Copa America: Uruguay remukkan impian Amerika Syarikat di laman sendiri

AMERIKA Syarikat (AS) tersingkir daripada Copa America 2024 selepas kecundang 0-1 kepada Uruguay, yang mara ke suku akhir sebagai juara Kumpulan C.

Kekalahan di Stadium Arrowsmith sebentar tadi ditambah pula dengan kemenangan 3-1 Panama ke atas pasukan tercorot, Bolivia, menyaksikan impian Stars and Stripes berkecai di peringkat pertama, bahkan di laman sendiri.

Walaupun kedua-dua pasukan secara amnya tidak begitu kreatif di depan pintu gol lawan, jaringan Mathias Olivera pada minit ke-66 sudah cukup untuk memadam impian tuan rumah.

Sementara itu, Uruguay memastikan rekod 100 peratus untuk mara ke peringkat lapan terbaik dan mengadakan pertembungan dengan naib juara Kumpulan D yang akan menanti mereka di Las Vegas, Ahad depan.

*Artikel disiarkan di Stadium Astro

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.