Can you smoke in Malaysia?

In Malaysia, smoking is prohibited in public places, including airports, hospitals, schools, public transportation, Internet cafes, public elevators and toilets. According to the Malaysian Tobacco Control Law, smoking is prohibited in all government facilities, hospitals, schools, public transportation, Internet cafes, public elevators and toilets. Violators can be fined up to 654.38 million Malaysian ringgit (about RMB 654.38+0.65 million) or sentenced to imprisonment for up to two years.

However, according to Reference 2, the Deputy Minister of Health of Malaysia announced that all restaurants, coffee shops, open-air hawker centers and roadside stalls in Malaysia will be completely banned from 20 19 1. Previously, only government buildings, air-conditioned restaurants, public transport and parks were listed as non-smoking areas, while non-air-conditioned restaurants were not included in the non-smoking areas unless the boss applied for it himself. From 20 19, the Malaysian government decided to expand the scope of smoking ban. If people smoke in the no-smoking area, violators will face a fine of RM 10000 and imprisonment for up to two years, and those who fail to implement the no-smoking policy will be fined RM 2,500.

To sum up, smoking has basically been completely banned in public places in Malaysia, but smoking is legal in some places. It should be reminded that smoking is harmful to health. For the health of you and the people around you, please try to reduce smoking or quit smoking.