In a bid to curb obesity in Malaysia, the government has opted for a sugar tax to be implemented in April this year.
With nearly half of its population obese, Malaysia is known as Asia's fattest country. The Pakatan Harapan administration believes that taxing soft drinks and juices with high sugar content would help ease the problem.
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