In pursuit of no-smoking policy


Implementing new laws ban on smoking. Even on building, house, with children also ban for smoking at Petaling Jaya area. -Art Chen/ The Star.3

REFERRING to the letter “Debunking smokers’ views” (The Star, Sept 18), I agree with the writer, Dr Murallitharan who is the director of the National Cancer Society of Malaysia, and support his views on why the Health Ministry should declare open-air eateries as no-smoking zones.

Dr Murrallitharan wrote that the Health Ministry may be worried about the blowback from implementing the move to gazette all eateries as no-smoking areas. I feel sad that the government is not making a stand and taking appropriate action to stop smokers from damaging the health of people exposed to tobacco products through no fault of their own.

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