PETALING JAYA: The postponement of a briefing session regarding the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 for MPS has raised doubts, says a medical experts group.
Earlier, the Health Ministry issued a memo notifying that the briefing session with Parliamentarians on the Bill, scheduled for 5pm, has been postponed.It was reported earlier that the Bill was scheduled to be tabled for its second reading in Parliament on Tuesday .She said the Bill was tabled for its first reading on June 12 but was subsequently referred to the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Health for further scrutiny.
In June last year, then health minister Khairy Jamaluddin attempted to address the issue of smoking and vaping among youths by introducing the Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022, or the generational end game Bill.However, there was opposition to the proposed law during the first and second readings of the Bill made on July 27 and Aug 1 last year.