Maria Chin Abdullah from PKR says she doesn’t see how the next generation will quit smoking if authorities fail to curb the entry of illegal cigarettes.
In a poll of 40 MPs across the aisle, only 12 say they will vote for the tobacco bill; Anwar Ibrahim says the bill must be revised for effective implementation, not bulldozed through.
Ex-Health deputy DG Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman asks if Muda is funded by Big Tobacco, telling political parties to declare any conflict of interest with the industry.