Tharma Pillai, co-founder of youth group Undi18, says a war on tobacco will victimise the poor, just like the war on drugs, as he asks if the government has consulted young people on the GEG.
Fahmi Fadzil, who met retail businesses on the proposed tobacco generational end game (GEG), says the GEG affects human resources, children and women, and the economy.
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.
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.
Making health care an issue in the 15th general election will keep the health reform agenda alive and, more importantly, translate ideas into action because they are driven by the people, not the medical elite.