The Home Ministry has recommended that the National Poison Centre conduct a study on the tobacco heating device, or IQOS, ...

Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail wants the national poison centre to carry out the study in preparation for the government to enact any relevant laws.

The stock market has been a bit volatile recently, with doubts about the timing of interest-rate cuts fueling sharper day-to-day swings. Investors ...

In 2007, the UK introduced a nationwide smoking ban in enclosed public places and workplaces. Smoking had been on the decline and non-smokers didn’t want to be exposed to others’ fumes. However, this ...

The heated tobacco category in the UK remains fairly niche, but it is still growing steadily. The projected UK total market value this year is more than £450m, marking an increase of about 5% over ...

E-cigarettes are supposed to stop people smoking - but the money trail shows big tobacco is all over the push to legalise vaping. Senator Hollie Hughes insists vaping is the key to weaning smokers ...

British American Tobacco p.l.c. remains a value play with a high, growing dividend, backed by strong cash flow, but faces U.S. market challenges. Recent positive developments—Canada litigation ...

The government has written to Sainsbury's and Morrisons asking them to stop "advertising and promoting" heated tobacco products, which it says is against the law. The BBC reported in February the ...

In Ode to a Nightingale, John Keats described how “but to think is to be full of sorrow/And leaden-eyed despairs.” Such pervasive, perpetual gloominess sounds exactly like Canadian health officials ...

Public health groups on Tuesday filed a complaint against Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation (PMFTC) over its sponsorship of a Steve Aoki concert. The complaint was lodged at the Department of ...

Vaping first gained mainstream popularity in the early 2010s, with e-cigarettes being marketed as a safer alternative to traditional smoking. As the technology advanced, the industry saw a rapid ...

The bill's backers hope to incentivize less harmful alternatives to smoking traditional cigarettes. A measure that would differentiate heated tobacco products (HTPs) from traditional cigarettes is on ...