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It is projected that Malaysia will have more than 2,000MW power capacity for data centres by 2030. – AFP filepic

Why fear data centres and water, energy and resource-intensive industries?

WATER, energy and resource-intensive industries (WERII) are taking a vital economic spot to spearhead new technologies and solutions to fuel artificial intelligence (AI), net zero solutions and climate ...

The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs, peaking at 145% on Chinese imports sent shockwaves through global supply chains. – AFP filepic

Will there be stability in the markets in second-half 2025?

AS WE draw the curtain on the first half of 2025, one thing is clear – the road has been anything but smooth.

Markets have been tossed by crosscurrents of global conflict, policy shocks, and investor anxiety. ...

Dr Kumar Subramaniam: “The government should consider tobacco harm reduction strategies as an asset and start training healthcare professionals, particularly general practitioners on harm reduction to reach the masses and help smokers on their journey to kick the habit once and for all.”

Vape ban counterproductive to curb smoking

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A good example of this would be the Ministry of Health’s ambitious Generation Endgame plan to ban the sale of tobacco and vape products to anyone ...

FDA: E-cigarettes proven harm reduced product

IN A landmark decision, the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) announced on Oct 12 that it has authorised the first set of e-cigarette products for sale in the US.

In greenlighting these ...

Poll: Four in five believe THR products help people quit cigarettes

A RECENT opinion poll claimed that majority (80%) of Malaysians believe that the adoption of tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies in the country will help smokers quit traditional tobacco cigarettes. ...

A survey claimed that almost nine out of 10 Malaysian vapers who used to smoke cigarettes have managed to quit smoking with the aid of vape.

BAT Malaysia continues journey to build ’A Better Tomorrow’

As the debate continues regarding the effectiveness of vaping in helping smokers to stop smoking, the fact remains that the RM2.27 billion vaping industry is unregulated, meaning the over one million vape ...

Studies have shown that flavoured vape e-liquids can help prevent people from returning to smoking traditional cigarettes.

Flavoured vape e-liquids help smokers to quit smoking

A RECENT paper by Consumer Choice Centre (CCC) and the World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) has concluded that vapers risk returning to smoking traditional cigarettes if they do not have access to flavoured vape ...

Vape to curb smoking

THERE is a growing belief that the traditional “Quit or Die” public health approach to getting smokers to kick the habit is ineffective, and should be abandoned in favour of less harmful cigarette alternatives ...