Youth back tobacco taxes with surprising force — seeing them not as a cost‑of‑living burden, but as a public health investment that protects their generation’s future
Despite ongoing efforts against smoking, it remains a leading cause of preventable death and costs the nation RM18.4 bil annually – though cigarettes have become more affordable
Initially given two seats, last-minute negotiations within Barisan Nasional now lands MCA with the staunchly DAP seats of Kota Laksamana and Bandar Hilir
Besides notable incumbents defending their seats such as Melaka CM Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh and Melaka Pakatan chief Adly Zahari, the Prime Minister’s political secretary Datuk Azman Abidin will contest his maiden election in Paya Rumput
