Mas Ermieyati Ketua Srikandi Bersatu baharu

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin dari Bahagian Masjid Tanah sah Ketua Srikandi Malaysia bagi penggal 2024-2027 selepas menang tanpa bertanding.

Keputusan itu diumumkan oleh Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pemilihan Parti (JPP) Bersatu, Datuk Seri Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi pada majlis Pengumuman Keputusan Pemilihan Srikandi dan Srikandi Muda di ibu pejabat Bersatu semalam.

Pada majlis sama, Nurul Ezzati Azmi dari Bahagian Kapar diumum Ketua Srikandi Muda Malaysia manakala naib ketua dimenangi Nabila Norsahar.

Abdul Azim berkata, sejumlah 181 Srikandi dan Srikandi Muda Bahagian telah berjaya menjalankan persidangan masing-masing pada Sabtu lalu dan telah dihadiri sejumlah 6,852 perwakilan.

Beliau berkata, tugas JPP Pusat bukan hanya sekadar memuktamadkan penjumlahan undi yang diterima oleh calon-calon, tetapi perlu memastikan tatacara dan peraturan pemilihan telah dipatuhi.

"JPP juga perlu memastikan prosedur pengundian dan pengiraan undi telah dijalankan dengan tertib dan teratur dalam Persidangan Srikandi dan Srikandi Muda Bahagian yang telah berlangsung di seluruh negara.

"JPP telah meneliti aduan dan bantahan yang diterima berkaitan pemilihan yang telah berlangsung dan telah membuat keputusan yang sewajarnya mengikut bidang kuasa yang dimiliki oleh JPP," katanya. - Sinar Harian

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.