Pharmacists urge Putrajaya to reconsider generational smoking ban after revelation that MPs targeted by tobacco lobbyists

March 15, 2024 by Gias ul Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) today urged the federal government to revisit discussions on the smoking and vaping generational end-game (GEG) provision which was recently discarded. Following the revelation that MPs had met vaping lobbyists in the Parliament, its president Prof Amrahi Buang, said the government should consider the long-term … Read more

Pharmacists urge new health minister Dzulkefly to relist vape liquid as poisons, revive GEG

December 12, 2023 by Gias ul Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Second-time health minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad should restore vape liquid — containing the addictive substance nicotine — to the Poisons List, and should also proceed with the Generational End Game (GEG) (which seeks to ban smoking for those born after a certain year), the Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) said … Read more

MCMC inks digital innovation MoUs with Felda, doctors, pharmacists’ groups

November 29, 2023 by Gias ul Hassan

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 29 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today exchanged memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Federal Land Development Board (Felda), Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) to encourage digitisation and the growth of the virtual economy. Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil and MCMC chairman Tan Sri Mohamad … Read more

June 12, 2024