As can be seen from section 13 of the Tobacco Products Control Regulations, 2004 under the Food Act, 1983, the legal smoking age at the time of writing this section is still 18 and has been in place since 1994. Water – Water in Kuala Lumpur is said to be safe to drink, but most locals boil water before drinking it. I advise against drinking tap water anywhere in Malaysia. Hotels will provide you with bottled water in your room. If they charge you for it, you expect inflated prices, especially for premium imported water. A 1.5-liter bottle costs RM7 in a hotel minibar, but RM2 at 7-Eleven. Have you ever seen someone in school uniform on a motorcycle and wondered if it`s legal? Well, the legal age to get your hands on a motorcycle license is 16. – Article 39(1) of the 1987 Law on road traffic. «The changes are in line with the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol, agreed by all health ministers at the 63rd World Health Assembly in 2010 to reduce the availability of alcoholic beverages on the market,» he said in a statement on his Facebook page. There will also be other restrictions on compound alcoholic beverages (LCH) – a mix of two or more alcoholic beverages such as whiskey, rum, vodka and brandy. Arak putih, Malay for «white liquor», is a generic term for locally produced distilled liquor (arrak). [10] Although the drink is sometimes incorrectly translated as white wine, it is usually much stronger than wine (up to 60%) and is not made from grapes.
Already in 2017, the Ministry of Health, under BN`s leadership, had planned to raise the legal smoking age to 21. For now, the current government of Pakatan Harapan has introduced new bans on smoking in restaurants, but has not yet pursued plans to raise the legal smoking age. If so, we will update this article accordingly. Alcohol is sold in pubs and supermarkets in all major cities and in food stores. If you`re traveling to a smaller island, your resort may have a limited selection of alcohol, so you may want to bring your own. In Terengganu and Kelantan, alcohol is strictly limited to a handful of Chinese restaurants. Pubs and other nightclubs are expected to officially close nationwide at 1am, but there are places in KL that remain open later. The legal age to buy and consume alcohol is 18, but foreigners are rarely checked. According to a 2016 report by the International Good Templar Organization (IOGT), Malaysia has the third highest alcohol tax in the world at 15%, behind Norway and Singapore, which are expected to continue to rise. [4] The country has the 10th largest population of alcohol consumers in the world, spending RM2 billion per year on alcoholic beverages.
[4] Prior to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Malaysia, along with Vietnam, plans to abolish import duties on beer, whisky and other alcoholic beverages. [5] Embassies and consulates – Most embassies are located in Kuala Lumpur. Contacts with major embassies in Malaysia include: Australian High Commission, 6 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur (tel. 03/2146-5555; www.australia.org.my); British High Commission, 185 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur (Tel. 03/2170-2200; www.ukinmalaysia.fco.gov.uk); High Commission of Canada, 17th Floor, Menara Tan & Tan, 207 Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur (tel. 03/2718-3333; www.canadainternational.gc.ca); High Commission of New Zealand, Level 21, Menara IMC, 8 Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur (tel. 03/2078-2533; www.nzembassy.com/malaysia); and the U.S. Embassy, 376 Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur (tel. 03/2168-5000; www.malaysia.usembassy.gov). The legal age of marriage has been a controversial issue in recent times. For non-Muslims throughout Malaysia, if your parents give you permission, the legal age of marriage is 18 for both men and women. However, the age of women can be lowered to 16 if the Chief Minister grants you a licence.
If your parents do not give permission, you will both have to wait until the age of 21 to marry – section 12 of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976. Alcohol is generally forbidden to Muslim consumers in the country, as Malaysian Sharia prohibits Muslims from drinking alcohol. Alcohol is mostly forbidden to Muslims in the states of Kelantan and Terengganu. The cabinet had already decided to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. However, the current government would still need to win a two-thirds majority in parliament before constitutional amendments could be made for it to come into force. If that happens, we`ll update it here. Since British colonial times, Tiger Beer was the first commercial beer brewed in 1932 by Malayan Breweries Limited, a Singapore-based brewery resulting from the merger between Heineken and Fraser and Neave (F&N). [8] The beginning of alcohol production in Malaysia began in 1968 when two large Guinness breweries and Malayan Breweries merged to form a new company called Guinness Anchor Berhad. In 1970, Carlsberg established its first brewery outside Kuala Lumpur. [6] Both have since become the only legal commercial breweries in Malaysia, accounting for 95% of the total volume of beer and stout in the domestic market. In 2007, two other breweries called Napex and Jaz brewed beer for pubs across the country, but both have since ceased operations. [8] In addition to local productions, many of the country`s alcoholic beverages are also imported from neighboring countries such as Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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