Bomba selamatkan pasangan pelancong asing terperangkap dalam gua

IPOH: Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Perak menyelamatkan sepasang pelancong warga asing yang terperangkap di dalam Gua Tokong Sam Poh Tong, di sini hari ini.

Penolong Pengarah Bahagian Operasi JBPM Perak Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad berkata pihaknya menerima laporan kejadian pada 2.26 petang daripada seorang mangsa yang terperangkap.

"Lelaki warga China dan wanita warga Korea Selatan itu dijumpai dalam keadaan selamat di gua dan mereka didapati terperangkap kerana pintu utama gua telah tertutup," katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.

Beliau berkata kedua-duanya yang berusia lingkungan 30-an tidak mengalami sebarang kecederaan.

"Operasi menyelamat hanya mengambil masa kira-kira 30 minit dan pintu gua berkenaan telah dibuka semula oleh pengawal keselamatan," katanya.

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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.