KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 -- A late-night telling-off over a cigarette at a nasi kandar restaurant in Bandar Rimbayu in Telok Panglima Garang, Selangor, turned ugly when tempers flared into a full-blown fight in the early hours of Wednesday.

The flashpoint? A man confronting another diner for smoking - a move that quickly spiralled into a heated row before punches were thrown.

Kuala Langat district police chief Superintendent Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi said officers received a report at around 2.07am from a member of the public.

"Initial investigations found that a misunderstanding broke out after one individual was reprimanded for smoking in the area," he said in a statement today.

"What began as a verbal exchange escalated when both parties...