Smoking Ban Malaysia 2019

Smoking will be banned at eateries nationwide starting 1 january 2019 deputy health minister lee boon chye has stated that come 2019 smoking will be illegal in all air conditioned and non air conditioned restaurants coffee shops open air hawker centres and even street stalls.

Smoking ban malaysia 2019. Additionally owners of restaurants who fail do not display a no smoking fine can face fines of up to rm3 000 or a prison sentence of six months. Smoking in all restaurants coffeeshops and hawker centres even open air eateries nationwide is banned in malaysia starting from jan 1 2019. 2 2019 according to the control of tobacco products amendment regulations 2018 which were issued in december 2018 smoking is banned in any eating place which is defined as. The smoking ban at all eateries in malaysia went into full effect on january 1 2019.

Kuala lumpur oct 29 the high court today dismissed a group of seven malaysians who sought a review of the health ministry s ban against smoking in food outlets and near them that was enforced on january 1 nationwide. While there are two sides of the camp the move is generally positively received by the public. Hermyr hermyrahim january 1 2019 the 2015 national health and morbidity survey showed 22 8 per cent of malaysians or five million people aged 15 years old and above are smokers. Smokers in malaysia may now only light up three metres away from the premises and those caught violating the law face fines of 10 000 ringgit us 2 400.

Ban on smoking in malaysian eateries takes effect straits times jan. 17 2019 on january 1 2019 a ban on smoking at all restaurants and other eateries including open air hawker stalls came into effect in malaysia. The regulation will be fully enforced effective 1 july 2019. So what are you going to do.

As of 1 january 2019 it is illegal to smoke in all restaurants and eateries in malaysia. Starting tomorrow the smoking ban in all eateries in the country will come into force. Peninsular malaysia implemented the smoking ban on 1 january 2019 while sabah and sarawak will be imposing the ban on 1 february 2019 and 1 march 2019 respectively. Restaurants must prominently display.