smoking ban Archives

5 October 2023

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.

1 August 2023

Malaysia

WHO Report Wrongly Claims Malaysia Has No Smoking Bans

WHO's 2023 report on the global tobacco epidemic wrongly claims Malaysia doesn't have or barely has smoking bans in public places. Malaysia is marked as having "zero" indoor places with a complete smoking ban. Malaysia has had smoke-free places since 2004.

3 May 2023

Letter

Tobacco/ Vape GEG Slippery Slope Towards Other Bans – Dennis Quah

We have a chance to get ahead of current innovations in tobacco products with this new Bill, but do not squander the chance just because the government needs to quickly collect taxes.

29 March 2023

Malaysia

Galen: Deregulating Liquid Nicotine Not The Solution To GEG Controversy

The Galen Centre says the proposed exemption of liquid nicotine from the Poisons Act is against public health and it isn't the solution to the GEG controversy. This will remove any possibility to regulate the nicotine content of vape that's up to 5% here.

8 December 2022

Malaysia

Zaliha To Review Tobacco GEG Implementation Before Deciding On Bill

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa says decision-making cannot be “drastic”, but must be “incremental”.

20 September 2022

Malaysia

CAP: Anyone Can Sue Over Tobacco Control Act After Enactment

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.

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

Malaysia

Doctors’ Group Wants Harm Reduction Considered Before ‘Rushing’ GEG Bill

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.

15 August 2022

Malaysia

Tobacco Bill Clause Risks Repeating Harmful War On Drugs: Galen

The Galen Centre wants removal of Clause 17 from the tobacco control bill to avoid criminalising smoking/ vaping, possession, and use of tobacco and vape products by the GEG born from 2007.

11 August 2022

Malaysia

How Legislation Paves The Way To A Smoke-Free Culture

Anti-tobacco advocates say the law is the first step to forming a smoke-free culture, like in developed countries, citing ongoing Malaysian anti-tobacco educational programmes in school and homes.

Tag: smoking ban

Government To Table Tobacco Bill Tuesday For Second Reading: Minister

WHO Report Wrongly Claims Malaysia Has No Smoking Bans

Tobacco/ Vape GEG Slippery Slope Towards Other Bans – Dennis Quah

Galen: Deregulating Liquid Nicotine Not The Solution To GEG Controversy

Zaliha To Review Tobacco GEG Implementation Before Deciding On Bill

CAP: Anyone Can Sue Over Tobacco Control Act After Enactment

Ex-Chief Justice Zaki: Tobacco GEG Likely Unconstitutional, Discriminatory, And Endangers Civil Liberties

Doctors’ Group Wants Harm Reduction Considered Before ‘Rushing’ GEG Bill

Tobacco Bill Clause Risks Repeating Harmful War On Drugs: Galen

How Legislation Paves The Way To A Smoke-Free Culture

MOH Orders Over 1,000 Contract Doctors To Resign Before Accepting Permanent Posts

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

Government Backs Proposed Legal Reforms To Protect People Living With HIV From Workplace Discrimination

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

Rat Bites Patient In Ipoh General Hospital Ward