Smoking Statistics In Malaysia 2018
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Smoking statistics in malaysia 2018. The 2018 regulations are merely amending and substituting this wider definition of eating place. A 329 federal government gazette dec. In 2015 the company held a volume share of 62 in overall smoking tobacco. Statistics on tobacco industry in.
In 2015 about 22 8 of malaysian adults aged 15 were smokers. Sincere match tobacco factory sdn bhd is the leading player in both pipe tobacco and ryo tobacco. March 1 2018 basic general huibee. This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted by cint on the brands of cigarettes smoked in malaysia in 2018.
In 2018 philip morris malaysia sdn bhd launched the first range tobacco heating devices in malaysia under its iqos brand along with its heets brand of heated tobacco. The office of chief statistician malaysia department of statistics malaysia 5 december 2016 contact person. In 2019 it was joined by british american tobacco malaysia berhad with its glo brand of tobacco heating devices and neo heated tobacco. Malaysia mulls ban on smoking at open air restaurants from december noor hisham also reminded owners and operators of food premises to display no smoking signs clearly and to remove ashtrays.
Total revenue from sin tax on cigarettes and tobacco products in malaysia 2012. Control of tobacco products regulations 2004 reg. The 2018 regulations build on the present control of tobacco product regulations 2004 p u a 324 2004 2004 regulations. Middle school students who used tobacco products 2018 by.
Of course smoking at the mamak itself would also now fall foul of these new amended regulations. With the increased taxes on tobacco products coming up in november 2018 as well as a ban on smoking at all eateries coming up in 2019 it looks like malaysia is following our neighbours like singapore and thailand suit in tightening our smoking laws and regulations. Smoking status among malaysian adults. It probably was only a matter of time before it happened so with these new rules coming into place and probably stricter.
24 2018 the principal regulations the control of tobacco products regulations 2004 impose a fine of up to 10 000 malaysian ringgit rm about us 2 444 and up to two years of imprisonment on anyone caught smoking in a prohibited area. Infographic on principal causes of death malaysia 2014.