KUALA LUMPUR: Support for the proposed ban on the display of cigarettes in petrol stations' convenience stores is gaining momentum with some calling for it to be extended to restaurants and retail outlets.
Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) was among the first to react to the call by Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia president Datuk Hashim Othman for the ban at some 3,500 petrol stations nationwide.
MCTC treasury-general Muhammad Shaani Abdullah said the proposed ban should be extended to other premises.
"According to the World Health Organisation, the display of cigarettes is considered a form of promotion or advertisement of the product."
Shaani stressed that under the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, under which Malaysia had committed to implement national tobacco control policies, it was an obligation for the country to comply with the provision of the treaty.
Shaani, who is also the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations deputy president, said one of the reasons why children picked the habit was because cigarettes were being displayed for sale in almost every shop.
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