No kidding, cigarettes no longer on display from April 1

PETALING JAYA: From April 1, tobacco products can no longer be put on open display at shops in several states. Instead, they must be kept hidden from view in closed cabinets. The move is in line with the Smoking Products Control Act for Public Health 2024 (Act 852), which prohibits point-of-sale display of smoking products at eateries...

Sabah Customs seize smuggled alcohol, ciggies worth over RM5mil

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Customs personnel seized contraband alcohol and cigarettes worth more than RM5.4mil in several operations here this month. The untaxed items were seized after surveillance by the Import Export Unit Sepanggar Port branch as well as the Kota Kinabalu enforcement unit between March 6 and 18. Sabah Customs assistant director-general Mohd Nasir Deraman said in...

Cabinet collectively responsible for GEG Bill decision, says Azalina

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet is collectively responsible for the decision to postpone the tabling the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 in Parliament to be passed, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. "All Ministers have the prerogative as members of the cabinet to present their views on any matter including the paper on...