Blatant disregard of smoking ban

A yellow semi-circle spot created for smokers at Lebuh Duke, near the Esplanade, but the painted words have faded. – CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

ALTHOUGH smoking has been long banned in the core and buffer zones of the 259ha George Town Unesco World Heritage Site on Penang island, there are still smokers who wilfully flout the ruling.

During a recent StarMetro check at the heritage site’s non-smoking zones, a handful of smokers were seen blatantly ignoring the “no smoking” signs.