It comes after a secondary school student hallucinating after inhaling vape fell from the school roof.

The glitzy affair is complete with scantily clad promoters and free giveaways.

The prime minister had promised to set aside half of the tax revenue from vaping products for anti-smoking campaigns and other health-related matters.

Vocal Penang-based consumer group CAP says the public should be told the identity of MPs 'kowtowing' to lobbyists it says are like 'drug merchants'.

The company has developed a range of sticks that do not contain tobacco but a 'non-tobacco substrate' infused with nicotine, with flavours including tobacco, menthol with blueberry and peppermint.

They say Dr Zaliha Mustafa breached the Poisons Act as well as Malaysia's international commitments.

The hike was especially pronounced among sweet flavours favoured by young users of e-cigarettes, also called vapes.

Executives worry that the rules would require editing of millions of hours of Indian and Hollywood content.

While film and television certification bodies already moderate public content in India, its laws have few provisions to censor content on popular online platforms.

In the most severe action ever taken by US authorities against a company for breaking North Korea sanctions, BAT's Singapore subsidiary also agreed to plead guilty to felony charges of bank fraud and sanctions-breaking.

The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy warns of the consequences of not regulating vaping and vape-related products, especially for the youth.

The legislation will also reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in smoked tobacco products and cut the number of retailers able to sell tobacco by 90%.