Sixty non-governmental organizations in Malaysia have jointly supported the Terengganu state government in expanding control measures on vaping through local governments. These measures include prohibiting the issuance of vape sales licenses, strengthening law enforcement, rejecting sponsorships from vape companies, and banning advertisements.
Key points:
- The state government of Terengganu, Malaysia, plans to strengthen the regulation of vaping through local governments starting from August 1, 2025.
- Sixty Malaysian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) jointly supported this measure. Including the ban on the issuance of sales licenses, the ban on advertising and government event sponsorship.
- The background of this measure involves the association between vaping and drug abuse. The rise in EVALI cases and the burden on public health.
- The state of Terengganu also plans to offer a three-month transition period and entrepreneurship transformation training for e-cigarette industry practitioners.
60 Malaysian non-governmental organizations join voice
According to a report by Harakahdaily on April 29th, a statement jointly released by 60 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across Malaysia shows that the relevant groups collectively support the policy of the Terengganu state government to strengthen the regulation of vaping. This policy will be implemented by local governments and is planned to come into effect on August 1, 2025.
According to the statement, the new measures include: prohibiting local governments from issuing vape sales licenses; Enforcement is carried out through subsidiary regulations in accordance with the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171); Reject any form of sponsorship from vape enterprises for state government activities; And completely ban advertisements related to vape.
Support e-cigarette control in Terengganu
The group said that, given the increasingly worrying situation at present, it is reasonable to expand the scope of local government bans. They pointed out that vapes are closely related to drug abuse, synthetic drug smuggling, fatal health risks (such as EVALI), and high medical costs.
The group welcomed the state government of Terengganu for providing entrepreneurship transformation training to affected businesses and granting a three-month enforcement transition period. They called on all sectors in Malaysia to work together to get rid of the threat of vaping.
