Atlet wanita Brunei raih emas kejohanan wusyu di China

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Atlet Brunei, Basma Lachkar berjaya meraih pingat emas dalam Kejohanan Wusyu Universiti Asia 2024 di Harbin, China pada Khamis.

Lachkar mencatat 9.510 mata untuk merangkul emas dalam acara Taijijian wanita, mengalahkan Hibiki Isono dari Jepun dan Chen Yuxing dari China yang masing-masing meraih tempat kedua dan ketiga, lapor Xinhua yang memetik akhbar harian tempatan Brunei, Borneo Bulletin.

Pasukan Brunei menghantar dua atlet yang diketuai jurulatih Zhao Chunjie ke kejohanan yang diadakan di Harbin, Wilayah Heilongjiang, utara China.

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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.