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

Evening Edition · Inside Story · 28 Jan 2022 · 32 mins listen

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.

Image Source: TY Lim, Shutterstock

Produced by:

Jeremy Ng,Natasha Fusil,Celine Low

Presented by:

Sharmilla Ganesan,Lee Chwi Lynn

Categories:

health policy,social issues

Tags:

evening edition,inside story,smoking ban,health

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