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KUALA LUMPUR: Members of Parliament and the Senate have been urged to be role models in the government's efforts to eliminate the smoking habit.
Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni (pic) said this was important and in line with their position as members of the highest legislative body in the country.
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He said the matter should be given attention by the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat as some members of the august Houses are heavy smokers.
"Enforcement of the law (Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023) should be taken seriously,” he said in the Dewan Negara on Wednesday (Dec 13).
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He suggested that Dewan Negara president Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar advise smokers among senators and MPs to quit the habit.
He was responding to a supplementary question from Senator Dr Wan Martina Wan Yusoff, who wanted to know measures taken by the government to ensure that enforcement of the law will curb any increase in smoking among the young. – Bernama
