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Indoor smoking ban in Malaysia is not strictly enforced, and there are still a bunch of people who smoke illegally

A new survey conducted by the Kuching Cancer Advocacy & Awareness Association shows that nationwide indoor smoking ban enforcement remains a major challenge since the policy was implemented five years ago. According to a press release issued, the online survey, which aims to assess the impact of the smoking ban, provides "mixed" data. Survey data is mixed "Although the vast majority of respondents (97.5%) are aware of the ban, many still regularly violate it. Despite the high level of awareness, 48.1% of respondents regularly observe violations of the ban, indicating that the problem persists. It highlighted that respondents chose poor law enforcement (32.9 percent) and habitual smoking (36.... [Read more]

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