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Singapore should ban cigarettes for those born after 2010

The elusive goal of a tobacco-free Republic means fresh thinking to stem smoking might be needed

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In Singapore, six people die prematurely each day from smoking-related diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke.

In Singapore, six people die prematurely each day from smoking-related diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke.

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Jeremy Lim and Elliot Eu

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Quitting smoking may be an item in many smokers’ New Year’s resolutions, but it is notoriously difficult to do. Yet, what if we could prevent people from starting the habit to begin with?

Last week, New Zealand passed sweeping anti-smoking laws, including

banning the sale of tobacco

to anyone born in or after 2009. Malaysia introduced

a similar Bill

earlier in 2022 to prevent those born in or after 2007 from ever picking up a cigarette.

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