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The Star
2 days ago
- Health
- The Star
Govt rules out GEG revival, tightens youth smoking controls, Parliament told
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to reinstate the previously halted anti-smoking generational endgame (GEG) policy. The Health Ministry said in a parliamentary written reply that it is instead focusing on strict regulatory measures to curb smoking among youths. The ministry said the sale and use of smoking products among minors are already prohibited under Sections 13 and 17 of the Smoking Products Control for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852). "The Generational Endgame policy is not being implemented for now," it added. The ministry noted that its current strategy involves stringent regulatory measures under the same Act. "These include mandatory product registration, bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products, sales control, and smoking prohibitions in designated non-smoking areas. "Our priority is to protect young people from the dangers of smoking by enforcing these regulations," it said. Datuk Ahmad Saad @ Yahaya (PN-Pokok Sena) had asked about the ministry's consideration for reinstating the GEG policy. The policy, which was halted, aimed to create a smoke-free generation by prohibiting the sale and use of tobacco and smoking products (including e-cigarettes and vapes) to individuals born on or after Jan 1, 2007. This policy was a key component of the Control of Tobacco Products and Smoking Bill 2022. The GEG provisions were later removed before the Bill was passed by the Dewan Rakyat .
New Straits Times
07-08-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Malay reserve land in Peninsular Malaysia reaches nearly 5mil hectares
KUALA LUMPUR: The total area of Malay Reserve Land (MRL) in Peninsular Malaysia stood at 4,956,639.26 hectares as of Dec 31 last year, the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry said. The figure was based on records submitted by the respective state authorities, excluding Penang and Melaka, which do not have a Malay Reserve Enactment, the ministry said. "Monitoring of Malay Reserve Land is discussed at the federal level through the National Land Council (MTN) as part of negotiations between the federal and state governments on land matters. "This includes inconsistencies in the enforcement of enactments across states, disruptions to the land replacement process due to development, and challenges in developing land designated as Malay Reserve," the ministry said in a written parliamentary reply. The ministry was responding to a question from Datuk Ahmad Saad @ Yahaya (PN–Pokok Sena) regarding the latest status of Malay Reserve Land in each state and efforts to preserve its status in line with the Malay Reserve Enactment 142. The ministry also said it had taken the initiative to adopt the Malaysia Geospatial Online Services (MyGOS), an online geospatial data-sharing platform for government agencies. "MyGOS serves as a spatial database to assist state authorities in implementing large-scale developments or planning future development, while also helping them manage Malay Reserve Land more systematically," it said.
