SPRM tahan dua pegawai kanan disyaki terima rasuah RM14,000

KUALA LUMPUR: Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) Negeri Sembilan menahan dua pegawai kanan sebuah pertubuhan di negeri itu kerana disyaki menerima rasuah berjumlah RM14,000.

Menurut sumber kedua-dua suspek lelaki berusia lingkungan 30 hingga 40-an itu ditahan pada 5 petang semalam ketika diminta hadir memberi keterangan di Pejabat SPRM Negeri Sembilan.

Sumber itu berkata kedua-dua pegawai kanan tersebut menerima wang terbabit sebagai dorongan melantik dan mendapatkan kerja pembekalan peralatan serta kelengkapan komputer untuk pertubuhan berkenaan.

"Kedua-dua suspek disyaki melakukan perbuatan tersebut antara Januari hingga Mac 2023 dengan memperoleh suapan secara pindahan wang ke akaun bank masing-masing," katanya.

Sumber itu berkata kedua-dua suspek direman tujuh hari hingga 12 Ogos ini bagi membantu siasatan.

Sementara itu, Pengarah SPRM Negeri Sembilan Tuan Awgkok Ahmad Taufik Putra Awg Ismail ketika dihubungi mengesahkan penahanan tersebut dan memaklumkan kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 17(a) Akta SPRM 2009.

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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.