Beginning Jan 1, smoking in all restaurants, coffeeshops, hawker centres and open-air eateries will be banned. A check at several restaurants in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya showed that the proprietors had yet to display “no smoking” signs, with ashtrays still aplenty for smoking customers. Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association (Presma) president Ayoob Khan Muhamad Yakub said its members had been told to put up “no smoking” signs in their shops. “Even with ‘no smoking’ signs up, people are ignoring them. There is only so much we can do as restaurant owners,” Ayoob said, adding that he supported the smoking ban but wanted more time for smokers to adapt.

Source: The Star December 16, 2018 22:42 UTC