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Foreign Minister Tok Mat asks to be fined for smoking at eatery

Health Minister says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan volunteered after an X user posted photos of him breaking the law

190 smoking product companies registered with MoH following smoking act enforcement

Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad says this also includes 147 vape companies

Enforcement on tobacco, vape control act begins Oct 1: MoH

Act 852, said to protect children from dangers of e-cigarettes and allows authorities to monitor content relating to such products, was gazetted in Feb but yet to be enforced

Over 38,000 school students identified as smokers in 2023: Dzulkefly

This includes both primary, secondary students who all received interventions through quitting programmes

More women are smoking despite overall decline of tobacco use: survey

Report also shows habit more prevalent among rural communities besides highlighting rise of e-cigarette usage

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Dublin-based M’sian child psychiatrist who groomed, sexually abused teen jailed for 8.5 years

Amirul Arif Mohd Yunos pleads guilty to six charges of sexual crimes against minor, banned from practising the field in Ireland from now on

Regulating social media to protect children is a multi-agency effort, groups tell MCMC

Children’s issues cover many facets thus their digital rights and freedom of expression must not be restricted in the process of licensing platforms  

Book vouchers for students: MoE, MoHE unaligned on distribution method?

Fadhlina Sidek, in a ministry statement, says those eligible can claim through its Delima app via Kota Buku Digital feature, but Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir says mechanism will be disclosed later