Cigarette Ban For People Born After 2005

Dr Zarihah Mohd Zain, Medical Director, Malaysian Women's Action for Tobacco Control and Health (MyWATCH) | Dr Lee Boon Chye, MP for Gopeng and Former Deputy Minister of Health

28-Jan-22 18:00

Cigarette Ban For People Born After 2005

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The government has announced plans to ban cigarettes and tobacco products to people born after 2005. First, we get into how this will impact us as a society, and whether it'll aid with smoking cessation. Then, we discuss how this will eat into our sin tax.

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Produced by: Jeremy Ng, Natasha Fusil, Celine Low

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories: health policy, social issues

Tags: evening edition, inside story, smoking ban, health,

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