Pengurus tokong didakwa terima deposit pelaburan lebih RM70,000 tanpa lesen

KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang pengurus tokong mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen di sini hari ini atas pertuduhan menerima wang deposit lebih RM70,000 daripada seorang wanita bagi tujuan pelaburan tanpa lesen sah, antara Januari hingga Mac lepas.

Sum Lai Yoong, 53, didakwa menerima wang RM70,589.79 daripada seorang wanita berusia 44 tahun yang merupakan pemilik syarikat sabun tangan, tanpa lesen sah yang diberikan di bawah Seksyen 10 Akta Perkhidmatan Kewangan 2013.

Kesalahan itu didakwa dilakukan di sebuah pusat beli-belah di Taman Mutiara Barat, Cheras di sini antara 12 Jan dan 6 Mac lepas.

Pertuduhan dikemukakan mengikut Seksyen 137 (1) Akta Perkhidmatan Kewangan 2013 yang memperuntukkan hukuman penjara maksimum 10 tahun atau denda tidak melebihi RM50 juta atau kedua-duanya, jika sabit kesalahan.

Timbalan Pendakwa Raya R. Harvind mencadangkan jaminan RM20,000 dengan seorang penjamin namun, peguam Luqman Zainal yang mewakili tertuduh merayu agar jaminan itu dikurangkan atas alasan anak guamnya menyara ibu yang sakit.

Hakim Azrul Darus membenarkan tertuduh diikat jamin RM20,000 dengan seorang penjamin dan menetapkan 13 Nov ini untuk sebutan kes.

-- 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.