Selangor dan akan disemadikan di Tanah Perkuburan USJ22, Subang Jaya sekitar jam 6 petang tadi.

Ishak Nengah

Dilahirkan di Bota Kanan, Perak, Allahyarham Ishak pernah berkhidmat sebagai wartawan di akhbar kumpulan The New Straits Times Press dari tahun 1972 hingga 1977 sebelum menjadi pengacara di syarikat penyiaran swasta TV3 tidak lama selepas itu.

Allahyarham meninggalkan seorang balu, Aishah Ali dan tiga orang anak, Johan (Joe Flizzow), 38 tahun, Ashraf, 35 tahun, dan Iman, 28 tahun.

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.