Kolumnis

13 November 2015 We, the undersigned medical professional bodies and non-governmental organisations, would like to register our concern regarding the increasing presence of electronic cigarettes and vaping in our society. We note with dismay the Cabinet’s rejection of the Ministry of Health’s proposal to ban the sales and use of electronic cigarettes. 1. Malaysia proudly […]

Referring to the statement by our none other Rural and Regional development Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who has been a notorious supporter of the vaping community, regarding being world-famous for vape flavours, I would beg to differ. It boggles the mind how one wants his country to be famous for a different reason. As of

DID you know that the rugged Marlboro man, all suave and seemingly nonchalant, was a disingenuous marketing move by Philip Morris & Co? Their actual intent was to market the filtered cigarette, which was made in response to the burgeoning scientific evidence citing the harmful effects of smoking. Now, filtered cigarettes, Marlboros in particular, was

Baru-baru ini timbul budaya baru dalam masyarakat di Malaysia iaitu fenomena ‘vaping’ atauelectronic cigarette (rokok elektronik). Ia tumbuh bak cendawan selepas hujan. Malah ada yang tanpa segan silu berkongsi gambar-gambar ‘vaping’ secara berkumpulan. Kaum wanita juga ramai yang terlibat dengan ‘vaping’ ini. Mungkin kerana mereka menggangap ‘vaping’ tidak berbahaya seperti merokok. Lebih menyedihkan, ada diantara