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Cig makers in Malaysia face more cuts

Tar and nicotine levels in cigarettes will be reduced effective June as the Government att­empts to bring down the estimated 100,000 deaths caused due to smoking-related illnesses. Tar content in each cigarette will be reduced from 20mg to 15mg while nic
AsiaOne (sg)
added Jan 19, 2013 23:46
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[Malaysia] Watchdogs: Appoint licensed pharmacists to sell e-cigarettes

Several consumers’ associations have proposed for the Health Ministry to appoint licensed pharmacists or registered medical practitioners to sell electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes in the market.
Borneo Post (my)
added Jan 19, 2013 18:25
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[Malaysia] Proposal to allow only pharmacists to sell e-cigarettes

Several consumers' associations have proposed for the Health Ministry to appoint licensed pharmacists or registered medical practitioners to sell electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes in the market.
Sun Daily (my)
added Jan 19, 2013 18:19
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[Malaysia] Duo's move to set fire to contraband fags backfires

Kota Kinabalu: Attempts to evade arrest by setting fire to contraband cigarettes stashed in their boat backfired for two men when the boat caught fire and the authorities had to rescue them instead from the waters of Kg. Bawang Jamal in Kudat on Jan 11.
Daily Express (my)
added Jan 18, 2013 14:17
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[Malaysia] Tar, Nicotine Content In Cigarettes To Be Reduced: Liow

The proposal to reduce the tar and nicotine content in cigarettes as a preventive measure against tobacco-related diseases would be implemented in June this year, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.
BERNAMA (Malaysian National News Agency) (my)
added Jan 18, 2013 07:37
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[Malaysia] Smokers still puffing away at newly prohibited zones

A NEW ban on lighting up in places such as bus stops has kicked in - . .. Yesterday, The Straits Times tagged along with a group of enforcement officers from the National Environment Agency (NEA). Five smokers were given warnings in the space of an hour
The Star (my)
added Jan 17, 2013 07:58
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[Malaysia] E-ciggy is more dangerous than normal ones

BANGI: The Health Ministry has urged smokers who have switched to electronic cigarettes to refrain from using liquid nicotine as it was more hazardous. Its minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said liquid nicotine was a controlled drug under the Poisons Ac
New Straits Times (my)
added Jan 16, 2013 15:12
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[Malaysia] Health Ministry to monitor sale of e-cigarettes

BANGI: The Health Ministry will closely monitor the sale of electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes, said its minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai yesterday.
Borneo Post (my)
added Jan 15, 2013 14:22
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[Malaysia] Liow: Health Ministry to monitor sale of e-cigarettes

The Health Ministry will closely monitor the sale of electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes, said its minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai Monday. He noted that e-cigarettes containing liquid nicotine in various concentrations were being sold in the market.
The Star (my)
added Jan 14, 2013 08:23
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[Malaysia] Customs foil cigarette-smuggling activities

The Royal Customs Department here recently foiled three separate attempts to smuggle cigarettes, seizing nearly 9.5 million sticks of cigarettes worth about RM5.6 million including tax.
New Straits Times (my)
added Jan 8, 2013 13:35
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