High time for ministry to show some backbone on smoking ban

mQuit centres nationwide offering an integrated quit smoking service encompassing both public and private facilities

I REFER to the letter “Bone to pick with Health Ministry on move to make smokers quit” (The Star, Oct 16). The arguments made by the writer are flawed and absurd. Most of them have also been debunked by Dr Murallitharan M. in his letter “Debunking smokers’ views” (The Star, Sept 18). The writer would know this if he is diligent enough to read up.

The writer is observing the smoking ban in places that are already gazetted so what is the fuss over obeying another smoking ban in eateries? Do we, the non-smokers (who, mind you, are the majority), have no right to enjoy our meal peacefully without your smoke? Don’t the articles of the Federal Constitution protect our rights too?