Designated smoking areas idea good progression from current 3m rule, says National Cancer Society
PETALING JAYA: The National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) has lauded a proposal by the Health Ministry to implement designated smoking areas near certain eateries calling it a good progression in creating more smoke-free areas in public areas. NCSM managing director Associate Professor Dr M. Murallitharan said on Monday (Feb 19) that certain quarters have misunderstood […]
Suggestion for designated smoking areas not finalised yet, says Health Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: The suggestion to provide designated smoking areas – particularly for eateries in tight spaces – has yet to be finalised, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said the Health Ministry remains open to receiving views and suggestions from the public, including input gathered through the recent engagement session with premises […]
Smoking area must be outside area gazetted as non-smoking place: CAP
GEORGE TOWN: The Health Ministry’s proposal to provide designated smoking areas outside dining premises, especially for those located in tight places, is not a backward step, says the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP). The move, according to CAP anti-smoking activist and education officer N.V. Subbarow is to protect non-smokers, who are the majority in Malaysia, […]
Health experts decry govt’s ‘U-turn’, food outlet operators have mixed reactions
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry’s move to consider designated smoking areas at eateries could send the wrong message to the public, say health experts. They believe that the government should instead be going all out to stamp out the smoking habit. Former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said the government entertaining the idea […]
KKM pertimbang sedia kawasan khas merokok bagi premis makanan di kawasan sempit
Kuala Lumpur: Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) akan mempertimbang langkah menyediakan kawasan khas merokok khususnya bagi premis makanan di kawasan sempit. Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad berkata, premis di kawasan sempit agak sukar bagi mematuhi jarak tiga meter untuk merokok yang dikuatkuasakan ketika ini. “Kementerian Kesihatan mengambil pertimbangan hal ini, kita sedia maklum kalau tiga […]
Perokok masih punyai 1001 lagi kawasan tidak dilarang merokok – IKRAM Health
Penyediaan kawasan merokok atau Designated Outdoor Smoking Area (DOSA) akan membebankan kewangan negara kerana kerajaan melalui Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan (PBT) terpaksa menampung kos pembinaan dan penyelenggaraannya. KUALA LUMPUR — Penyediaan kawasan merokok atau Designated Outdoor Smoking Area (DOSA) akan membebankan kewangan negara kerana kerajaan melalui Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan (PBT) terpaksa menampung kos pembinaan dan penyelenggaraannya. […]
DOSA hanya bebankan kewangan kerajaan
KUALA LUMPUR: Persatuan Kesihatan IKRAM Malaysia (IKRAM) menyifatkan cadangan untuk menyediakan kawasan khas merokok atau Designated Outdoor Smoking Area (DOSA) di kawasan sesak termasuk berhampiran premis makanan hanya akan membebankan kewangan negara selain boleh menggagalkan usaha untuk denormalisasi amalan merokok dalam kalangan masyarakat. “Untuk rekod, KKM telah mewartakan larangan merokok di premis makanan bermula 1 […]
Sanctions and Illicit Trade: British American Tobacco’s Activities in Iran (2000–2014)
Authors: Abstract Previous research has documented how British American Tobacco (BAT) and other transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) smuggled their own products into Iran in the 1990s in order to circumvent sanctions and other trade restrictions. In the early 2000s, BAT, along with other TTCs, signed legal agreements with Iranian authorities to sell its products legally […]
KPM, KKM kerjasama tangani ‘energy stick’ dalam kalangan pelajar
SEREMBAN – Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM) akan bekerjasama dengan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) untuk memastikan isu penggunaan produk penyedut hidung atau ‘energy stick’ dalam kalangan pelajar dapat dikawal. Menteri Pendidikan, Fadhlina Sidek berkata, ibu bapa dan pihak sekolah juga diharap mengambil perhatian berkenaan isu itu bagi memastikan anak-anak tidak terjebak dalam pengambilan bahan tersebut. “Kita […]
Global tobacco control conference opens in Panama
Delegates from around the world gathered in Panama City today to open the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the WHO FCTC. The Convention’s 183 Parties, representing more than 90% of the world’s population, work together to enhance and advance tobacco control. In the first 20 years of […]
