Don't just blow smoke: MPs should set good example by not smoking in Parliament building, says Kota Melaka MP


KUALA LUMPUR: Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong, reprimanded several MPs in the Dewan Rakyat for smoking in the Parliament building, which is a no-smoking zone.

Khoo, in a supplementary question to Deputy Health Minister, Lukanisman Awang Sauni, said that many efforts and campaigns have been conducted by the Health Ministry with regard to the issue, but ironically MPs were still smoking in the Parliament building.

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