00:00The Malaysian Ministry of Education always pays serious attention to the issue of e-cigarette smuggling
00:08among students, due to the negative impact on their health and on the development of their education.
00:14The KPMU is committed to handling e-cigarette smuggling through comprehensive approach,
00:20involving strengthening the government, education, prevention and strategic cooperation with various parties.
00:27The effort to strengthen the government to prevent e-cigarette smuggling has begun since 2015.
00:34The KPMU has issued a 17th Announcement Letter in 2015,
00:39which prohibits the use of e-cigarette in schools.
00:43Students who violate this ban will be subjected to disciplinary action,
00:47including school detention for no more than 14 days.
00:52The KPMU always reminds the Ministry of State Education, the Ministry of Regional Education and Schools
00:58to comply with the regulations and regulations in force.
01:02The KPMU also believes that the most effective effort to control e-cigarette smuggling is through education,
01:09prevention such as drug prevention education programs.
01:12This program is carried out through curriculum, co-curriculum and student development activities.
01:18Students are exposed to the dangers of e-cigarette and vaping,
01:21as well as trained to be assistants to help students avoid the negative path.
01:28For your information, in addition to drug prevention education programs,
01:33the KPMU also carries out several other programs,
01:36including anti-drug planning schemes, 5-minute anti-smoking and vaping programs,
01:41anti-drug junior clubs, and anti-smoking health campaign.
01:46All these programs and activities are designed to apply the value of awareness and students' understanding
01:52about the dangers of e-cigarette and vaping, as well as to form a superior self-esteem.
01:57At the same time, students are also trained as assistants to help teachers in conveying information
02:04and to be a guide to their classmates,
02:07so that classmates are not involved in the negative path such as e-cigarette smuggling or vaping.
02:15As a motivation, the involvement of school staff and students as assistants is given recognition and appreciation
02:22in the National Assistants Development Awards.
02:27The KPMU also believes that efforts to address the problem of e-cigarette and vaping in students
02:33will be more effective through strategic cooperation with various parties.
02:38In connection with this, the KPMU has always been in close cooperation with the police in Raja Malaysia
02:44through school-to-school relationships.
02:50The Malaysian Health Agency, the National Anti-Drug Agency, PDRM,
02:54and the Malaysian Association for the Prevention of Drug Abuse
02:56have also become a strategic partner of the KPMU
02:59through the National Aspirational Junior Youth Programme,
03:02which focuses on students who are at risk.
03:04This programme is implemented throughout Malaysia
03:07with the aim of providing awareness and prevention through activities such as lectures, forums, quizzes,
03:13demonstrations on the dangers of e-cigarettes or vaping.
03:17We believe that cooperation between the KPMU, the National Association for the Prevention of Drug Abuse,
03:21and strategic partners can help the KPMU in addressing the current issues.
03:38Whatever efforts have been made, I hope it can reduce the impact of vaping on students.
03:47According to the study conducted by Pak Tani Betul or not,
03:5214.9% of students aged 13 to 17 years are involved in vaping.
04:02So, I would like to know from the Ministry,
04:05is the current number of students involved in vaping,
04:09and also to the Ministry,
04:13where recently,
04:16Magic Mushroom was identified by the ADK as a synthetic weed
04:21that is processed in liquid form
04:24and through e-cigarettes or vaping.
04:28On the other hand, is the KPMU also using agencies such as the ADK
04:39to intensify the use of vaping in schools?
04:44Is vaping also derived from the teachers in the schools who practice vaping?
04:53Honourable Minister.
04:55Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Honourable Minister.
04:58I would like to answer the second part of the question.
05:01It is related to vaping,
05:05which is a type of Magic Mushroom.
05:09For the KPMU, as I stated in our press release in 2015,
05:15it is clear that all types of vaping are prohibited at the same time in the school premises.
05:21That is one of the guidelines and also a policy that has been used up until now.
05:29All types of vaping, regardless of the type, are prohibited at the same time.
05:34That is one.
05:35And the prohibition is not only against the students,
05:37but also to all teachers in the school,
05:43and also at the same time to all those who are in the school,
05:47including campaigners and others.
05:50And I believe that the guidelines and also the press release that is available
05:55is very complete to address the issue that is being faced now.
06:01The first question was about statistics.
06:04I can give a little statistics here.
06:07If we compare the issue of smoking in school or vaping in school,
06:14we have two, according to the SSTM data that was reported.
06:19For smoking, it recorded a decline,
06:24that is in 2024, the number of vaping was reported to be 3,704 people
06:32equal to 0.07% of the total number of vaping.
06:38And for vaping, we do not deny that it indicates an increasing trend,
06:45that is in 2024, the number of vaping was reported to be 19,450 people.
06:54And this makes it 0.38% of the total number of vaping under the SSTM that we have.
07:05And for all the cases that I mentioned here,
07:08it can be seen that the trend for vaping students is related to the decline in smoking,
07:14but for vaping, it is increasing.
07:17For all the cases that have been reported,
07:19the KPMG, through the school and the PPD,
07:22has taken action against the students who have been reported,
07:25by providing guidance to the authorities and also the press release that is available.
07:34And here, I have the opportunity to ask for cooperation from all parties,
07:38including the community and parents,
07:41to help the KPMG to raise awareness
07:46on the dangers of vaping against our children.
07:53Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
07:57Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
07:59My question is related to...
08:03Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
08:05My question is related to e-cigarettes.
08:08We see that the students will take it after school.
08:14If we go to Tinjau, they will gather at the bus stop and smoke e-cigarettes.
08:23So, in this issue, will the Ministry of Education
08:27advise the Ministry of Health
08:30to ban e-cigarettes?
08:34Considering that the Ministry of Health has issued a statement that they will investigate.
08:39How is the cooperation between the Ministry of Education,
08:43the PPD and the Ministry of Health
08:46to solve the problem of students taking e-cigarettes?
08:51Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
08:55Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
08:56Thank you for the additional question from the Honourable Mayor of Melaka
09:00who is very concerned about this issue.
09:03In terms of violence outside the school premises,
09:07this is under the jurisdiction of the PPD
09:13or the Ministry of Health of Malaysia.
09:16What I reported earlier is an action that we can take
09:21when it happens in the school.
09:25But whatever it is, we have discussed within the Ministry of Education of Malaysia
09:31where the Ministry of Education of Malaysia will provide data
09:36about the number of students who are infected
09:43with e-cigarettes or e-cigarettes.
09:48This data will be submitted to the Ministry of Health of Malaysia
09:52so that the Ministry of Health of Malaysia can take it.
09:58Earlier, there was a suggestion to ban e-cigarettes or not
10:03so that the Ministry of Health of Malaysia can make a better decision
10:08depending on the scientific data that we submit to the Ministry of Health of Malaysia.
10:15In any case, the well-being and well-being of our students
10:22is a paramount consideration for the Ministry of Education of Malaysia with permission.
10:26The Ministry of Education of Malaysia is always ready to cooperate
10:29and provide any information that is needed
10:32by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia in the implementation of the law.
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