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                                <title><![CDATA[ Smoking endgame bill not to 'criminalise children', says Khairy ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The health minister says compounds for minors who smoke are provided for in the existing regulations, and that it cannot be registered as a criminal offence. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Nov 23 verdict on appeal against smoking ban ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Letters' make way into news portals as tobacco lobby steps up war against Khairy's 'endgame' bill ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This comes as medical experts criticise some MPs for refusing to support the health ministry's 'tobacco generational endgame'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Health expert slams big tobacco lobbyists at Parliament ahead of anti-smoking bill ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Dr Helmy Haja Mydin warns MPs not to be swayed in the fight to ensure zero smoking for Malaysia's future generation. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Booming illicit trade casts pall on hopes to ban smoking, even with tougher laws ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While the highest percentage of smokers in the country is from the low-income bracket, questions remain as to how the government will implement and enforce the ban in rural areas beyond the cities. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Let Malaysia be on the right side of history in tobacco ban ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Azrul Mohd Khalib ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 05:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill, if implemented properly and effectively, will help save the lives of thousands of Malaysians each year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Bill to ban smoking to be brought to Cabinet next week ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin this is the first step to convincing the Cabinet and winning its support to enable him to table the bill in Parliament. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Don’t let generational endgame end with execution flop ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2022/05/10/dont-let-generational-endgame-end-with-execution-flop</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sim Tian Hong ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 03:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ There are steps that need to be taken to complement the ban, as the main goal is still to reduce smoking rates and protect the future generations. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Bill on smoking ban for teens to be tabled in July ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2022/04/25/bill-on-smoking-ban-for-teens-to-be-tabled-in-july</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bernama ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 06:17:17 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Several rounds of engagement including with the cigarette industry have been held to gather feedback from all quarters before the bill is finalised. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Is Malaysia becoming a ‘nanny state’? ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2022/02/24/is-malaysia-becoming-a-nanny-state</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sim Tian Hong ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:10:05 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ At what stage should the state intervene when it comes to the health of individuals? ]]></description>
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