By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — Malaysia will expand its “pro-health” tax regime, which currently applies only to sugar, to include tobacco, vape or e-cigarettes, and alcohol products to curb non-communicable diseases and promote healthier living.  Speaking in Parliament during...

LONDON, July 3 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50 per cent over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle chronic public health problems.

KUALA SELANGOR, May 13 — State executive councillors will discuss the proposal to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes in Selangor, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.

PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — Non-compliance notifications or warning letters will be issued to any premises found to have failed to comply with the tobacco product display ban at sales counters.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — A total of 190 smoking products and electronic cigarette/vape producers have registered their products with the Health Ministry (MOH), the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 27 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has inspected 45,666 premises nationwide to enforce education regarding the Smoking Products Control Act for Public Health 2023 (Act 852) from October 1 until yesterday.

KUANTAN, Oct 19 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has issued 98,054 notices, amounting to RM24.5 million in fines, over the past nine months for smoking-related offences in prohibited areas.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 4 — Laundromats and office buildings, including government and private premises, will be added to smoke-free areas effective January 1.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 — The Health Ministry (MOH) enforcement will take prudent and reasonable measures in using powers under the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852).

PETALING JAYA, June 21 — Malaysia is working on developing a Lung Health Initiative as part of the National Strategic Plan for Cancer Control Programme 2021-2025, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said.

LONDON, May 24 — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to ban smoking for younger generations will not yet become law, after he called a snap election, leaving no time to push through one of his flagship policies.

PUTRAJAYA, March 29 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today disclosed the value of leakages due to the smuggling activities of a syndicate which involved members of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Cargo in Sepang Cargo amounted to RM2 billion for the past three years.

WELLINGTON, Feb 28 — New Zealand will repeal on February 27 a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said, even while researchers and campaigners warned of the risk that people could die as a result.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Issues surrounding the smuggling of tobacco and alcoholic beer products are among the matters that will be brought up during today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will not compromise with any official who violates the guidelines of Article 5.3 of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and the related policies.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — The Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022 which provides for, among others, the prohibition of smoking, buying or possessing tobacco products or smoking devices by individuals, born in 2007 onwards, was tabled for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.

SERDANG, July 8 — The Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill (RUU) will be brought to the Cabinet meeting next week for approval before being tabled in Parliament, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Cancer is among the leading causes of death in private hospitals, at 34.95 per cent, and the fourth in hospitals under the Health Ministry (MOH), at 11.56 per cent, with tobacco use as one of the main factors causing the disease.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is expected to table the draft of a new act to regulate the use of tobacco and electronic cigarette products in the first session of the Dewan Rakyat sitting next year.

This article is in conjunction with World No Tobacco Day which is observed on May 31 every year.