Maqis tahan seekor kucing British Shorthair dari Rusia

SEPANG: Jabatan Perkhidmatan Kuarantin dan Pemeriksaan Malaysia (Maqis) Selangor menahan seekor kucing baka British Shorthair dari Rusia di kawasan kargo Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) Ahad lepas setelah nombor mikrocip pada haiwan berkenaan didapati berbeza daripada dokumen sijil kesihatan yang diisytiharkan.

Maqis Selangor menerusi kenyataan memaklumkan, haiwan itu kini dikuarantin.

Menurut Maqis Selangor, mengimport haiwan kesayangan dengan mengisytihar maklumat palsu, tidak tepat atau mengelirukan adalah suatu kesalahan di bawah Seksyen 13 Akta Perkhidmatan Kuarantin dan Pemeriksaan Malaysia 2011 (Akta 728) yang boleh didenda tidak melebihi RM50,000 atau penjara tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya, jika sabit kesalahan.

"Pihak Maqis sentiasa teliti dalam melakukan pemeriksaan bagi setiap komoditi haiwan, tumbuhan serta karkas sama ada yang diimport atau dieksport bagi mengawal dan menjaga biosekuriti dan kawalan penyakit serta keselamatan makanan di dalam negara," menurut kenyataan itu.

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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.