Parliament Select Committee Archives

9 October 2023

Malaysia

Medical Group Demands Zaliha’s Explanation After MPs’ Briefing On Tobacco Bill Postponed

Medical Mythbusters Malaysia wants Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa to explain if the postponement of an MPs' briefing initially scheduled this evening means a further delay of the tabling of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill.

5 October 2023

Malaysia

Government To Table Tobacco Bill Tuesday For Second Reading: Minister

The Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill will be tabled for second reading in Parliament this Tuesday, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. She told reporters earlier that the Health PSSC will also table its report on the bill for debate.

4 October 2023

Malaysia

Revised Tobacco Bill Tabling Scheduled Next Monday In Unusual Process

The government plans to table a revised Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill in Parliament Monday in an unorthodox process. GEG revisions include higher fines for suppliers, lower fines for GEG smokers/ vapers, 2-year educational enforcement.

7 September 2023

Malaysia

Court Denies Anti-Tobacco Bid To Suspend Liquid Nicotine Delisting

The High Court has denied an application by anti-tobacco groups to stay the health minister's order exempting liquid nicotine from the Poisons Act; the judge said applicants needed to show "special circumstances" for a stay. Case hearing is set for Dec 6.

5 September 2023

Malaysia

Minister’s Advisor Promises October Tabling For Tobacco Bill

The Health Minister’s special advisor, Dr Kelvin Yii, says the government is targeting to table the tobacco bill in the upcoming Oct Parliament meeting, and that MOH is awaiting recommendations for amendments to the bill from the Health PSSC.

21 July 2023

Letter

Regulating Vape: What Malaysia Can Learn From Other Countries – Liu Hai Kuok

The energies of governments, the media, and civil society would be better directed at education and providing factual information on the perils of vaping rather than punitive actions like bans which will not work -- even in Malaysia.

26 June 2023

Letter

Vape: Why Is The Government Ignoring Its Own Data And Evidence? – Azrul Mohd Khalib

The Galen Centre questions why the government is ignoring its own data and evidence on e-cigarettes/ vape, noting that no timeline has been set for the tobacco bill's second reading. "It is unrealistic to expect that these industries should self-regulate".

19 June 2023

Opinion

The Tobacco Bill Is Undead

E-cigarettes and vape remain legally accessible to children after the tobacco bill was referred to a PSSC. This op-ed untangles the roles of Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa, her special advisors, and MPs in the zombification of the undead tobacco bill.

16 June 2023

Malaysia

Dr Dzul: Reinstate Liquid Nicotine Under Poisons Act

Health PSSC chair Dzulkefly Ahmad urges Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa to propose to Cabinet to reinstate liquid nicotine into the Poisons List, due to the long lacuna until October when e-cigarettes/ vape are left unregulated, including for minors.

15 June 2023

Malaysia

Opposition MPs Rally To Reinstate Liquid Nicotine On Poisons List

PN lawmakers – Kuala Langat MP Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi and Jerantut MP Khairil Nizam Khirudin – call for the restoration of liquid nicotine into the Poisons List to protect minors from the harmful substance, after the tobacco bill was referred to a PSSC.

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Medical Group Demands Zaliha’s Explanation After MPs’ Briefing On Tobacco Bill Postponed

Government To Table Tobacco Bill Tuesday For Second Reading: Minister

Revised Tobacco Bill Tabling Scheduled Next Monday In Unusual Process

Court Denies Anti-Tobacco Bid To Suspend Liquid Nicotine Delisting

Minister’s Advisor Promises October Tabling For Tobacco Bill

Regulating Vape: What Malaysia Can Learn From Other Countries – Liu Hai Kuok

Vape: Why Is The Government Ignoring Its Own Data And Evidence? – Azrul Mohd Khalib

The Tobacco Bill Is Undead

Dr Dzul: Reinstate Liquid Nicotine Under Poisons Act

Opposition MPs Rally To Reinstate Liquid Nicotine On Poisons List

Hire Foreign Housemen, Medical Officers Now: Galen Centre

Master’s Graduates Run Hospitals On ‘Study Leave’ But Can’t Apply For Subspecialty Training — Physician

Worsening Waiting Times At Government Hospitals’ Medical Outpatient Clinics — Physician

Medical Officer Duties, Service Load Strain FMS Gazettement Training — Government Doctor

Beyond Turf: Safeguarding Malaysia’s Clinical Core Before It Thins — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin