Ceroboh zon perikanan, APMM Pulau Pinang tahan empat nelayan

GEORGE TOWN: Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (Maritim Malaysia) Pulau Pinang hari ini menahan sebuah bot nelayan tempatan kelas C bersama empat kru kerana menangkap ikan di luar kawasan yang dibenarkan di perairan negeri itu.

Pengarahnya Kapten Razali Kasim berkata bot peronda Maritim Malaysia yang sedang menjalankan rondaan terus ke lokasi di kedudukan 0.9 batu nautika tenggara Batu Maung dekat sini selepas menerima aduan mengenai kegiatan pencerobohan zon perikanan.

"Kami membuat pemeriksaan di atas bot itu pada 2 petang dan mendapati terdapat empat nelayan tempatan berusia 42 hingga 64 tahun melakukan kegiatan menangkap ikan di luar kawasan yang dibenarkan.

"Kesemua nelayan ditahan manakala bot bersama hasil tangkapan dianggarkan 500 kilogram ikan baja dirampas untuk siasatan lanjut dan kes disiasat di bawah Seksyen 8(b) Akta Perikanan 1985 iaitu melanggar syarat sah lesen," menurutnya dalam kenyataan malam ini.

Beliau berkata mereka turut disiasat mengikut Akta Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia 1998 iaitu menggunakan peralatan komunikasi yang tidak dibenarkan tanpa sebarang surat kebenaran bagi penggunaannya.

-- 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.