The tobacco epidemic is one of the world's most serious public health threats, killing more than 8 million people each year. More than 7 million of those deaths are directly related to tobacco use, while approximately 1.2 million are related to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) was adopted by the WHO to control tobacco consumption and provide protection to society from being exposed to tobacco smoke or better known as second-hand smoke (SHS). A smoking ban in public places has been widely implemented across the globe. However, the implementation of the smoke-free law has been challenging for many countries as it is said to impeach constitutional rights areas. In Malaysia, the enforcement of the smoke-free legislation in January 2019 has sparked outrage among smokers as they alleged the smoke-free law is unconstitutional and against human rights. This article also finds that Malaysia needs to be proactive in implementing effective measures to secure public health because tobacco control is a major issue that requires stronger state action which if it fails, the government can be accountable for not protecting individuals' right to health comprehensively.

The Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) which has globally impacted the social ecosystem is a combination of public health and environmental crises. Amidst the challenges faced in dealing with the consequences of the crises, the pandemic has unintendedly revealed the significance of the current environmental law system to protect human health from pollution. The pandemic has also heightened the realisation that environmental threats are driven by human activities. Consequently, COVID-19 has underscored the need of securing safe and clean surroundings and has emphasised the importance of having measures to protect human health. For Malaysia, strategies aiming at environmental protection could be found within the provisions of the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (EQA). Using the library-based research methodology on primary and secondary sources of law, this paper seeks to examine the scope of the EQA on public health protection and pollution control. Against the backdrop of sustainability, the research concludes that the interlinkages of environmental conservation and public health protection mean that the EQA is the most relevant law to attain these two interrelated objectives. It is submitted that COVID-19 has re-emphasised the importance of environmental law within the realm of health protection, which is in turn essential for the sustainable development agenda.

Elder financial abuse was claimed to be under-reported. In the literatures, there are many discussions on the elder financial abuse but there was scarcity in the discussion of elder financial abuse in legal context. This paper aims to identify the legal protection related to elder financial abuse in Malaysia. The method used in this paper is the doctrinal method and qualitative study approach based on content analysis, where the Domestic Violence Act 1994 (DVA), the Malaysian Penal Code (PC), the Contracts Act 1950 (CA) and case laws will be analysed. The results show the legal protection on the issue of elder financial abuse and the remedies available for the elderly in Malaysia. Elder financial abuse can happen in domestic violence, contract and criminal cases. The perpetrator involved could be strangers or someone with trust. The remedies available are also differ depending on the cases.