It doesn't seem unreasonable that restaurants should be allowed to set aside a few tables for smokers dining outdoors, at a distance from other diners.Read More
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A government is getting serious about tobacco control when it thinks about extending otherwise nation-wide smoking bans to include parliament's smoking room.Read More
An opinion piece in the Malay Mail has set out a rational argument for allowing smokers to use vaping devices to quit smoking while, at the same time, studying the effects of vaping.Read More
There seems to be a difference of opinion as to whether the prices of cigarettes in Malaysia are going to fall during a period of tax transition.Read More
The Malaysian arm of British American Tobacco has put the launch of reduced risk products on hold while it sees which way the regulatory wind is blowing.Read More
A congress in Malaysia has condemned what is said to be a growing tendency to discriminate against smokers in the workforce.Read More
Given the known challenges of living in cities, especially big cities, perhaps the Partnership For Healthy Cities might more realistically be called the partnership for reduced-harm cities.Read More
Malaysia says that it is losing tax revenue to the illegal trade, but you cannot lose something you never had. In truth, Malaysia is forfeiting revenue by pushing tax rates too high.Read More
This year should be better than last year for Malaysia’s cigarette manufacturers and, therefore, for government revenues. Only the illegal trade is expected to lose.Read More
With its smoking prevalence at 11 percent, Australia is seen as a country whose tobacco-control strategies should be followed by others.Read More
