MetMalaysia keluar nasihat ribut tropika Trami

KUALA LUMPUR: Jabatan Meteorologi (MetMalaysia) memaklumkan ribut tropika Trami yang dikesan berlaku kira-kira 1,160 kilometer (km) ke Barat Laut Kudat boleh menyebabkan cuaca lebih lembap di utara dan Pantai Timur Semenanjung serta barat Sabah.

MetMalaysia menerusi notis Nasihat Ribut Tropika Kuat yang dikeluarkan pada 8.50 malam tadi memaklumkan, keadaan cuaca itu membawa angin kencang dan laut bergelora di kawasan perairan Laut China Selatan dan Laut Sulu.

Berdasarkan pencerapan pada 8 malam tadi, MetMalaysia memaklumkan ribut tropika itu terjadi pada kedudukan latitud 17.3 utara dan longitud 116.2 timur kira-kira 862 km ke Timur Laut Da Nang, Vietnam.

"Pergerakan ribut ke arah barat dengan kelajuan 20 km sejam (km/j), manakala kelajuan angin maksimum boleh mencapai 93 km/j," menurut notis itu.

-- 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.