Smoking in Malaysia was first dealt with in legislation requiring a general warning message on all Malaysian cigarette packaging in 1976.
[2] Smoking is technically banned in hospitals/clinics, airports, public lifts and toilets, air-conditioned restaurants, public transport, government premises, educational institutions, petrol stations, Internet cafes, shopping complexes and private office spaces with central air-conditioning; however, enforcement is an issue and is often very lax, many simply ignore the rule.
[3][4] Starting 1 June 2010, it is an offence to smoke at private office spaces with central air-conditioning.
[8] Malaysia was reported to have one of the highest prevalence e-cigarettes users at 14% by the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC Project) in comparison to other countries including Australia, United States, Canada and China.
[9] Malaysia has now set the minimum price for legitimate cigarettes, which as of 2016, is MYR 17 and must have at least 20 sticks.