PUTRAJAYA, April 24 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is intensifying enforcement and regulation of electronic cigarettes and vape products through the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — State governments have the authority to ban the sale of vape or e-cigarettes, through local councils, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

SHAH ALAM, April 18 — The state government is prepared to study the need to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes or vape in Selangor, following a suggestion made by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay yesterday.

ALOR SETAR, April 17 — State governments can take action by banning the sale of electronic cigarettes or vape, which are now increasingly linked to the abuse of new synthetic drugs, said the Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The police have dismantled a syndicate processing drug-laced vape cartridges, which used homestays as storage facilities, following raids around the Klang Valley on Wednesday (February 26) that led to the seizure of drugs worth RM11.53 million.

BANGKOK, Feb 24 — Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered a comprehensive crackdown on e-cigarettes, warning that any officials found complicit will face serious consequences.

SYDNEY, July 1 — New vaping regulations in Australia came into force today, moving e-cigarettes behind pharmacy counters in a bid to curb youth vaping, although opponents forced the government to walk back a stricter prohibition.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called on the government to expedite the gazettement of regulations for e-cigarettes and vape products.

PORT DICKSON, June 8 — The use of electronic cigarettes will be strictly regulated under the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024, to be enforced this month.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Health Ministry (KKM) has discovered an increasing trend in vaping or using electronic cigarettes, including among women, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

JAKARTA, Dec 30 — Indonesia will impose a new tax on e-cigarettes on Monday (January 1) onwards, adding to an excise tax to help curb vaping, the Finance Ministry said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — E-cigarettes or vape products can no longer be advertised, promoted, or involved in sponsorship once the Control of Smoking Products For Public Health Bill 2023 comes into force.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The move to impose an excise tax on the sale of vape liquids or gels is one of the moderate approaches taken by the government to regulate smoking products containing nicotine and stop the smoking habit among people in this country, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is expected to table the draft of a new act to regulate the use of tobacco and electronic cigarette products in the first session of the Dewan Rakyat sitting next year.