S’pore vaping ban shows limitations
LETTERS: MALAYSIANS know Singapore as a no-nonsense island state with strict controls on everything, from chewing gum to drugs. So it came as a surprise that the republic is unable to contain a modern-day scourge: electronic cigarettes. Singapore’s Straits Times reported on April 3 that despite strict laws banning vaping since 2018, illicit devices still found […]
PMI tactics in promoting ‘Harm Reduction’ in UAE
Experts discussed ways in which individuals can practice harm reduction to improve quality of life The ‘Harm Reduction: Time to meet in the Middle’ event was held on Tuesday, hosted by CNBC in partnership with Philip Morris Management Services Middle East and Tristar Group. Social responsibility was at the centre of discussions during the first […]
Rakyat Malaysia diingat cakna perubahan undang-undang Singapura
SINGAPURA – Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia ke Singapura, Datuk Dr Azfar Mohamad Mustafar mengingatkan rakyat Malaysia termasuk golongan yang bekerja di sini supaya sentiasa cakna dengan perkembangan undang-undang negara berkenaan. Katanya, ini penting bagi mengelakkan kesulitan kepada diri sendiri dan keluarga jika mereka ditahan dan disiasat oleh pihak berkuasa di negara ini. “Saya harap semua sentiasa […]
Penghantar barang ditahan bersama 41kg dadah, 300 botol vape ganja
MELAKA: Seorang penghantar barang ditahan bersama 41.28 kg dadah jenis ganja dan 300 botol vape yang dipercayai mengandungi cecair ganja dianggarkan bernilai RM130,971 di kawasan Rehat dan Rawat Ayer Keroh di Lebuh Raya Utara-Selatan (PLUS) menghala ke selatan pada 24 Mac lepas. Ketua Polis Melaka, Zainol Samah, berkata lelaki berumur 45 tahun itu ditahan kerana […]
NPC urges govt to address rising cases of electronic cigarette poisoning
GEORGE TOWN: A total of 111 poisoning exposure cases related to electronic cigarettes and their liquids have been referred to the National Poison Centre (NPC), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) here, for the past nine years, since 2015. NPC has been monitoring poisoning exposure cases related to electronic cigarettes and their liquids since 2015, when they were first […]
Vape, e-cigarette emergencies surge five-fold over 4 years, says poison centre
PETALING JAYA: Vape or e-cigarette emergencies have shot up five-fold in four years, with a large number of cases involving teenagers. National Poison Centre (NPC) chief pharmacist Sulastri Samsudin said the major concern involved those aged 15 to 19, with most exhibiting high toxicity symptoms from vaping. “They are typically trying out vaping for the […]
National Poison Centre calls for control measures after recording five-fold hike in e-cigarette poisoning
GEORGE TOWN, March 27 — The National Poison Centre (NPC) of Universiti Sains Malaysia has recorded a five-fold increase in poisoning cases due to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) exposure last year. The NPC drug and poison information services chief pharmacist Sulastri Samsudin said there was an increase of 30.6 per cent last year compared to 2019. […]
Larangan pamer rokok: Medical Mythbusters Malaysia bidas persatuan pemilik kedai kopi dakwa perlu tanggung RM620 juta
Medical Mythbusters Malaysia (M3) membidas Persatuan Pemilik Kedai Kopi Malaysia-Singapura yang mendakwa penguatkuasaan larangan mempamerkan rokok dan peraturan pembungkusan biasa akan membebankan peruncit susulan perlu menanggung belanja RM620 juta. Foto: Gambar sekadar hiasan. KUALA LUMPUR — Medical Mythbusters Malaysia (M3) membidas Persatuan Pemilik Kedai Kopi Malaysia-Singapura yang mendakwa penguatkuasaan larangan mempamerkan rokok dan peraturan pembungkusan […]
Ketirisan cukai RM2 bilion, SPRM tahan 34 anggota kastam
Putrajaya: Seramai 34 anggota dan pegawai Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (JKDM) yang bersekongkol dengan sindiket penyeludupan pengimportan dan penjualan arak serta rokok seludup membabitkan ketirisan hasil cukai RM2 bilion ditahan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) dalam Ops Samba 2.0 sejak 11 Mac lalu. Ketua Pesuruhjaya SPRM, Tan Sri Azam Baki berkata, operasi khas bermula pada […]
NPC urges govt to address rising cases of electronic cigarette poisoning
GEORGE TOWN: A total of 111 poisoning exposure cases related to electronic cigarettes and their liquids have been referred to the National Poison Centre (NPC), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) here, for the past nine years, since 2015. NPC has been monitoring poisoning exposure cases related to electronic cigarettes and their liquids since 2015, when they were first […]
