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It’s not Big Tobacco, but Big Pharma that’s behind vape ban push: industry leader

Move president warns of harm to public health and legal vape industry if proposed nationwide ban goes ahead

Wan Saiful urges curbing vape use with higher taxes, minimum pricing pending blanket ban

While Putrajaya weighs a vape ban, Tasek Gelugor MP urges swift tax hikes and minimum pricing to curb youth vaping, warning that delays risk fuelling black market

Govt mulls nationwide vape ban amid growing abuse concerns: Dzulkefly

Health Ministry set to propose full ban as states take action on vape licences

Melaka Health Dept to propose vape ban, state govt yet to decide

Ngwe Hee Sem says proposal will be brought to state executive council, citing health risks linked to nicotine and toxic metals found in vape liquids

What will we call for next? A ban on cheap cigarettes, tuak and kapcais? – Rocky Bru

While concerns over drug-laced vapes grow, a blanket ban could backfire by wiping out businesses, threatening jobs, pushing trade underground amid weak enforcement and open tank loopholes

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Malaysia Airlines tops domestic flight punctuality rankings of 85.3%

National carrier led on-time performance up to May 2025, as government enforces stricter rules on delays and passenger compensation

‘Very hurtful’: Chief justice exposes legal failures driven by distorted Islamic views

Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat laments misinterpretations of faith that distort justice in high-profile rulings, cites Indira Gandhi and Nik Elin Zurina cases

Of Chinese gangs, a M’sian ex-deputy minister, and Burmese rebels: KL event ensnared in Myanmar scam centre?

Human rights group reveals event at JW Marriott for controversial Dongmei Zone, which allegedly sourced billions of ringgit in investments from prominent individuals, and reported by Chinese human trafficking victim to be rife with crime, drugs, brothels