Malaysia Banning Restaurant Smoking in 2019
Effective Jan. 1, smoking will be illegal inside restaurants, coffee shops and even open-air hawker stall—street food vendors—in Malaysia.
Those caught violating the law will be subject to hefty fines. Smokers caught violating the law can be fined up to RM 10,000, roughly $2,400.
Malaysia already bans smoking in many public places, the new law will apply to both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned restaurants.
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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