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Restaurants reminded to display no smoking signs by January

Restaurants reminded to display no smoking signs by January

Deputy health minister says outlets that fail to do so will face summonses.

Uncle Kentang defends smokers' rights amid fears of dwindling eatery sales

Uncle Kentang defends smokers' rights amid fears of dwindling eatery sales

SEMENYIH POLLS | Independent candidate claims coffeeshops are 'half dead' because of smoking ban.

Ciggies, shisha, vaping all haram but who cares?

Ciggies, shisha, vaping all haram but who cares?

COMMENT | How come no earthquakes, tsunamis or other natural disasters have ever been blamed on smokers?
Dzulkefly: Public comes first, so smoking ban to stay

Dzulkefly: Public comes first, so smoking ban to stay

Health Ministry also willing to consider ketum for medical purposes, he states, but only after more study.

MOH: M'sia to spend RM7.4b treating smoking-related illnesses by 2025

MOH: M'sia to spend RM7.4b treating smoking-related illnesses by 2025

PARLIAMENT | This is if smoking rates in the country are not reduced, says minister Dzulkefly Ahmad.

Who will shoulder burden of enforcing new smoking bans?

Who will shoulder burden of enforcing new smoking bans?

COMMENT | Govt’s decision to make all eateries smoke-free zones next year may unjustly affect premise owners.

MP fined as anti-smoking enforcers clamp down on Parliament

MP fined as anti-smoking enforcers clamp down on Parliament

Unidentified MP is one of eight people fined after over 20 enforcers were deployed to Parliament. 

How about exorbitantly increasing the price of ciggies?

How about exorbitantly increasing the price of ciggies?

LETTER | Smokers must not let innocent lives be affected by their “dirty habit”.

Air China flight's sudden descent linked to co-pilot smoking

Air China flight's sudden descent linked to co-pilot smoking

State media says the co-pilot wrongly shuts off passengers' air conditioning, resulting in a drop in oxygen.

Smoking is bad whether it’s done by men or women

Smoking is bad whether it’s done by men or women

COMMENT | All smokers, regardless of gender, should be seen as ‘ tidak manis ’.

Women and smoking in the digital era

Women and smoking in the digital era

Why does stigma towards women smokers, particularly in the Malay community, persist?

Trade associations' call for ‘kiddie’ cigarette packs gains support

Trade associations' call for ‘kiddie’ cigarette packs gains support

10-stick cigarette packs will curb illegal trade, national trade associations say. 

Kiddie packs: Is Gov’t caving in to the tobacco lobby?

Kiddie packs: Is Gov’t caving in to the tobacco lobby?

MP SPEAKS | So, where stands the move to reduce smoking, when it considers allowing the sale of 10-stick packs?

My experience as a heavy smoker

My experience as a heavy smoker

On Feb 21, the Health Ministry’s Institute for Public Health posted “Tobacco and E-cigarette Survey among Malaysian Adolescents” (Tecma) on its website.