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New Straits Times
08-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Thai price slump drives ketum shift to Klang Valley
ARAU: The sharp drop in ketum prices in neighbouring Thailand from RM100 to as low as RM3 per kilogram has shifted the market towards the Klang Valley and the southern regions of Peninsular Malaysia, police said. Perlis police chief Datuk Muhammad Abdul Halim said that while there is still demand for locally sourced ketum in Thailand, strict border controls enforced by the authorities and the General Operations Force (GOF) Northern Brigade have made smuggling the substance into the neighbouring country a far riskier undertaking. "We have observed that the trade and demand for ketum have shifted towards the southern parts of the country, with central regions such as the Klang Valley, Kuala Lumpur, and southern states becoming the new markets. "Ketum leaves are reportedly being sold for RM30 to RM40 per kilogram in these areas," he told reporters after closing the state Crime Awareness Day Programme at SMK Syed Hussein yesterday. Present were Perlis Education Director, Rose Aza Che Arifin and Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) Perlis chapter chairman Noor Amin Ahmad. Muhammad added that while ketum abuse was previously concentrated in the northern states, the market's shift to the Klang Valley and southern regions now raises the risk of the addiction spreading to those areas." "As a result, ketum smuggling cases and arrests along the Perlis–Thailand border have fallen by up to 60 per cent, with an average of one to three cases recorded each month," he said.
South China Morning Post
22-04-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Malaysian teen has seizure after vaping, reignites debate on device ban
A 15-year-old boy was hospitalised after suffering a seizure while vaping in a school toilet, the latest case of an e-cigarette or vaping injury involving a minor, as Malaysia 's government dithers over calls to ban the devices. Advertisement The teen had reportedly sneaked out from class with two friends during an exam on Monday in the northernmost state of Perlis and suffered a seizure not long after he started vaping 'The student was unconscious and foaming at the mouth. The teacher immediately alerted the school administration,' Perlis education director Rose Aza Che Arifin was quoted as saying by local Malay daily Harian Metro. 'Medical staff have yet to determine what sort of vape [was used by the student] and we are assisting the school to prepare a preliminary report.' This was the second documented case of a vape-related injury in Perlis. In November, a 14-year-old boy injured his leg when he fell from the first-floor roof of a school building after complaining of dizziness due to vaping. Studies show that teenagers are drawn to the myriad vape flavours emulating everything from fruits to soft drinks available for sale. Photo: Reuters
Free Malaysia Today
21-04-2025
- Health
- Free Malaysia Today
Student in Perlis believed to have suffered seizure after vaping
Perlis education director Rose Aza Che Arifin said medical officers have not identified the type of vape used by the victim yet. PETALING JAYA : A Form 3 student at a secondary school in Kangar, Perlis, was hospitalised today after suffering a seizure believed to have been caused by vaping. Harian Metro reported that in the 9.35am incident, the student had skipped class with two other friends while an English exam was going on. Perlis education director Rose Aza Che Arifin said the two friends later carried the victim into class, unconscious and foaming from the mouth. She said the invigilator on duty immediately reported the matter to the school administrator before contacting an ambulance and the student's next of kin to bring him to the Tuanku Fauziah Hospital. 'The victim is believed to have been vaping with his friends in the school toilet at around 9.30am. AdChoices ADVERTISING 'Medical officers have not identified the type of vape used yet and we are helping the school prepare a preliminary report,' she said. Rose Aza said her department has ordered the school's discipline teacher and counsellor to be present at the hospital.
New Straits Times
21-04-2025
- Health
- New Straits Times
Form 3 student suffers seizures after vaping in school toilet
KANGAR: A Form Three student from a school on the outskirts of Kangar was rushed to Hospital Tuanku Fauziah earlier today (April 21) after reportedly suffering a seizure, believed to have been triggered by vaping. The incident occurred at 9.35am when the student, accompanied by two friends, left the classroom without the teacher's permission during an English examination. Perlis Education director Rose Aza Che Arifin said that while another teacher had taken over invigilating the exam, she witnessed the student being carried back into the classroom by his friends. "The student was unconscious and foaming at the mouth. The teacher immediately alerted the school administration, and an ambulance was called to transport the student to Hospital Tuanku Fauziah," she said. Preliminary investigations revealed that the student had been vaping in the school toilet with friends. However, the specific type of vape device used has yet to be identified by medical staff. Rose Aza said that the student was currently receiving treatment at the hospital, and that the school's discipline teacher and counsellor had been instructed to visit the student to assist in the ongoing inquiry. "Our department has notified the student's family and coordinated an emergency medical response. The school has also submitted an initial report to the Student Affairs Unit under the Student Development Sector at the Perlis Education Department," she said. This marks the second known case of vape misuse involving school students. Last year, a secondary school student sustained injuries after falling from the roof of a second-floor corridor while allegedly under the influence of vaping.
