Bot bawa 31 PATI Rohingya ditahan di perairan Langkawi

LANGKAWI: Polis Marin menahan 31 pendatang asing tanpa izin (PATI) etnik Rohingya di perairan Langkawi, hari ini.

Pegawai Pemerintah Markas Operasi Pasukan Polis Marin Langkawi Wilayah 1, Deputy Superintendan Sri Vikneswaran Renganathan berkata, pihaknya menerima laporan terdapat sebuah bot mencurigakan belayar memasuki sempadan perairan negara pada pukul 11.30 pagi.

Hasil daripada laporan berkenaan, pihaknya, kata Sri Vikneswaran, segera melakukan pemantauan dan mendapati terdapat sekumpulan pelarian berkenaan di dalam bot tersebut.

Siasatan menemukan 18 pelarian dewasa lelaki, sembilan dewasa wanita dan empat kanak-kanak berada dalam bot itu.

Menurut beliau, selepas mendapat arahan daripada Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) polis marin menunda bot yang membawa pelarian itu ke Jeti Pangkalan Polis Mari Bukit Malut.

Beliau berkata, pihaknya akan memaklumkan hasil siasatan berikutan penahanan itu termasuk destinasi kesemua pelarian berkenaan.

Siasatan awal mendapati, salah seorang daripada PATI itu boleh berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Inggeris.

Astro AWANI akan terus mendapatkan perkembangan mutakhir tahanan etnik Rohingya ini.

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.