KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The Health Ministry reportedly said today its screening of 1.3 million secondary school students found that more than 43,000 school students were smoking cigarettes.
“Through screening conducted against underage smokers, especially in primary and secondary schools, we identified more than 43,00 students smoking. That is what we are really worried about,” she told“Recently we were surprised by the sale of vape outside the school, this group is easily attracted to vape because of its colour, shape and smell which makes the children want to try it. So, this proves that the effort to stop this matter also needs to cross ministries.
In the report, she said among the new changes in the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill presented by the previous government is the ban on the sale and use of smoking products for individuals born on or after January 1, 2007. This change deviates from the previously agreed date of January 1, 2005. “The ban on the possession of any form of smoking product for the generational endgame is dropped in this new bill, instead it is only related to sale, purchase and use only.
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