Interesting. I see you also instituted a streamlined minimum wage (what does that mean?) and some people want to see regulation of social media to ease racial tension. And higher soda taxes?

Mixed reaction to new policiesPETALING JAYA: As Malaysians ring in the new year, 2019 will see a set of at least 15 policies being rolled out.www.thestar.com.my

I remember when New Zealand banned smoking in restaurants, it was so great to be able to eat without that smell of other people's smoke.
It's great for the non smoking staff at restaurants as well!

I've only tried it a couple of times, the last time I tried it was nice for the first few seconds then a taste like rotten onions started to permiate through my mouth😝.
Maybe you need to grow up in a tropical climate to really enjoy it. Most people I know from N.Z don't seem to like it, but people from tropical regins seem to love it.

This looks like an attempt to follow in footsteps of the Philippines. And from what I have read, it's been rather successful.

So eating used to be banned in smoke-free environments?

Sorry! I couldn't resist. :-)