Malaysia foreign minister to be fined for smoking at eatery

By AFP
December 19, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan addresses the “Summit of the Future” in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US. — Reuters/File
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan addresses the “Summit of the Future” in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US. — Reuters/File

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia´s foreign minister will be issued a fine for puffing a cigarette in a non-smoking area, the country´s health minister said on Wednesday.

Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad earlier this week reposted a photo of Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan smoking at a street-side eatery in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan.