介绍： At this open-air food court, Eiswary Thirumalai enjoys time with her family.

She says now that the new smoking ban is being enforced.

The atmosphere is much better than before.

"Actually its really discomfort for us,

because while we are eating, will be like, smell smoke things right.

Its not healthy for...

介绍： At this open-air food court, Eiswary Thirumalai enjoys time with her family.

She says now that the new smoking ban is being enforced.

The atmosphere is much better than before.

"Actually its really discomfort for us,

because while we are eating, will be like, smell smoke things right.

Its not healthy for us while we are eating."

A year ago, a new law was implemented that prohibits smoking in all eateries nationwide.

At the time, smoking was already banned in air-conditioned restaurants.

But the new law also bans smoking within three metres of any table or chair at all indoor and outdoor eateries.

After one year phase-in period, authorities are no longer just warning violators.

Since January, they’ve issued more than 5,000 tickets with fines ranging from the equivalent of 35 to 85 dollars.

"The national cancer society of Malaysia fully supports the law as well as the enforcement of it.

20,000 people died of smoking-related illnesses each year in Malaysia.

Smoking as well as passive smoking, which is second hand smoke

causes 15 kinds of cancer heart diseases and it worsens diabetes as well as mental illnesses."

在这个露天美食广场，艾萨瓦里·特鲁马莱和家人一起尽享时光。

她说，现在正在实施新的禁烟令。

空气比以前好多了。

“实际上烟味对我们来说真的很不舒服，

因为我们在吃东西的时候，会闻到烟味。

我们吃东西的时候不健康。”

一年前，全国实施了一项新法律，禁止在全国所有餐馆吸烟。

当时，空调餐厅已经禁止吸烟。

但是新的法律也禁止在室内和室外餐馆的任何桌子或椅子三米内吸烟。

在一年的分阶段实施后，当局不再只是警告违规者。

自1月份以来，他们已经开出了5000多张罚单，罚款金额从35美元到85美元不等。

“马来西亚国家癌症协会全力支持这项法律以及它的执行。

在马来西亚，每年有2万人死于与吸烟有关的疾病。