Fine reduction from RM5,000 to RM500 among changes in GEG Bill, says KJ


KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has agreed to make several changes to the Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022 ahead of its second reading in Parliament.

Khairy tweeted this after meeting the Parliamentary Select Committee on Women, Children and Social Development and Kuching MP Kelvin Yii, who chairs the select committee on Health, Science and Innovation.

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