Lelaki terjun sungai elak ditahan polis dikhuatiri lemas

ALOR SETAR: Seorang lelaki berusia 40-an yang dipercayai cuba melarikan diri daripada ditahan polis dikhuatiri lemas setelah terjun ke dalam Sungai Padang Terap di Kampung Empa dekat Pokok Sena semalam.

Ketua Polis Daerah Kota Setar ACP Siti Nor Salawati Saad berkata lelaki itu dipercayai panik dan terjun ke sungai apabila menyedari kehadiran polis dalam satu operasi di kawasan berkenaan kira-kira 4.15 petang.

"Polis menerima maklumat kejadian pada 4.26 petang. Menurut saksi mangsa berenang kira-kira 15 meter dari tebing sungai sebelum dilihat tenggelam.

"Kejadian berlaku bersebelahan kebun sayur kampung tersebut, ketika kejadian tiga orang berada di kawasan operasi, dua melarikan diri dan seorang (mangsa) terjun ke dalam sungai," katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.

Sehubungan itu, operasi mencari dan menyelamat mangsa digerakkan bersama Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Pokok Sena, namun dihentikan sekitar 7.30 petang semalam berikutan keadaan cuaca gelap.

Siti Nor Salawati berkata operasi masih diteruskan hari ini di lokasi mangsa kali terakhir dilihat tenggelam.

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.