Health Ministry stepping up no-smoking enforcement

FINALLY! They took my complaints seriously! Well of course not solely mine la but seriously, Malaysian law enforcement sucks.

As for them finding ignorant restaurants which doesn't follow this law, just go to the hotels first. Don't need to scan the mamak place etc(if they ever have air-con and no smoking place).

Thank you very much, Mr DAP Segambut. :)

From the Star.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is stepping up enforcement against smokers who light up in non-smoking areas.

Action would also be taken against restaurant owners who allowed smokers to puff away at non-smoking sections, said its minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai.

“Air-conditioned places such as restaurants must have separate smoking areas with their own vacuum system to prevent other parts of the premise being polluted,” Liow told reporters after launching Health Day here on Sunday.

“We will increase the number of raids and checks to ensure rules are abided by,” he added.

The intensified measures to stop the offence were decided after the ministry received various public complaints of smokers who refused to put out their cigarettes despite “No Smoking” signs being displayed.

Liow said the ministry would also try working together with shopowners to bar children below 18 years of age from buying cigarettes.

Those caught smoking at prohibited places and premise owners who neglect the rules face a maximum fine of RM10,000 or two years jail or both.