Malaysian authorities have been raiding vape shops

[Kaleigh.Rogers]

Hey guys!
Kaleigh from Motherboard here. A reader of mine reached out to give me a head's up on what's been happening to the industry in Malaysia, so I wrote a quick overview for those who (like me) had been in the dark. Thought you all might enjoy reading: link.

Let me know what you think! As always I try to take a fact-based, balanced, and impartial approach to my coverage, but I am definitely open to criticism from the community. Shoot me an email if you'd rather not comment here. My contact info is in the story and on my profile.

Thanks!
K

 

[sofarsogood]

Hey guys!
Kaleigh from Motherboard here. A reader of mine reached out to give me a head's up on what's been happening to the industry in Malaysia, so I wrote a quick overview for those who (like me) had been in the dark. Thought you all might enjoy reading: link.

Let me know what you think! As always I try to take a fact-based, balanced, and impartial approach to my coverage, but I am definitely open to criticism from the community. Shoot me an email if you'd rather not comment here. My contact info is in the story and on my profile.

Thanks!
K

I read the article. I usually read Malaysia news reports about vaping. My perception is tobacco tax money is earmarked. The people who benefit know who they are, including public health employess. They want to shut down the vape business to protect their funding. It's the same everywhere else but it's more raw and obvious in Malaysia. It's tough to justify banning vaping while cigarettes remain for sale the same as always. Taxing vaping is tough too. I suspect vaping is a social trend that simply can't be stamped out and trying will create more trouble than it's worth. Time will tell.

 

[nicnik]

Hey guys!
Kaleigh from Motherboard here. A reader of mine reached out to give me a head's up on what's been happening to the industry in Malaysia, so I wrote a quick overview for those who (like me) had been in the dark. Thought you all might enjoy reading: link.

Let me know what you think! As always I try to take a fact-based, balanced, and impartial approach to my coverage, but I am definitely open to criticism from the community. Shoot me an email if you'd rather not comment here. My contact info is in the story and on my profile.

Thanks!
K

I'm not sure why the link to your article has been removed, but it was easy to find in sfsg's response.

 

[retired1]

I'm not sure why the link to your article has been removed

New members can't post links.

 

[Kaleigh.Rogers]

Sorry, guys! I didn't realize (probably because I'm a newbie, heh).