Former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said anti-smoking measures will become a global trend and a new societal norm.
“Based on these developments, this will become a global trend and the new societal norm,” Khairy said in his podcast series “Keluar Sekejap” today. In defence of Malaysia’s bill, Khairy said prohibiting smoking was not a form of limiting people’s freedom because the health and scientific community had recognised the individual and societal harm brought by the habit.
“We find out that smoking costs our country RM6 billion a year and this is a huge burden for the taxpayers,” he said.
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