Snuffing out tobacco products


Tough stand: Khairy (second from right) launching the Gene­rational End Game programme with (from left) Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Koh Kar Chai, Radzi and Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control president Prof Datuk Dr Lekhraj Rampal. — LOW BOON TAT/The Star

KAJANG: Laws to ban the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to Malaysians born after Jan 1, 2005, will be tabled in Parliament in July, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

“At present, there are no specific laws to control cigarettes and related tobacco products such as vape or e-cigarettes.

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