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Kumpulan pro perokok elektronik tidak faham undang-undang

With #GEG law, no need for harm reduction for those born after 2007 Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaluddin menegaskan di bawah Rang Undang-undang Kawalan Produk Tembakau dan Merokok 2022, larangan dikuatkuasa kepada mereka yang lahir selepas 2007. #malaysiagazette #mgtv

KJ: With GEG law, no need for harm reduction for those born after 2007

PUTRAJAYA: Harm reduction methods such as vaping and ecigarettes will not be necessary for Malaysians born after 2007, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said in the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022, vapes and ecigarettes were allowed to be sold to those born before 2007. However, he said there was no point in allowing […]

Ignore those with vested interests and enact tobacco control law, urges CAP

GEORGE TOWN: The tobacco industry and those with vested interests are mounting a campaign in the media to influence lawmakers to ditch the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) said. CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kader said lawmakers should not give in to the pressure and abdicate their responsibility to the […]

Malaysia belum bersedia

PENYUMBANG punca kematian dan penyakit kronik banyak dikaitkan dengan tabiat merokok. Di Malaysia sahaja, statistik menunjukkan terdapat lebih 4.8 juta perokok dan sudah mencatatkan sehingga 27,200 kes kematian disebabkan rokok dan pendedahan kepadanya. Kerajaan juga sudah memperuntukkan 7.4 bilion untuk rawatan penyakit utama disebabkan rokok termasuklah kanser paru-paru dan jantung koronari menjelang 2025. Pelbagai pihak […]

Rising vape poisoning among young children

A 9-year-old boy, who secretly vaped using a family member’s disposable pod vape for four days in a row, experienced vomiting and dizzy spells before fainting at his home on Aug 21. The boy had started vaping in secret and was soon hooked. In a similar incident last year, another 9-year-old boy was rushed to […]

Kanak-kanak sanggup kongsi duit poket beli vape – CAP

SUBBAROW (gambar) menunjukkan graf peningkatan trend menghisap vape dalam kalangan kanak-kanak di Pejabat CAP, George Town semalam. GEORGE TOWN – Kanak-kanak terutama murid sekolah rendah di negeri ini dikatakan ada yang sanggup berkongsi duit poket dengan rakan semata-mahu mahu melepaskan gian membeli hanya satu produk vape atau e-rokok. Pegawai Pendidikan dan Aktivis Anti Merokok Persatuan […]

More reasons why GEG has to be supported

THE Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges members of the Special Select Committee and parliamentarians to seriously consider whether Malaysia advocates the production of generations of nicotine addicts. They have the responsibility to protect the greater interests of the population by supporting the Generational End Game (GEG) rather than those with vested business interests. According to […]

Malaysia Needs Tobacco-Free Generations – MTS

Normalisation of a non-smoking culture amongst our youth creates a greater and more long-lasting impact of these measures.  Following its second reading in Parliament, the Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022 is due for review by the Special Parliamentary Select Committee at its first meeting on August 19, 2022.  The Malaysian Thoracic Society […]

‘Kerana pod, paru-paru saya bocor’

Puchong: “Apa yang berlaku membuatkan saya serik dan menjadi titik permulaan untuk berhenti menghisap pod (rokok elektronik),” kata Faizin Azmi. Faizin, 24, kini menerima rawatan di sebuah hospital swasta di sini selepas mengalami ‘spontaneous pneumothorax’ atau paru-paru bocor mengejut kesan ketagihannya terhadap pod. Kisah Faizin mendapat perhatian selepas dia berkongsi pengalamannya dimasukkan ke hospital kelmarin […]