After some umming and ahhing, the Sarawak government has finally decided to implement the smoking ban at all eateries in the state on March 1. This comes in the wake of the federal government's smoking ban at all restaurants and food outlets, which came into effect in peninsular Malaysia on Jan 1. It was then reported after the Jan 9 meeting that the state Cabinet would decide on the mechanism of enforcing the ban at its Jan 24 meeting. It looks like what will be enforced in Sarawak is pretty similar to the federal ban. The state Cabinet also agreed that the first six months from March 1 will be an "educational enforcement" period, with no compounds to be issued at this time.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 02, 2019 05:26 UTC