Yesterday (7 Jan), Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said that designated smoking areas can be built outside eateries and in public areas. But is there a need for smoking zones in Malaysia?

<p>Yesterday (7 Jan), Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said that <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/01/07/eateries-may-build-designated-smoking-areas-says-zuraida">designated smoking areas can be built outside eateries and in public areas</a>. But is there a need for <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/01/08/system-a-norm-in-eateries-around-the-world#cxrecs_s">smoking zones</a> in Malaysia?</p>

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