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Health Ministry makes third attempt to legislate anti-smoking bill

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is tabling the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 for its first reading, for the third time in Dewan Rakyat today.

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the second reading for the new bill - under the same name - would be scheduled for tomorrow (Nov 29).

Earlier, she announced that the ministry was retracting the second reading of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, which was listed as item number four in the orders of the day and motions.

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