MOH concerned over widespread sale of ‘Tiger Pod’
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MoH) continues to work with the Education Ministry, the Ministry of Higher Education, public and private universities and non-governmental organisations in advocacy and prevention activities to ensure that issues related to the dangers of smoking are widely disseminated. Its minister, Dr Zaliha Mustafa, in a statement on Tuesday said […]
Pandemic a good time to quit smoking
By Soon Li Wei This article is in conjunction with World No Tobacco Day which is observed on May 31 every year. KUALA LUMPUR: Gilbert (not his real name) was just 17 when he started smoking. By the time he was in his early 20s, he was smoking five to six packets of cigarettes a […]
Kicking the smoking habit after health scare
BY SAKINI MOHD SAID This article is in conjunction with World No Tobacco Day 2020 on May 31. This year’s theme is ‘Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use’. KUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Khairul Nizam Aharudin had a scare recently when he suffered from a bad cough and even had […]
Some 8-year-olds have resorted to smoking
GEORGE TOWN: It appears to have become the norm for some eight-year-olds in the country to have taken up smoking. According to the Penang Consumer Association (CAP) Education officer NV Subbarrow, this was found out as result of a survey conducted by the CAP on cigarette use among youth. He said the survey also found that […]
Thanks to a decisive quit
As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake. –MARK TWAIN, AMERICAN WRITER, HUMOURIST AND LECTURER Perhaps it was a good thing that I had the willpower to quit smoking decades ago. […]
Smoking, vape ban in eateries from 2020
GEORGE TOWN: The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that smoking and vaping would be strictly prohibited in all eateries across Malaysia from 2020 onwards. Its deputy minister Dr Lee Boon Chye today said that offenders would be slapped with a fine of RM250, but would be reduced to RM150 if the fine was settled in […]
