LATEST ALERTS
Malaysia: Yesterday, 7th September, the High Court denied the petition of anti-tobacco groups to temporarily suspend the health minister's order excluding nicotine-containing e-liquids
New trial available: Click on any alert below and access our regulatory alerts and get timely notifications sent to your inbox for 7 days.
Sign Up
Access our regulatory alerts and get timely notifications sent to your inbox for 7Â days
Your display name will appear here.
Please enter a username.
Malaysia: The Consumers Association of Penang (a state in the northwest) has urged the government to ban vaping products for the sake
Malaysia: Yesterday, 15th August, the High Court allowed for the lawsuit filed in July by the Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control against the minister of health,
Malaysia: The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control – an umbrella organisation that consists of more than 40 anti-tobacco organisations – has filed a
Malaysia: Members of Parliament Ahmad Yunus Hairi and Khairil Nizam Khirudin, both from the opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional, have called on the government
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health presented the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022, renamed to Control of Smoking Products for Public Health
Malaysia: The minister of health has said that the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 – which seeks to ban the sale
Malaysia:Â The Ministry of Health said yesterday that the tabling of the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022, which seeks to ban the sale
Malaysia: In a poll carried out by CodeBlue – a local newspaper specialising in health matters – with 31 MPs, 14 said that
Malaysia: Following the recent exclusion of nicotine-containing e-liquids from the Poisons list, vaping manufacturers have been given until 30th April to register their activities
Malaysia: The minister of finance and prime minister Anwar Ibrahim issued the Excise Duties (Amendment) Order 2023 on 31st March, making nicotine-containing
Malaysia: The minister of health issued the Poisons (Amendment of Poisons List) Order 2023 on 31st March, under which nicotine-containing e-liquids are
Malaysia: The minister of health, Zaliha Mustafa, has supported the Ministry of Finance's intentions to introduce a tax on nicotine-containing vaping products, as
Malaysia: While presenting the Budget 2023 today, prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the government will impose a tax on nicotine-containing e-liquids,
Malaysia: Deputy finance minister Steven Sim said yesterday that tax on e-cigarette products can be implemented once the Ministry of Health has finished examining
Malaysia: Answering a parliamentary question, the health minister Zaliha Mustafa said yesterday that she intends soon to reintroduce the 2022 Tobacco and Smoking Control
Malaysia: The Ministry of Finance told ECigIntelligence today that the excise duty applicable to nicotine-containing e-liquids – which was suspended in December 2021
Malaysia: New health minister Zaliha Mustafa has said she plans to reintroduce the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 in the first sitting of Parliament next
Malaysia: None of the three main coalitions in Malaysia got the amount of votes needed to hold a simple majority of seats in
Malaysia: Caretaker minister of health Khairy Jamaluddin said today that if the National Front (Barisan Nasional) wins the upcoming general elections, to be held on
Malaysia: Prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced that Parliament will be dissolved today, paving the way for general elections, which are reportedly expected to be
Malaysia: A parliamentary special select committee (PSSC) tabled a statement in parliament today on the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022, agreeing that the proposed Generational Endgame ban
Malaysia: Yesterday, 2nd October, former deputy minister of health (2018-2020) and current MP for the main opposing coalition, Lee Boon Chye, called for
Malaysia: A motion to postpone the presentation of the parliamentary special select committee (PSSC) report on the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 to 6th October
Malaysia: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has said he expects to finalise the review of the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 next week with the parliamentary
Malaysia: Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin said today, 9th September, that “if there are no obstacles, the parliamentary special select committee report [on theÂ
Malaysia: The parliamentary special select committee (PSSC) responsible for assessing the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 that proposes a ban on
Malaysia: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has told reporters that the details of the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill are to be discussed this
Malaysia: The Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Electronic Cigarette Device) Order 2022 comes into effect today. It requires manufacturers and importers
Malaysia: The Bipartisan Parliamentary Committee on Health, Science and Innovation has recommended that the proposed generational ban on purchase of vape products should be delayed
Malaysia: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin today tweeted that, after having taken into account all the opinions expressed in stakeholder engagement sessions, sales of vaping
Malaysia: Replying to a parliamentary question put forward by member of parliament (MP) Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen, who asked whether the Ministry of
Malaysia: A poll of 40 members of Malaysia’s lower parliamentary chamber the Dewan Rakyat found only 12 said they would vote in favour of
Malaysia: The Cabinet yesterday approved the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill that sets out to ban the sale of vaping products to anyone born
Malaysia: The minister of health said today, 8th July, that the bill banning the sale of vaping products to all those born after
Malaysia: The deputy minister of health said yesterday, 31st May, that the bill banning the sales of vaping products to anyone born after 2005,
Malaysia: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin reportedly said last week that the 15% import duty on nicotine gum products, to be imposed from 1st June, should
Malaysia: A bill banning sales of vaping products to anyone born after 2005 will be discussed tomorrow by a parliamentary Special Committee on Health,
Malaysia: The Ministry of Trade and Consumer Affairs today issued an order on Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Electronic Cigarette Device).
Malaysia: Contrary to what was expected, the minister of health tweeted today, 17th March: “God willing, the Bill [banning the sales of
Malaysia: The minister of health said yesterday that the bill banning the sales of vaping products to anyone born after 2005, which
Malaysia: The first sitting of the Dewan Rakyat (Malaysian lower parliamentary chamber) in which the bill banning the sales of vaping products to
Sign up to our newsletter
Stay up-to-date with key market trends and regulatory news and receive complimentary data on a regular basis
Start your FREE trial
Sign up to access our business and regulatory briefings and get the most updated news, insights and our expert analysis to keep you on top of worldwide industry trends.
Your display name will appear here.
Please enter a username.
By signing up you agree to our Terms and Conditions Please note trial access may take up to 24 hours to be granted as access must be qualified by a member of the ECigIntelligence team.