Illicit cigarettes, vape bleed M’sia

JT International Bhd (JTI Malaysia) managing director Cormac O’ Rourke(filepic) said the issue is now beyond crisis point at this stage and he questioned why there was no action taken by the government.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has the unenviable honour of sitting on the throne of the highest level of illegal cigarettes in the world.

This bleeds the country of at least RM5bil annually in uncollected taxes from the illicit cigarette trade.