Tourists and locals fined for smoking in designated smoke-free zones

MALACCA: A total of 199 smokers including five foreign tourists have been fined for lighting up in designated smoke-free areas across the state between January and August this year.

According to figures released by the state Health Department, the vast majority of fines were issued to those smoking while on public transport within the core Unesco buffer zone followed by Taman Melaka Raya.