Kuala Lumpur, July 31 -- Malaysia is stepping up controls on electronic cigarettes as the annual healthcare and economic burden linked to vaping-related diseases has climbed to an estimated 369 million MYR (about 90 million USD), exceeding the government's excise duty revenue from vape products. According to a written reply by the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) published on the Dewan Negara (Senate) website on July 29, the health and economic costs associated with vaping-related illnesses significantly outweigh the 354.51 million MYR in excise duty collected from e-cigarette products between 2023 and June 11, 2026. The MOH said it is tightening oversight of high-risk vaping products and is considering a proposal to ban bottled e-cigaret...