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14 December 2023

With Dewan Negara Passage, Malaysia Gets First Tobacco And Vape Control Act

Dewan Negara approves the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, paving the way for Malaysia's first-ever comprehensive standalone tobacco and vape control Act that regulates cigarettes, vapes, and other smoking products.

8 December 2023

Malaysia

Nicotine Delisting Violates Constitutional Right To Health: Lawyer

Edmund Bon, representing anti-tobacco groups, urges the High Court to extend the definition of Article 5 of the Federal Constitution to include right to health, under right to life. Hence, the delisting of liquid nicotine, he argues, is unconstitutional.

8 December 2023

Malaysia

Health In Anwar Government’s First Year: Grade D – CodeBlue Review

Health didn't improve in the Anwar govt's first year; it wasn’t even status quo, but worsened due to abhorrent policies, notably liquid nicotine delisting & forced resignations on contract doctors & pharmacists. CodeBlue marks the govt Grade D for health.

6 December 2023

Malaysia

Anti-Smoking Bill ‘Red Herring’ In Nicotine Delisting: Lawyer

Edmund Bon, representing 3 health NGOs in a judicial review against liquid nicotine delisting, tells a court hearing that Dewan Rakyat passage of the anti-smoking bill is a "red herring", saying it’s not certain to pass Senate and it's still not law today.

6 December 2023

Malaysia

Anwar Government’s First Year: Dismal Tobacco, Vape Control

Reviewing one year of the Anwar administration, pharmacists say tobacco and vape control has been "dismal at best" and that Malaysia has been left with a "lose-lose situation" after GEG was dropped. The anti-smoking bill is deemed "not fit for purpose".

1 December 2023

Malaysia

Anti-Smoking Bill Sans GEG ‘Black Mark In Malaysia’s Public Health History’: Expert

Ex-Health deputy DG Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman slams the anti-smoking bill's passage without GEG as a "black mark in the history of public health policy development in Malaysia", saying tobacco & vape companies must be celebrating their successful lobbying.

1 December 2023

Malaysia

Malaysia Missed Opportunity For Smoke-Free Generations, Says Regional Anti-Tobacco Group

After the GEG was scrapped, the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) says Malaysia missed the opportunity for a tobacco-free generation. Its 2023 report found "strong" tobacco industry interference in Malaysia, ranked 17 of 19 Asian countries.

30 November 2023

Malaysia

Tobacco Bill Passed At The Cost Of GEG And Democracy

Despite a fractious debate by 27 MPs, the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat today, after the government arbitrarily dismissed the 736-page report and work of the Health PSSC that had worked on the bill.

30 November 2023

Malaysia

Low Vape Liquid Tax Won’t Curb Vaping: MCTC

MCTC argues that the low nicotine e-liquid tax of 40 sen/ ml, from just 10 manufacturers, won't curb vaping and it's far lower than the excise duty on traditional cigarettes that haven't been raised since 2017, adding that new vape users are mostly teens.

29 November 2023

Malaysia

Tobacco Bill Appears To Prohibit Quit-Smoking Services To Minors

The Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill prohibits the provision of "any services for smoking" to minors aged under 18, without specifically exempting quit-smoking services. NRTs (nicotine patch and gum) are also not specifically exempted.

Tag: liquid nicotine delisting

With Dewan Negara Passage, Malaysia Gets First Tobacco And Vape Control Act

Nicotine Delisting Violates Constitutional Right To Health: Lawyer

Health In Anwar Government’s First Year: Grade D – CodeBlue Review

Anti-Smoking Bill ‘Red Herring’ In Nicotine Delisting: Lawyer

Anwar Government’s First Year: Dismal Tobacco, Vape Control

Anti-Smoking Bill Sans GEG ‘Black Mark In Malaysia’s Public Health History’: Expert

Malaysia Missed Opportunity For Smoke-Free Generations, Says Regional Anti-Tobacco Group

Tobacco Bill Passed At The Cost Of GEG And Democracy

Low Vape Liquid Tax Won’t Curb Vaping: MCTC

Tobacco Bill Appears To Prohibit Quit-Smoking Services To Minors

DPAM Plans Masterclass For Health Professionals To Reduce Dengue Deaths

UiTM Willing To ‘Temporarily’ Open Up Cardiothoracic Surgery Postgrad Programme To Non-Bumi Parallel Pathway Trainees, Graduates: Professor

Hisham Didn’t Have A ‘Split Personality’ As Health DG, MMC President: Lawyers

UiTM ‘Confident’ Of Getting MMC Recognition For Rigorous Malaysia’s First Local Cardiothoracic Surgery Programme

Family Medicine Parallel Pathway Recognised By Ireland, But Not Malaysian Medical Council