Parliament Archives

30 October 2023

Malaysia

PAC: Missing Government Contract Means No Accountability For Defective Ventilators Supplied During Pandemic

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) concludes no one can be held accountable for the supply of defective ventilators during the Covid pandemic, due to the absence of a contract between the Health Ministry, Pharmaniaga Logistics, and suppliers in China.

26 October 2023

Malaysia

Time To ‘Hit Emergency Button’ On Tobacco Bill, Batu Pahat MP Urges

Onn Abu Bakar (PH-Batu Pahat) asks when the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill will be tabled for second reading. “The data MOH presented is shocking. We must press the emergency button and we cannot look back.”

24 October 2023

Malaysia

Will Tobacco Bill Still Make It This Parliament Session? – Kuala Langat MP

Kuala Langat MP Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi says the sudden cancellation of MPs’ briefing on the revised Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill raises doubts over its tabling for second reading in this session.

11 October 2023

Letter

Hartal Doktor Kontrak Strongly Condemns Postponement Of Control Of Smoking Products For Public Health Bill 2023 — Hartal Doktor Kontrak

Hartal Doktor Kontrak is concerned that the postponement of the bill will send a disheartening message about our leaders' commitment to public health.

11 October 2023

Malaysia

MOH Launches Public Poll On GEG After Tobacco Bill Delay

MOH launches a GEG survey on MySejahtera, after the government delayed tabling the tobacco bill for second reading. It's unclear if seeking public feedback only now – after the bill was tabled for first reading in Parliament – will cause further delay.

10 October 2023

Letter

Tobacco Bill Postponement Unacceptable, Betrayal Of Public Trust — MMA

We were hopeful about the government's commitment to the bill, but recent decisions, like removing liquid and gel nicotine from the Poisons Act and the current postponement, have eroded our confidence in their dedication to this legislation.

10 October 2023

Malaysia

‘What Happened?’ Tobacco Bill U-Turn Baffles Health Fraternity

Anti-tobacco, pharmacist, and doctor groups were left bewildered by the government’s abrupt flip-flop in delaying the tabling of the tobacco bill for second reading, asking if there was tobacco & vape industry interference in the government and Parliament.

9 October 2023

Malaysia

MOH Confirms Tobacco Bill Won’t Be Tabled Tomorrow

MOH confirms that the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 won’t be tabled for second reading tomorrow, simply saying the postponement is to make way for other government business in Parliament. No new date for tabling was given.

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.

30 May 2023

Letter

MPs: The Tobacco Bill Must Pass! – Azrul Mohd Khalib

Galen Centre chief executive Azrul Mohd Khalib urges MPs to pass the tobacco bill that is expected to be tabled next week. "Vape remains unregulated, unrestricted, and out of control. It will remain so until this bill is passed by Parliament."

Tag: Parliament

PAC: Missing Government Contract Means No Accountability For Defective Ventilators Supplied During Pandemic

Time To ‘Hit Emergency Button’ On Tobacco Bill, Batu Pahat MP Urges

Will Tobacco Bill Still Make It This Parliament Session? – Kuala Langat MP

Hartal Doktor Kontrak Strongly Condemns Postponement Of Control Of Smoking Products For Public Health Bill 2023 — Hartal Doktor Kontrak

MOH Launches Public Poll On GEG After Tobacco Bill Delay

Tobacco Bill Postponement Unacceptable, Betrayal Of Public Trust — MMA

‘What Happened?’ Tobacco Bill U-Turn Baffles Health Fraternity

MOH Confirms Tobacco Bill Won’t Be Tabled Tomorrow

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

MPs: The Tobacco Bill Must Pass! – Azrul Mohd Khalib

Admin Assistant Allegedly Scams Nearly 190 Housemen Out Of RM47,000 At HTA

SPM BM, History Requirements Worsening Housemen Shortage: Doctor

We Finally Solved Malaysia’s Doctor ‘Oversupply’: 5,000 Posts, 529 Doctors — Clinician

New Alzheimer’s Drug In Malaysia May Slow Disease Progression By Eight Years

‘First-Come, First-Served’, Pharma Company Tells MOH Hospitals As Supply Tightens