A TOTAL of 30,311 notices for offences related to smoking in public places were issued from January to June this year, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. 

“Congratulations to the MOH Putrajaya Inspectorate and Legal Unit enforcement personnel. God willing, enforcement will be ramped up from July-December! #GEG #NoSmoking,” he tweeted today. 

The notices were issued under Section 32B of the Control of Tobacco Product Regulations 2004.

In the same post, Khairy also shared enforcement data from 2018 to last year, which saw a total of 57,268 notices for smoking in public places issued in 2018, 50,946 in 2019, 34,338 in 2020, and 15,163 in 2021.

Rakan Strategik Gegar Wanita in a statement today expressed hope that MPs, especially female representatives, would support the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill, which is expected to be tabled during the present Parliament session.

Malaysian Women for Tobacco Control and Health Association (MyWatch) president Roslizawati Md Ali, representing Rakan Strategik Gegar Wanita, also urged other enforcement agencies to assist the Health Ministry in its efforts to curb the trade of illicit cigarettes.

Rakan Strategik Gegar Wanita is a coalition comprising MyWatch, the National Cancer Society Malaysia, the Drug Prevention Association of Malaysia, the Malaysian Council For Child Welfare, the Malaysian Association of Adolescent Health, and Ikram Health Malaysia. – Bernama, July 21, 2022.