3 October 2022
It is unclear if Khairy Jamaluddin will table the revised tobacco bill for second reading after tabling the PSSC report on Thursday, before Budget 2023 is tabled on Friday.
Tag: generational end game
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.
3 August 2022
Letter
Cardiovascular Disease Is A ‘Smoking Disease’ – Dr Yap Jun Fai, Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming & Dr Lim Yin Cheng
Quitting smoking cuts the risk of cardiovascular disease dramatically.
31 July 2022
The emperor of all maladies, lung cancer is a leading cancer in terms of incidence and mortality; tobacco smoking remains the most common risk factor.
30 July 2022
The women & children’s PSC – worried about the scope of enforcement powers under the Control of Tobacco Product & Smoking Bill – wants to check if the bill complies with UN's CRC.
28 July 2022
Malaysia
Parliament Committee Wants Three-Year Delay, Mandatory Evaluations For Generational Smoking Ban
Health PSC recommends codifying 3-year and 10-year mandatory evaluations of government preparedness for the GEG and effectiveness of the tobacco control law.
27 July 2022
The Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022 criminalises the purchase, possession, and use of cigarettes or vape, or smoking/ vaping, by individuals born from Jan 1, 2007 -- aged 15 or below today -- with a max RM5,000 fine/ max RM2,500 compound.