IN line with the new Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill slated to be tabled in Parliament next month, Universiti Malaya (UM) has become the country’s first public varsity to introduce a “comprehensive” tobacco-free policy on campus.
UM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Hamdi Abd Shukor said smoking on campus has been banned since 2004 but there is now a need for a more comprehensive tobacco control policy which not only bans tobacco, but also the use of all types of smoking products.
