Prohibit smoking in the toilets


I WELCOME the Health Ministry’s decision to extend its smoking ban to all covered places at rest-and-relaxation (R&R) areas to be made smoke-free zones before the end of the year.

It is also an appropriate move for the ministry to gazette 23km of covered pathways under Kuala Lumpur City Hall as smoke-free zones.

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