Pasukan Polis Marin Sabah rampas rokok seludup RM6.07 juta

Pasukan Polis Marin (PPM) membuat rampasan rokok seludup terbesar selepas menahan enam lelaki Filipina dalam satu serbuan di sungai Kampung Jepun, Batu 8, pada Rabu.

Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 11.30 malam itu, semua suspek berumur 13 hingga 56 tahun, dipercayai ahli sindiket penyeludupan rokok terbabit berjaya ditahan.

Komander PPM Wilayah Empat Sabah, Asisten Komisioner Mohamad Pajeri Ali berkata, sewaktu serbuan semua suspek sedang sibuk menyusun dan memasukkan rokok dalam dua buah van.

Menurutnya, anggota bertugas kemudiannya mengepung dan berjaya menahan semua suspek.

"Pemeriksaan lanjut berjaya menemui rokok berkotak merah dan hijau dan keseluruhan rampasan mencecah RM6.07 juta selepas cukai.

"Kes disiasat dibawah Seksyen 135 (1)(d) Akta Kastam 1967.

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.