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Construction of two new hospitals will help ease congestion in HSA and HSI said Khairy Jamaluddin - BERNAMA Photo

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Khairy said while certain countries reported a large Omicron BA.5 wave, Malaysia is facing a small but prolonged wave. - Bernama Photo

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There was a high probability of the country continues to see an increase in the number of new smokers every year if the Bill failed to get the nod from Parliament. - Bernama Photo

DAP's Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii says the power in the Bill includes entering any premises, seizing conveyance as well as searching and seizing without a warrant, including body search by officers of the same gender.

The Parliamentary Select Committee comprising 13 government and opposition MPs will be chaired by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. - Bernama pic

The Bill seeks to prohibit those born on and after Jan 1, 2007, from purchasing or possessing cigarettes or vape products. Illustration photo. Source: 123RF

Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this followed a meeting between the ministry and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Women, Children and Social Development today.

Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says opposition MPs have raised concerns on rights under the constitutional and on enforcement