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New Straits Times
07-08-2025
- Health
- New Straits Times
No new vape licences in Pahang as state prepares for 2026 ban
KUANTAN: All 11 local authorities across Pahang have been instructed to stop issuing licences for the sale of vape products. Pahang Public Works, Transport and Health Committee chairman Datuk Razali Kassim, said the move aligns with the state government's decision to ban vaping and the use of electronic cigarettes starting next year. "I urge the cooperation of all local councils to exercise their authority by refraining from approving or issuing licences for vape sales. "For now, traders have been given until Dec 31 to clear their existing stock. After that, enforcement action will be taken," he told reporters after launching the state-level 'Op Selamat Paru-Paru' campaign at the Pahang Health Department headquarters here today. On June 11, the Pahang government announced that the Pahang Mufti's Department had issued a fatwa prohibiting the use of vape. Pahang Islamic Religious Affairs, Rural Development, and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairman, Datuk Seri Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad, said he hopes business premises across Pahang will stop selling vaping devices. Meanwhile, regarding Op Selamat Paru-Paru, Razali said the Pahang health authorities have issued 7,390 notices for smoking-related offences during 551 enforcement operations since October last year. He said the Pahang Health Department has opened 35 investigation papers for various offences, including illegal advertising, online sales, the sale of toy-shaped vapes, and the sale of cigarettes below the minimum price.
New Straits Times
06-06-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Rapid Kuantan to continue bus services until new operator appointed
KUANTAN: Rapid Kuantan, which has been operating stage bus services in the state capital since 2012, will continue servicing the routes here as there have been no updates on the new operator. Pahang Public Works, Transport and Health Committee chairman Datuk Ir. Razali Kassim assured that Rapid Kuantan would continue providing services until a new concessionaire takes over. "There are no new developments regarding the Rapid stage buses (to cease operations). So, they will continue offering services as usual," he told the New Straits Times when met at the Gambang toll plaza yesterday. Rapid Kuantan did not submit a bid for the Stage Bus Service Transformation 2.0 (SBST 2.0) programme in Kuantan, citing rising operational costs. Their services were initially expected to end last month. Last year, Razali had said, based on information from the Land Public Transport Agency, that a new concessionaire was expected to begin stage bus operations in Kuantan starting May this year. Earlier, Razali, accompanied by Pahang Road Transport Department director Syed Ahmad Khairulanwar Alyahya Syed Abdul Rahman, distributed goodies to motorists at the toll plaza as part of the Aidiladha Road Safety Advocacy Programme.
New Straits Times
06-06-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Rapid Kuantan to continue servicing bus routes pending new operator
KUANTAN: Rapid Kuantan, which has been operating stage bus services in the state capital since 2012, will continue servicing the routes here as there have been no updates on the new operator. Pahang Public Works, Transport and Health Committee chairman Datuk Ir. Razali Kassim assured that Rapid Kuantan would continue providing services until a new concessionaire takes over. "There are no new developments regarding the Rapid stage buses (to cease operations). So, they will continue offering services as usual," he told the New Straits Times when met at the Gambang toll plaza yesterday. Rapid Kuantan did not submit a bid for the Stage Bus Service Transformation 2.0 (SBST 2.0) programme in Kuantan, citing rising operational costs. Their services were initially expected to end last month. Last year, Razali had said, based on information from the Land Public Transport Agency, that a new concessionaire was expected to begin stage bus operations in Kuantan starting May this year. Earlier, Razali, accompanied by Pahang Road Transport Department director Syed Ahmad Khairulanwar Alyahya Syed Abdul Rahman, distributed goodies to motorists at the toll plaza as part of the Aidiladha Road Safety Advocacy Programme.
