PRK DUN Mahkota: Pemilihan calon BN di peringkat akhir - Khaled Nordin

KLUANG: Pemilihan calon Barisan Nasional (BN) bagi Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Mahkota kini di peringkat akhir, kata Menteri Pertahanan Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

Beliau yang juga Naib Presiden UMNO dan koordinator BN untuk PRK DUN Mahkota berkata banyak nama calon telah dipertimbangkan dan calon yang dipilih akan diumumkan selepas negara menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan.

"Ia (pengumuman calon) akan dilakukan ketika BN melancarkan jentera pilihan raya dalam sedikit masa lagi. Kita habiskan (sambutan) kemerdekaan dahulu," katanya selepas melancarkan Program e-Perkasa Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Yayasan Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) dan Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) di Kem Mahkota di sini hari ini.

Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) menetapkan 28 September sebagai hari pengundian PRK DUN Mahkota, manakala hari penamaan calon ditetapkan pada 14 September.

PRK berkenaan diadakan susulan kematian penyandang kerusi itu Datuk Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain, 63, ketika menerima rawatan di Hospital Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom (HEBHK) di Kluang pada 2 Ogos lepas.

Program e-Perkasa SPM Yayasan LTAT dan UPSI merupakan inisiatif tajaan Yayasan LTAT untuk memperkasa pendidikan anak-anak warga ATM yang bersekolah di luar kem tentera sebagai persediaan untuk menghadapi peperiksaan SPM tahun 2024.

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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.