Rethinking the smoking war


Time for a review? The Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2023 revealed that 14.6% of adults in Malaysia currently smoke tobacco daily. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

SMOKING kills.

That’s what we’ve heard for most of our lives. We are reminded when we see horrendous images of smoking-related diseases plastered on every cigarette pack sold legally in Malaysia, which was the whole point of mandating such packaging.

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