Day: September 12, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Obesity is one of the most pressing health concerns in Malaysia, with nearly 20 per cent of the population classified as obese. The World Obesity Atlas projects that this number could increase to 41 per cent by 2035, stressing the urgent need for comprehensive prevention and treatment strategies. This concerning trend comes alongside the already alarming increase in chronic diseases, rooted in what’s commonly known as the ‘three highs’ – high blood sugar, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, where over half a million Malaysian adults are currently living with all four conditions. Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV)

KUALA LUMPUR, An enforcement team from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) raided a business premises in Green Technology Park, Seremban 2, Negeri Sembilan, allegedly used to store and distribute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). KPDN Director-General(Enforcement) Datuk Azman Adam said that in the Op Tiris 3.0, conducted at about 11 am last Sept 4, the team found an amount of LPG and some equipment believed to be used for decanting purposes. The equipment is believed to be used to transfer the gas from a 14kg capacity tank to a 50kg capacity tank for industrial use at

ORDOS, China, Viewed from above, 196,000 blue solar panels form a dynamic silhouette of a horse, galloping through the Kubuqi Desert. Strolling around the solar power station in Chaideng Village, Ordos City, tourists marveled at the green vegetation and tracking solar panels that spun like sunflowers, and hardly believed that this was once a barren land called the “sea of death”. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, A former research assistant of a politician was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with trafficking 305 grams of cannabis last Friday. Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, 31, nodded after the charge was read out to him before Magistrate S. Arunjothy, but no plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court. He was charged with committing the offence in a parking area in front of the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) surau at 10.15 am last Sept 6. The charge, framed under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, provides life

SHANGHAI, Any decision on the proposal to make halal certification mandatory for all restaurants and food operators is under the jurisdiction of the Conference of Rulers, according to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said the issue should not be turned into polemics as it is still in the proposal phase and has yet to become a permanent policy. In fact, he said no party should feel threatened by the proposal for mandatory halal certification. ‘Furthermore, matters related to religion, including halal issues, are under the jurisdiction of the Conference of Rulers. If the study finds