Since when smoking is more dangerous than vaping?
A tobacco company urges Malaysian government to f ollow Japan’s strategy in reducing harm on smokers SWITCH TO VAPE? One of Malaysian leading news portals FMT reported that the managing director of a tobacco company in Kuala Lumpur has urged the government to emulate Japan in introducing measures to reduce the harmful effects of smoking rather than imposing a total ban on e-cigarettes and vapes. Encik Naeem Shahab Khan of Philip Morris Malaysia and Singapore said Japan has ensured that heated tobacco products and other alternatives for smokers are available by law. He described it as a “pragmatic harm-reduction pathway”. In Malaysia, the use of vapes and e-cigarettes will no longer be allowed by the middle of this year, or by the year-end at the latest. The pod system vape will be the first item to be banned. Apart from ensuring the availability of alternatives, Japan has also introduced a different tax structure for vapes and e-cigarettes, Naeem told the news portal after ...