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Enforcement agencies need more resources to tackle illicit cigarette trade, not new laws

Enforcement agencies need more resources to tackle illicit cigarette trade, not new laws

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 MAY 2021 – The federal government needs to focus on supporting enforcement agencies with adequate resources to tackle the illicit cigarette trade that is expected to become more aggressive with the reopening of borders, says the President of E-Cure Sdn Bhd, a consultant company in Economic Crime Control

No minimum price enforcement a factor in high illegal cigs trade

No minimum price enforcement a factor in high illegal cigs trade

The Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) should focus on enforcement of its own regulations and penalise those selling cigarettes below the minimum legal price before introducing prohibition-style laws against smoking, said a well-known legal columnist in a statement today. According to R. Paneir Selvam, the Principal Consultant of a home-grown

DARE: Tighten screw now to fight illicit cigarette trade

DARE: Tighten screw now to fight illicit cigarette trade

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 March 2022 – The re-opening of borders for international travel and trade on April 1 will likely cause an uptick in illicit cigarette trade in particular. Demand remains robust due to inflationary pressures and high smoking prevalence rate amongst the B40 or lower-income segment, warns a Malaysian-based think

High prevalence of illicit cigarettes of 57.3% in 2021

High prevalence of illicit cigarettes of 57.3% in 2021

The Illicit Cigarettes Study in Malaysia 2021 indicates that illicit cigarettes prevalence in Malaysia has dropped by 6.5 percentage points. The drop is from an all-time high of 63.8% in 2020. The study is conducted by international market research company, Nielsen. This is the first time since 2014