Rayuan Brazil ditolak

Thiago Silva

Thiago Silva akan terlepas dari perlawanan separuh akhir menentang Jerman selepas rayuan untuk menarik balik hukuman ketika menentang Colombia ditolak.

Ketua pasukan Brazil Thiago Silva dilayangkan kad kuning kedua dari kejohanan Piala Dunia pada minit ke 64 selepas memenangi 2-1 ke atas Colombia kerana menghalang penjaga gol David Ospina dari melakukan sepakan.

Konfederasi bola sepak Brazil (CBF) membuat rayuan dengan harapan untuk memberikan pemain pertahanan Paris Saint German terus melakukan tugasnya ketika menentang Jerman di Estadio Mineorao di Belo Horizonte.

"Berhubung rayuan mengenai kesalahan Thiago Emiliano da Silva ketika perlawanan menentang Colombia, pengerusi telah mendapatkan kata putus bahawa jawatankuasa disiplin FIFA tidak akan membuat pembatalan terhadap kesalahan tersebut," kenyataan yang telah dikeluarkan oleh FIFA.

Jawatankuasa disiplin juga telah mengumumkan tiada tindakan akan dikenakan kepada pemain pertahanan Colombia Juan Camilo Zuniga kerana melakukan rempuhan keras kepada Neymar.

Neymar yang terpaksa menarik diri dari baki perlawanan di Piala Dunia apabila Zuniga melakukan asakan menggunakan lutut menepati bahagian belakang penyerang Barcelona itu. Astro Arena

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.