A yellow semi-circle spot created for smokers at Lebuh Duke, near the Esplanade, but the painted words have faded. – CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
ALTHOUGH smoking has been long banned in the core and buffer zones of the 259ha George Town Unesco World Heritage Site on Penang island, there are still smokers who wilfully flout the ruling.
During a recent StarMetro check at the heritage site’s non-smoking zones, a handful of smokers were seen blatantly ignoring the “no smoking” signs.
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A yellow semi-circle spot created for smokers at Lebuh Duke, near the Esplanade, but the painted words have faded. – CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
(Left) Participants of the World No Tobacco Day celebration at Beach Street. – Filepic
The anti-smoking clinic has produced the highest success rate in Penang in terms of the number of patients who has quitted smoking in the long run.
A no-smoking poster is prominently displayed on a pillar at the New World Park food court in Burmah Road.
Restaurant owner Tang Kok Hwa arranging no-smoking signs at the dining area of the Butterworth eatery.
The Health Ministry has a quit smoking clinic in Hospital Seberang Jaya in Penang to educate and provide guidance to smokers on the effective ways to quit smoking. – ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
The words in the yellow semi-circle says ‘No smoking beyond this line’.
