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Sports Ministry tightens rules: no funding for events promoting harmful products

Move aims to enforce Safe Sport Code, prohibiting allocations for events associated with tobacco, electronic cigarettes, alcohol

More women are smoking despite overall decline of tobacco use: survey

Report also shows habit more prevalent among rural communities besides highlighting rise of e-cigarette usage

No GEG, but revised tobacco bill moots fine, jail for those selling to minors

The revised Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, without the Generational Endgame (GEG) provision, prohibits the sale of tobacco and smoking products or their substitutes to minors with a fine of not more than RM20,000 for any individual.

No Generational Endgame, tobacco control bill focuses on vape and e-cigarette regulation: Zaliha

The contentious Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 has excluded the Generational Endgame (GEG) provisions but kept controls on vape and e-cigarettes, as well as closing loopholes in the existing legislation on smoking products.

Smoking endgame bill set to include ‘educational enforcement’ when tabled

The Control of Smoking Product for Public Health Bill 2023 which is set to be tabled on Tuesday is expected to include new amendments involving aspects such as compounds and the inclusion of educational enforcement, said Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

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