29 June 2022
For every RM1 in tax revenue from cigarettes, the government spends RM4 to treat smoking-related disease, says Ikram Health Malaysia.
Tag: generation smoking ban
31 May 2022
Malaysia’s plan to phase out tobacco will cost the country tax revenue, but economics suggest it will benefit the country in the long run.
25 April 2022
“Don’t tell me that we shouldn’t have high ambitions just because there’s an illicit cigarette market…I’ve never heard such defeatist sentiments,” says Khairy Jamaluddin.
22 April 2022
The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) will also provide financial aid to the B40 and asnaf groups to help them stop smoking.
23 March 2022
The MOH’s proposed cohort smoking ban will only affect those who turn 18 next year, the current legal age for smoking.
23 March 2022
A 2016 study by the Institute for Public Health found that 125,714 children born from Jan 1, 2005 smoke cigarettes, while 62,306 vape; the cohort ban prohibits tobacco and vape.
21 March 2022
The government’s goal to reduce smoking prevalence in Malaysia to 15% by 2025 can be achieved if it also empowers smokers desperate to kick the habit with the tools they need.
17 March 2022
Three countries are planning generation smoking bans starting with certain cohorts: Malaysia (2005), New Zealand (2008), Denmark (2010).
11 March 2022
According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019, 1.12 million people in Malaysia currently vape.
3 March 2022
Tiong King Sing tells MOH not to threaten the people as politicians could lose support in the next general election.