Star: A Vice-Chancellor has made a radical proposal to ban smokers from getting enrolled at public universities as a move to ensure smoke-free campuses.
Universiti Malaysia Sabah vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Mohd Noh Dalimin said the idea might sound harsh but the suggestion was necessary as students so far had no qualms about puffing away, ignoring the Tobacco Products Control Regulation (Amendment) 1997.
Under the law, those who light up in no-smoking zones could be fined up to RM5,000 or jailed a maximum two years.
Kosmo! quoted Prof Mohd Noh as saying that smoking was difficult to curb among university students as they picked up the habit in school.
His proposal was supported by several vice-chancellors, including Prof Datuk Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah of Universiti Teknologi Mara, who agreed that stricter measures were needed when enrolling students.
He said this could be the first step towards ensuring the problem did not get out of control in the universities.
Prof Ibrahim added that university staff also mustn't smoke on campus and students should not hesitate to report those who do so to the management.
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