14 October 2022
KJ says he has made a few health-related suggestions for Barisan Nasional’s election manifesto, including a generational ban on tobacco and vape. He also says he has yet to get a seat to contest in GE15.
Tag: generation smoking ban
22 September 2022
Khairy Jamaluddin insists on tabling the tobacco bill in the upcoming Parliament meeting, saying the House is tied to his motion that was approved by the Dewan Rakyat in its last meeting.
20 September 2022
The Consumers’ Association of Penang says that the proper forum for challenging the validity of laws enacted by Parliament is the court, not the media.
14 September 2022
Malaysia
Ex-Chief Justice Zaki: Tobacco GEG Likely Unconstitutional, Discriminatory, And Endangers Civil Liberties
“While we take our hats off to the Minister for his determination to one day totally eradicate the smoking habit, it must be ensured that in the course of doing so, the generations of tomorrow will not come to regret the decisions we make today” -- sixth Chief Justice of Malaysia, Zaki Azmi.
14 September 2022
FPMPAM wants MOH to study the differences in the risk profiles of all non-combustion nicotine products before seeking to ban vape, alongside smoked tobacco, for future generations.
19 August 2022
Malaysia’s health, science & innovation parliament committee will be meeting New Zealand’s health minister, parliament health committee, as well as an anti-tobacco group and a vaping trade group end September to share best practices on the tobacco GEG.
18 August 2022
Normalisation of a non-smoking culture amongst our youth creates a greater and more long-lasting impact of these measures.
15 August 2022
The Galen Centre wants removal of Clause 17 from the tobacco control bill to avoid criminalising smoking/ vaping, possession, and use of tobacco and vape products by the GEG born from 2007.
11 August 2022
The Federation of Reproductive Health Associations of Malaysia says the generational end game (GEG) to smoking or vaping must be rephrased by considering young people’s distress and stigma.
11 August 2022
Anti-tobacco advocates say the law is the first step to forming a smoke-free culture, like in developed countries, citing ongoing Malaysian anti-tobacco educational programmes in school and homes.