Dewan Rakyat passes anti-smoking Bill
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The long-awaited Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 was passed during its third reading in the Dewan Rakyat.
The Bill sailed through a majority voice vote called by Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul, riding over criticisms from both backbenchers and Opposition MPs during the debate session yesterday with the bulk of the discontent focused on the omission of the Generational End Game (GEG) policy initiated by the previous government.
The passage of the Bill means that Malaysia now has a standalone law to close the loopholes in existing legislation to regulate the use of smoking products.
