Govt tables updated Smoking Control Bill, GEG sections removed

PARLIAMENT | The government has dropped provisions related to the tobacco and vape ban based on age from the revised Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill, which was tabled for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.

The bill, which is the ministry’s third attempt to enact legislation on the anti-smoking and vape control bill, was tabled by Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa...