Tobacco and Smoking Control Act Archives

9 February 2022

Malaysia

MPs Conflicted Over Generation Smoking Ban

Nurul Izzah Anwar supports the cohort smoking ban, but Ong Kian Ming says the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill should go through the Health PSC first, while Charles Santiago moots a cost-benefit analysis.

4 February 2022

Malaysia

Khairy: Combat Cancer With Generation Smoking Ban, Health Financing Reform

Khairy Jamaluddin hopes that the proposed generation endgame to smoking will reduce the number of new smokers so that MOH can focus on the existing disease burden.

3 February 2022

Malaysia

Khairy: ‘Many Methods’ To Enforce Generation Smoking Ban

While enforcement is a big issue with the prevalence of illicit cigarettes, Khairy says that should not stop Malaysia from pursuing a generational smoking ban.

28 January 2022

Malaysia

MOH: Generation Smoking Ban Also Covers Vape, E-Cigarettes

The proposed ban on the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2005 includes vape or e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, besides cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco.

28 January 2022

Malaysia

Expert Moots MySejahtera QR Code To Buy Cigarettes

Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib says a QR code can be generated on MySejahtera only for users born before 2005 to purchase tobacco products.

27 January 2022

Malaysia

Malaysia To Ban Cigarettes For Anyone Born After 2005

Malaysians aged 17 today will not be able to legally buy tobacco next year when they turn 18, or ever in their lifetime.

17 January 2022

Malaysia

Medical Groups Laud Khairy’s ‘Bold’ Smoking Generational Endgame

57 NGOs want the proposed cohort smoking ban to also cover e-cigarettes and vape, saying there is no scientific evidence for harm reduction from these products.

15 January 2022

Malaysia

Khairy Hints At Smoking Ban For Next Generation

Khairy Jamaluddin says the new Tobacco and Smoking Control Act will not just regulate vape, but also enforce a smoking “generation endgame”.

Tag: Tobacco and Smoking Control Act

MPs Conflicted Over Generation Smoking Ban

Khairy: Combat Cancer With Generation Smoking Ban, Health Financing Reform

Khairy: ‘Many Methods’ To Enforce Generation Smoking Ban

MOH: Generation Smoking Ban Also Covers Vape, E-Cigarettes

Expert Moots MySejahtera QR Code To Buy Cigarettes

Malaysia To Ban Cigarettes For Anyone Born After 2005

Medical Groups Laud Khairy’s ‘Bold’ Smoking Generational Endgame

Khairy Hints At Smoking Ban For Next Generation

HSAJB Probes Doctor’s Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Anaesthesiologist

Malaysian Medical Negligence Damages Still Too Low: Lawyer

Universiti Malaya’s Nirmala Appointed To WHO Science Council

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