Pemandu, kelendan lori didenda miliki karkas babi

SETIU: Seorang pemandu dan kelendan lori masing-masing didenda RM8,000 oleh Mahkamah Majistret di sini hari ini atas pertuduhan menyeludup 228 keratan karkas babi seberat 9,120 kilogram bernilai RM246,240 pada November tahun lepas.

Majistret Ainis Abu Hassan Shaari menjatuhkan hukuman itu selepas S. Devaraju Naidu, 38, dan P. P. Raviendran, 45, mengaku bersalah atas pertuduhan berkenaan.

Mahkamah turut memerintahkan kedua-dua lelaki terbabit menjalani hukuman penjara 10 bulan sekiranya gagal membayar denda tersebut. Wakil majikan tertuduh kemudian membayar denda berkenaan.

Mengikut pertuduhan, mereka didakwa memiliki 228 keratan karkas babi disyaki diseludup dari Thailand yang dijumpai di dalam sebuah lori kontena sejuk beku tanpa kebenaran Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veterinar (JPV) Terengganu di tepi jalan di Kampung Pak Kancil di sini pada 3.30 pagi, 9 Nov tahun lepas.

Kesalahan itu didakwa dilakukan mengikut Kaedah 5 (3) Kaedah-Kaedah Binatang (Kawalan Penyembelihan) 2009 yang memperuntukkan hukuman denda maksimum RM10,000.

Kes dikendalikan Pegawai Pendakwa JPV Terengganu Mohd Shahihan Mohd Tahar manakala tertuduh tidak diwakili peguam.

-- 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.