The Health Ministry had said on Wednesday that it had plans to ban smoking products for those born after 2005 to control and prevent non-communicable diseases, with hopes that the legislation would be passed this year.
“It can set a slippery slope precedent affecting other sectors as well,” it said in a statement on Friday . It claimed the introduction of high excise duties for cigarettes had backfired as it encouraged the sale of illegal cigarettes. MICCI urged the government to consider introducing harm-reduction policies, which encouraged smokers to switch to less harmful products such as no-burn and vape.
What’s nonsense is this ? Always using ‘black market’ as reasoning. We have Royal Malaysian Customs to handle this issue. Whats the worry?
For those who didn't have enough knowledge, there was no black market for cigarettes when the price was RM3 & RM5 per packs btw. At that time, only hv rokok daun as an alternative.
Asyik guna alasan ni je 😒
Nonesense. Just ban it
Ban or no ban, black market will always b around. What's left 2 do is 2 address how 2 educate fm d baby stage 2 youth, 2 stay away fm smoking or vaping.
Wait. Today no blackmarket ah?