Polis akan ambil keterangan penganjur 'Himpunan Selamatkan Rakyat'

KUALA LUMPUR: Polis akan merakam keterangan penganjur 'Himpunan Selamatkan Rakyat' di pintu 2 Istana Negara di sini, pagi tadi atas kegagalan mematuhi Akta Perhimpunan Aman 2012.

Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid berkata penganjur perhimpunan berkenaan sudah dikenal pasti dan akan dipanggil bagi memberikan keterangan dalam masa terdekat.

Beliau berkata polis telah membuka kertas siasatan mengikut Akta Perhimpunan Aman 2012.

"Tiada sebarang kejadian tidak diingini berlaku sepanjang perhimpunan berkenaan yang berakhir pada pukul 11.30 pagi itu," katanya kepada Bernama hari ini.

Sementara itu pemerhatian Bernama mendapati dianggarkan seramai 1,000 orang hadir ke perhimpunan berkenaan yang dianjurkan oleh sekretariat Pembela Tanah Air (PETA).

Turut hadir ke perhimpunan berkenaan bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dan Presiden Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia Syed Hassan Syed Ali.

Syed Hassan dan Setiausaha Agung PETA Mohd Aswanizam Alias kemudian menyerahkan memorandum kepada Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah yang diterima oleh wakil Istana Negara yang antaranya mengandungi keluh kesah rakyat berhubung ekonomi negara.

Semalam Ketua Polis Daerah Brickfields ACP Amihizam Abdul Shukor berkata polis tidak menerima sebarang notis berhubung penganjuran himpunan daripada pihak penganjur.

-- 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.