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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.

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".

4 December 2023

Letter

Anti-Smoking Bill: A Holistic Approach To Prioritising Public Health — Academy Of Medicine Of Malaysia

The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia says the anti-smoking bill's prohibition on the advertising of tobacco/ vape products as a "quit-smoking product" will prevent vape companies from promoting e-cigarettes as a method to help smokers switch.

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.

30 November 2023

Letter

Dewan Rakyat Passage Of Anti-Smoking Bill Leaves Bitter Taste — Azrul Mohd Khalib

The passage of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will bring laws and regulations up to speed, as they are fast falling behind the challenges posed by evolving technologies and innovation, says Galen Centre CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib.

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.

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

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

Anti-Smoking Bill: A Holistic Approach To Prioritising Public Health — Academy Of Medicine Of Malaysia

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

Dewan Rakyat Passage Of Anti-Smoking Bill Leaves Bitter Taste — Azrul Mohd Khalib

Tobacco Bill Passed At The Cost Of GEG And Democracy

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