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Effective July 4, manufacturers and importers of non-medical face masks must apply for MS SIRIM certification and labelling from SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd.

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Compound notices were issued under the Control of Tobacco Products Regulations (PPKHT) 2004 during an integrated operation to enforce the smoking ban conducted at 13 premises in the capital, last night. - BERNAMA

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin during his speech at the launch of health community agent MyCHAMPION, today. - BERNAMA

Tobacco manufacturers say black market currently commands close to 60 percent of the total market in Malaysia and over the last five years, Putrajaya has lost to the tune of RM25 billion in tax leakages to the tobacco black market.

Health ministry's technical advisor Dr Helmy Haja Mydin says the bill is at its final stages of approval by minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Former magistrate Mohamad Amin Shahul Hamid, 41, was sentenced to a total of 58 years in prison and a fine of RM1.05 million by the Kuantan Sessions Court after he was found guilty of six counts of soliciting and accepting bribes from a trader. - BERNAMA

Northeast District Police chief ACP Soffian Santong (middle) with his officers showing various contraband cigarettes seized. - BERNAMA

Cigarette smuggling in the country dropped by six per cent last year following the imposition of excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco products beginning January 2021, said Customs director-general Abdul Latif Abdul Kadir. - Bernama Photo

A man places photos at the base of a statue of former Australian cricket great Shane Warne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), in Melbourne on March 5, 2022. - AFP